Best Withpod Podcasts (2026)

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“My Brain Finally Broke” with Jia Tolentino 57:00

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6d ago57:00

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Happy New Year! Given the holidays, we're re-sharing one of our most memorable conversations. You’ve probably come across content online that seems real but is actually fake. And that experience is becoming more common with the proliferation of AI generated content. Our guest this week points out that the mental gymnastics of this starts to take a …

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Life in Ukraine with Tim Mak 47:02

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We’re approaching the fourth anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2026. There’s been a few inflection points recently, including talks of a peace deal amidst the gruesome conflict. Tim Mak is a journalist and the founder of The Counteroffensive, which covers the war in Ukraine from a human interest perspective. He joins WITHpod to disc…

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Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions with Ebtihal Mubarak 49:28

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Saudi Arabia has executed more than 335 people this year, according to a tally by international news agency AFP. It’s something that hasn’t gotten much coverage in the U.S. What’s behind this killing spree? Ebtihal Mubarak is a journalist from Saudi Arabia, who now lives in the U.S. She joins WITHpod to discuss what’s been driving this trend, relat…

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Political Violence Getting Worse in the U.S. with Benjamin Wallace-Wells 49:01

27d ago49:01

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Political violence has become an increasingly urgent issue in Trump 2.0. Elected officials continue to grapple with what’s driving this. Why does it flummox officials from both parties so much? That’s the subject of a recent piece, “In The Line of Fire,” written by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, a staff writer at The New Yorker. He joins WITHpod to discus…

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The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption with David Sirota 58:43

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Senator Chuck Schumer posted this week in part, “Trump’s only principles are hypocrisy and corruption. Bombing unmarked boats in the Caribbean one day, pardoning notorious drug traffickers the next.” How can such high levels of corruption happen and what has led us to this point? Journalist and author David Sirota points out that the staggering lev…

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Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order” 9:33

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Rachel Maddow’s new series lays bare one of the most shocking decisions in American history. It’s story that reveals how an executive order authorizing the mass roundup of innocent Japanese Americans came to be, the powerful players who engineered it, and the burn order that tried to erase it from history. Stay right here to listen to a special pre…

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Why Healthcare Costs Are Rising So Much with Jonathan Cohn 56:03

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Well, the government shutdown is over, but if you ask most Democrats about the unresolved challenge that the shutdown was about, the answer would be healthcare. This week the White House postponed its planned rollout of a new proposal to address health care costs. And with open enrollment season upon us, millions of Americans are already seeing hig…

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Introducing "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" 2:05

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"Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" is the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history: the executive order to target and round up innocent citizens, Japanese Americans, at the outbreak of World War II. This six-episode narrative podcast will examine and shed new light on how that policy came to be, who was behind it, who attem…

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Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

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“My Brain Finally Broke” with Jia Tolentino 57:00

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Life in Ukraine with Tim Mak 47:02

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Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions with Ebtihal Mubarak 49:28

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Political Violence Getting Worse in the U.S. with Benjamin Wallace-Wells 49:01

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The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption with David Sirota 58:43

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Preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order” 9:33

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Why Healthcare Costs Are Rising So Much with Jonathan Cohn 56:03

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Introducing "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order" 2:05