Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 11/28/25
Even in an administration filled with unorthodox characters, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., stands out. He's more famous, more popular and more influential than any of his peers. And he's the most important figure in American health and science today. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic, Dan Diamond of The Washington Post and Julie Rovner of KFF Health News to discuss.
Episodes
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 9/5/25
S2025 E36 - 26m 46s
RFK Jr. was bludgeoned in the Senate for his management of the CDC and for his views on vaccines. And halfway around the world, America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
S2025 E35 - 26m 51s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/29/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/22/25
S2025 E34 - 26m 46s
Despite the red carpet, B-2 flyovers, the burst of diplomatic activity, and President Trump’s large promises, there’s actually been no progress in ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Laura Barrón-López of MSNBC, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Michael Scherer of The Atlantic and Matt Viser of The Washington Post to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
S2025 E33 - 24m 10s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/15/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 8/8/25
S2025 E32 - 24m 10s
President Trump will slap tariffs on any country, at any time, for any reason. It’s a dramatic and destabilizing way to manage America’s economy and our relationships with other countries. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, Tyler Pager of The New York Times and Jonathan Lemire and Vivian Salama of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 8/1/25
S2025 E31 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 8/1/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/25/25
S2025 E30 - 26m 46s
Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. Six months into President Trump’s second term, lingering questions about his relationship with the sex trafficker are consuming his White House and paralyzing Congress. Join guest moderator Franklin Foer of The Atlantic, Peter Baker of The New York Times, Eugene Daniels of MSNBC, Susan Glasser of The New Yorker and Jonathan Karl of ABC News to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 7/18/25
S2025 E29 - 26m 45s
Washington Week with the Atlantic full episode, 7/18/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/11/25
S2025 E28 - 26m 46s
A national tragedy and a defiant Putin are threatening President Trump’s agenda and exposing growing tensions with his base. Join guest moderators Ashley Parker, Peter Baker and Zolan Kanno-Youngs of The New York Times, Tarini Parti of The Wall Street Journal and Nancy Youssef of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 7/4/25
S2025 E27 - 26m 46s
For Washington media, the decade of Donald Trump has proved to be challenging, unnerving and rewarding. On a special edition of Washington Week with The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with Kara Swisher, one of the great analysts and interpreters of our communications future, about the Trump era and the future of the media.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/27/25
S2025 E26 - 26m 46s
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/27/25
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Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 6/20/25
S2025 E25 - 26m 46s
Just as U.S. airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear program seemed likely, President Trump found a temporary off-ramp, saying he will make his decision within two weeks. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Jonathan Karl of ABC News, David Ignatius of The Washington Post, David Sanger of The New York Times and Nancy Youssef of The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic to discuss these stories and more.
Extras + Features
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U.S. adversaries strengthen alliance against Trump
S2025 E36 - 6m 59s
America’s adversaries gathered in Beijing in a show of force that highlighted their strengthening alliance and their growing contempt for the United States.
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Is RFK Jr.'s vaccine fight popular with Trump and his base?
S2025 E36 - 16m 51s
Scientists have endorsed the efficacy of vaccines for quite literally hundreds of years. George Washington himself had his troops vaccinated for smallpox. But Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a day debating vaccination with senators of both parties. The panel discusses how popular the agenda is with President Trump's supporters.
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Dan Balz on how politics has evolved
S2025 E35 - 7m 7s
No one in Washington knows national politics like Dan Balz. He is a master of the granular detail, and he is also an early spotter of grand, sweeping trends. He and Jeffrey Goldberg discuss how things have changed — and how they’ve stayed the same — since he first came to Washington in 1972.
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The best and worst of Washington
S2025 E35 - 17m 4s
Jeffrey Goldberg and Dan Balz discuss how Conservative Democrats and Liberal Republicans in Congress encouraged bipartisanship in the past, and Newt Gingrich's role in the political polarization we see today.
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Trump's revenge and retribution against his opponents
S2025 E34 - 9m 22s
At home, President Trump has done Vladimir Putin a favor by firing many of the U.S. intelligence officials whose expertise includes Russian election interference. The panel discusses the administration's revenge and retribution against Trump's opponents and his show of force in Washington.
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After a busy week of diplomacy, is Ukraine closer to peace?
S2025 E34 - 14m 15s
It was a startling moment on the tarmac in Alaska when President Trump, catching his first glimpse of Vladimir Putin, started applauding. It’s not impossible to imagine that this was the moment European leaders decided to visit Washington, forming a phalanx around the Ukrainian president. The panel discusses what’s next for Trump as he pursues a settlement in Ukraine, and a Nobel Peace Prize.
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The motivation for Trump's D.C. takeover
S2025 E33 - 7m 55s
President Trump is busy at home, seizing control over law enforcement in Washington. Trump says there’s a crime crisis that the city leadership failed to end. But this is not a debate about crime statistics, it's about using Washington to advance the MAGA agenda. A part of that agenda – using the United States military for domestic law enforcement.
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Did Trump succeed in Alaska, or is Putin manipulating him?
S2025 E33 - 13m 33s
Presidents Trump and Putin finished their summit in Alaska. At a press conference in which the two leaders took no questions from the press, Trump made it clear that he likes Putin, but he also said, “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” We don’t know yet what happened in that meeting, but we do know that there’s no ceasefire in Ukraine.
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What to expect from Trump's meeting with Putin
S2025 E32 - 11m 22s
President Trump will be meeting with Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska to talk about ending Russia's war in Ukraine. The panel discusses what the world can expect from the summit.
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Trump’s dramatic and destabilizing approach to the economy
S2025 E32 - 9m 55s
President Trump likes attention, he likes movement, and he especially likes to keep people guessing. He doesn’t like trade deficits and numbers that don’t match his understanding of reality. The panel discusses Trump’s dramatic, and possibly destabilizing, approach to the economy.
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Trump fires the messenger after dismal jobs report
S2025 E31 - 4m 56s
President Trump fired the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the release of a dismal jobs report. And U.S. nuclear submarines are redirected towards Russia after comments from the country's former president, Dmitry Medvedev.
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Will Israel's troubles with Trump force its hand in Gaza?
S2025 E31 - 19m 8s
America’s historically rock-solid support for Israel appears to be weakening after President Trump broke with Prime Minister Netanyahu over mass starvation. The panel discusses if Israel's Washington troubles will force its hand in Gaza.
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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Washington Week with The Atlantic
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