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Chris Riback's Conversations

Engaging smart thinkers on issues of the day. Subscribe for newsletter & show notes at chrisriback.com (podcast formerly "Political Wire Conversations")

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Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness

Preet Bharara: How to Flip a Witness

I just finished talking with former U.S. Attorney and current podcast/analysis/and media star Preet Bharara. He claims t... Read more

13 Nov 2017

28mins

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What's Going On with the Republican Party?

What's Going On with the Republican Party?

I wanted to step away from the daily politics today and take a bit of a longer view, because maybe you’re wondering the ... Read more

17 Oct 2016

37mins

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Asha Rangappa: How Will the Mueller Investigation End?

Asha Rangappa: How Will the Mueller Investigation End?

How will it end?For any of us following the Mueller investigation -- hanging on the latest leaks around the mood inside ... Read more

13 Apr 2018

32mins

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Joshua Green: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency

Joshua Green: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency

If you’re going to read one book on politics this summer vacation, the word is out: Devil’s Bargain – Steve Bannon, Dona... Read more

22 Jul 2017

25mins

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Stuart Stevens: A Neutron Bomb Has Gone Off in the Republican Party

Stuart Stevens: A Neutron Bomb Has Gone Off in the Republican Party

Where does Stuart Stevens find the time? He is a founding partner of Strategic Partners & Media, the political consu... Read more

27 Aug 2016

53mins

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Maureen Dowd: "This is Pure Madness"

Maureen Dowd: "This is Pure Madness"

So if this campaign is part psychological drama, part comical farce – a matchup of personalities that would be case stud... Read more

16 Sep 2016

27mins

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Rick Wilson: Running Against the Devil

Rick Wilson: Running Against the Devil

Rick Wilson – the sharp-witted, wise-cracking Republican political strategist, ad-maker, analyst, columnist, and crazy-g... Read more

17 Jan 2020

1hr 11mins

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Fintan O'Toole: Think It’s Crazy Here? Time to Look at Brexit

Fintan O'Toole: Think It’s Crazy Here? Time to Look at Brexit

If you’re feeling lousy about the state of politics in America, now might be the time to surround yourself with some Bri... Read more

12 Nov 2019

39mins

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Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): Political satire in the Trump era

Tom Walker (a.k.a. Jonathan Pie): Political satire in the Trump era

Today Tom Walker is going to set you straight on politics, liberalism, free speech, and more. Who’s Tom Walker? You migh... Read more

11 Apr 2017

48mins

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John Dean, author of The Nixon Defense

John Dean, author of The Nixon Defense

In little more than a week, we’ll mark 40 years since one of the darkest days in American politics, government and cultu... Read more

28 Jul 2014

24mins

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Peter Bergen: Trump and His Generals

Peter Bergen: Trump and His Generals

It started with the generals. Mattis. Kelley. McMaster. Along with Rex Tillerson, they were part of the “Axis of Adults,... Read more

20 Dec 2019

37mins

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Sen. Maggie Hassan: 'No More Medical Surprises'

Sen. Maggie Hassan: 'No More Medical Surprises'

So you’re in a restaurant. Great meal. The bill comes, and it’s got a surprise – an unexpected $10 charge because, well ... Read more

6 Dec 2018

18mins

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David Wasserman: The House Outlook for 2018

David Wasserman: The House Outlook for 2018

For the last several weeks, regular listeners will know that I’ve been pretty focused on the state of our democracy. We ... Read more

23 Mar 2018

25mins

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Michael Lewis: Who’s Actually Running Our Government?

Michael Lewis: Who’s Actually Running Our Government?

How do you make the most arcane, overlooked, eyes-glaze-over – and most critical – aspect of the U.S. government – inter... Read more

12 Oct 2018

30mins

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Michael Isikoff and David Corn: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America

Michael Isikoff and David Corn: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America

With the daily headlines on Russia – Nunes memos, Mueller indictments, Trump denials, continual cable TV panels – it’s e... Read more

15 Mar 2018

28mins

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Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence

Philip Mudd: Trump & the Attack on U.S. Intelligence

It was a perfect week to have Philip Mudd, CNN counterterrorism analyst, on the podcast. Phil spent some 25 years at the... Read more

2 Aug 2019

41mins

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Tim Alberta: How Trump Filled the GOP Leadership Vacuum

Tim Alberta: How Trump Filled the GOP Leadership Vacuum

What happened to the Republican Party? You’ve heard of it: One of the two major political collectives in America… the on... Read more

26 Jul 2019

43mins

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David Wasserman: Can Democrats Put More House Seats In Play?

David Wasserman: Can Democrats Put More House Seats In Play?

It’s so hard to talk politics and not have the whole conversation be about Donald Trump. And with all of the coverage – ... Read more

26 Oct 2016

25mins

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Live from Harvard's Kennedy School

Live from Harvard's Kennedy School

This is a special live edition of Political Wire Conversations. On Friday, I hosted an outstanding live event and discus... Read more

29 Oct 2018

1hr 17mins

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How Democracies Die

How Democracies Die

I might not have a more important political conversation this year than the one I just had with Steven Levitsky and Dani... Read more

9 Feb 2018

38mins

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