Deconstructed

Each week The Intercept’s Washington, D.C. bureau brings you one important or overlooked story from the political world. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim and a rotating cast of journalists, politicians, academics and historians tell you what the rest of the media are missing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

https://theintercept.com/deconstructed/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 37m. Bisher sind 283 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 7 days 15 hours 8 minutes

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episode 10: Amy Coney Barrett and the Looming Google Antitrust Case


Republicans appear set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Ryan Grim talks to Ilyse Hogue of NARAL Pro-Choice America about the last 50 years of right-wing legal activism. Then Luther Lowe, Senior Vice President for Public Policy at Yelp...


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 October 17, 2020  52m
 
 

episode 11: The Final Debate


Donald Trump and Joe Biden met for their final debate before the 2020 election on Thursday night. Trump continued his recent attacks on Biden’s son Hunter and his foreign business dealings, while Biden went after Trump’s mismanagement of the Covid-19 p...


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 October 23, 2020  33m
 
 

episode 12: The Rise of the Radical Moms


Women across the U.S. found themselves suddenly drawn to politics after the shock election of Donald Trump four years ago. On this week’s podcast, Ryan Grim speaks to three such women: Candace Valenzuela and Julie Oliver in Texas, and Annie Weaver in P...


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 October 30, 2020  49m
 
 

episode 13: What Happened?


November 3rd, 2020 was supposed to be the Democrats’ moment of glory: polls predicted a comfortable victory for former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as gains in both the House and Senate. Instead, Biden seems set to eke out a narrow win while his p...


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 November 6, 2020  45m
 
 

episode 14: Populism Versus the Consulting Class


The circular firing squad over the Democrats’ underperformance in congressional races has already begun. Party leaders are blaming “the squad” and other left-wing figures for their talk of “defunding the police.” Meanwhile, progressives blame the estab...


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 November 13, 2020  1h7m
 
 

episode 15: What Can Biden Do Without the Senate?


Come 2021 the Democrats are likely to find themselves in control of the Presidency and the House but not the Senate — meaning Mitch McConnell will be in a position to block any ambitious legislation from the new administration. But as Trump ha...


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 November 20, 2020  57m
 
 

episode 16: A Political History of Georgia


With runoff elections in Georgia next month poised to determine control of the US Senate, national media have turned their eyes south. To help you digest the coming avalanche of Georgia coverage, Ryan Grim sits down with Intercept contributor George Ch...


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 December 4, 2020  59m
 
 

episode 17: Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders


On Tuesday Joe Biden held a zoom call with civil rights leaders from across the country to discuss matters of policy and his cabinet selections. The call was private, but Deconstructed obtained the audio.


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 December 10, 2020  15m
 
 

episode 18: Puerto Ricans Voted for Statehood (Again). What Happens Now?


On election day last month, 52% of Puerto Rican voters answered “yes” to the following question: Should Puerto Rico be admitted immediately into the Union as a State? But the result of the non-binding referendum has gotten little attention in Washingto...


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 December 18, 2020  41m