Every week, host Brian Stelter tackles the week’s news in politics, media, and entertainment with fresh takes on current affairs, exclusive insights from the staff of Vanity Fair’s The Hive, and a featured conversation with a marquee guest.
Recent Episodes
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How Elon Musk Made Himself the Internet’s Main Character in 2023
Journalist Zoë Schiffer reveals what she learned reporting a book about Musk’s tumultuous takeover of Twitter.
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The Democratic Strategist Who’s Bullish About Biden
Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg explains why he’s so optimistic about President Biden’s chances in 2024 despite all the bed-wetting among pundits and the media.
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Donald Trump Doesn’t Fit the Perfect Evangelical Model. That Works to His Advantage
Author Tim Alberta explains why conservative churchgoers are so devoted to the former president—and how a steady diet of outrage is further radicalizing the flock.
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Monica Lewinsky on Her Plan to Fix the Constitution
Vanity Fair contributing editor Monica Lewinsky and Georgetown Law professor Neal Katyal discuss Lewinsky’s proposal to add six amendments to the Constitution to help safeguard democracy—and the steep legislative climb to making it a reality.
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Why UFOs Freak Out the Government
Garrett Graff, author of the new book UFO, discusses what he’s come to realize about the possibility of a government cover-up around extraterrestrial life.
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Dominion’s Fox News Case Was Just the Beginning
“The truth was in Fox’s inbox,” says one lawyer behind the blockbuster April settlement, as the company’s suits against Rudy Giuliani, Newsmax, and more keep moving through the courts.
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Naomi Klein on “Selective” Information About Israel and Gaza
The Doppelganger author discusses the unprecedented “information war” and how figures like Steve Bannon and her mirror self, Naomi Wolf, help create a “parallel reality.”
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Exclusive: Mitt Romney Says Trump Is “Such a Whack Job”
The Atlantic’s McKay Coppins discusses his new biography of the Utah senator, who is wrestling with the GOP’s Trumpian trajectory—and his complicity in it.
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Speaker Flop Sweat: Right-Wing Media Inflames the GOP
To make sense of the chaos in Congress, Inside the Hive explores the relationship between pugilistic pundits and House hard-liners.
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Journalists in Israel and Gaza Discuss a Reporter’s Role in War
“This entire country is one big war zone,” says a journalist in Jerusalem, as another, based in Gaza City, speaks of feeling like “a target at any moment.”
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How RFK Jr.’s Media Paranoia Shapes His Worldview
Joe Hagan recounts his recent visit with the conspiratorial Kennedy scion who could prove a spoiler in the 2024 election.
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Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal Is Testing the Limits of Shame in Politics
Prominent Democrats are calling on the New Jersey senator to step down following eye-popping allegations and an indictment involving gold bars and envelopes stuffed with cash. But what if he doesn’t?
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With Rupert Murdoch Stepping Down, Is a Fox Sale Possible?
Vanity Fair’s Gabriel Sherman discusses the media mogul’s sudden move and the future of his empire.
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The Exquisite Agony of Being Kevin McCarthy
Abigail Tracy and John Harwood break down the House GOP chaos as a government shutdown nears.
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Republicans Are Putting Democracy on Life Support
The authors of How Democracies Die are back with a new book that tackles the threat of minority rule—and how our political institutions can be reformed.
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Mitch McConnell’s Health Scare and the Future of the GOP
Politico’s Jonathan Martin explains why the Senate minority leader is unlikely to give up power—and what may be “his final battle.”
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If Joe Biden Falters, Democrats Have Prepped the Bench
Jennifer Palmieri and Chris Smith discuss the state of the party for the 2024 election and beyond.
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How Donald Trump Got the Upper Hand on Fox News
The former president ditched this week’s first Republican debate, and with a commanding 2024 lead, he looks less dependent on the network tied to his political rise.
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The RICO Case That Even Donald Trump’s Closest Cronies Might Flip Over
Georgia legal experts explain how the latest indictment against the ex-president is different from the rest.
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How Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump’s Toxic, Twisted Bromance Nearly Drove the Country Off a Cliff
Journalist and biographer Andrew Kirtzman traces the former New York City mayor’s downward spiral and the “terrible trouble” he’s in as 2020 election investigations come to a head.