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To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes

By: Charlie Sykes
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  • “What Did These People Think Would Happen?”

    “What Did These People Think Would Happen?”
    Apr 21 2026
    Tom Nichols, Atlantic staff writer and author of The Death of Expertise, joins Charlie to discuss the anti-vax movement, the continuing crisis with Iran, and why Trump and his cabinet are "melting down."

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    46 mins
  • How Trump Took a Hatchet to America’s “Shining City”

    How Trump Took a Hatchet to America’s “Shining City”
    Apr 18 2026
    On today’s episode, Charlie sits down with former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, former Managing Editor of TIME, and author, Richard Stengel. The two discuss the Trump administration’s ever-worsening performative piousness, how the Iran “deal” is just a recovery of Trump’s own doing and how the US’s global reputation is changing for the worse.

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    48 mins
  • Trump‘s DOJ: From Bad to Worse

    Trump‘s DOJ: From Bad to Worse
    Apr 16 2026
    Legal analyst and Talking Feds host, Harry Litman, joins Charlie to break down the Justice Department's efforts to vacate January 6 convictions for far-right extremists as well as its surprising position on the Presidential Records Act. Also in the episode: JD Vance's latest bizarre comments, the administration fight with the Pope, and the Epstein scandal.

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    39 mins
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