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Provocative, up-to-the-minute, alive and witty, KCRW's weekly confrontation over politics, policy and popular culture proves those with impeccable credentials needn't lack personality. This weekly "love-hate relationship of the air" features four of the most insightful news analysts anywhere.

What can we learn about President Trump from the way he plays golf? A lot, says sportswriter Rick Reilly. He joins this ...
04/06/2019

What can we learn about President Trump from the way he plays golf? A lot, says sportswriter Rick Reilly. He joins this week's Left, Right & Center to discuss the links. Also on the show: Supreme Court expert Joan Biskupic talks about Chief Justice John Roberts and his ideological position on the court, plus news about Biden, the border, and more. Catch up!

What Trump the golfer can tell us about Trump the president.

Never meant to make my lawyers cry. Could have apologized a trillion times.On today's ATPL: Roger Stone takes aim at Jud...
02/20/2019

Never meant to make my lawyers cry. Could have apologized a trillion times.

On today's ATPL: Roger Stone takes aim at Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Instagram. Ken makes his prediction on Paul Manafort’s sentence. And Michael Avenatti isn't worried about a judge placing his old firm, Eagan Avenatti, under receivership. Why? Because he says his new firm is booming.

Is Roger Stone for real?

There's a lot to unpack this week... So, let's get started! Josh Barro and Rich Lowry are joined by Washington Post's Ch...
02/15/2019

There's a lot to unpack this week... So, let's get started! Josh Barro and Rich Lowry are joined by Washington Post's Christine Emba to chat with Dara Lind on Trump's national emergency declaration and what his wall will do to immigration policy. Senator Amy Klobuchar announced her 2020 campaign but will accounts of her sending abusive emails, making staffers cry and throwing office supplies impact her chances at the nomination? Would the same thing jeopardize a man's campaign? Denver's teacher strikes ended in three days with a deal. What's the status of teacher strikes in America? Also: California's expensive infrastructure might buckle longstanding plans for a high-speed rail line. Tune in:

President Trump decides he’s done waiting for Congress to fund his border wall. He’s doing it himself, or at least trying to, anyway.

New ATPL: Today's podcast begins with a conversation on American Media Inc.'s “extortionate proposal," directed at Amazo...
02/14/2019

New ATPL: Today's podcast begins with a conversation on American Media Inc.'s “extortionate proposal," directed at Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and some of his personal (a.k.a. n**e) photographs. Is this extortion? Blackmail? Does fair use apply to illicit photos of Bezos? What about copyright infringement, and invasion of privacy? We have SO many questions. Disclosure: this episode contains sensitive content.

It’s legally relevant, we promise.

Today, we dive deep into the series of scandals engulfing Virginia's state legislature. The Atlantic's Vann Newkirk II j...
02/09/2019

Today, we dive deep into the series of scandals engulfing Virginia's state legislature. The Atlantic's Vann Newkirk II joins the panel to discuss what the future holds for the state's leadership and to talk about the power of Stacey Abrams. Tom Nichols joins in to explain the risks of America withdrawing from the INF Treaty and how it might play into Russia's hand. Plus: a conversation on the Green New Deal and whether or not being at net-zero carbon emissions in 10 years is a plausible goal. Tune in 🎧

After a week of scandals, Virginia Democrats are in disarray.

Just because there's a surprise LRC doesn't mean All The President's Lawyers takes the day off. There are new subpoenas,...
02/07/2019

Just because there's a surprise LRC doesn't mean All The President's Lawyers takes the day off. There are new subpoenas, Trump threw shade at Mueller during the State of the Union, and Michael Avenatti is taking to Skype to address his internet trolls. All that and more in 30 minutes:

Not ‘witch hunt.’

Need a midweek surprise? There's a new LRC! Our panel broke down Tuesday's State of the Union address. Available everywh...
02/07/2019

Need a midweek surprise? There's a new LRC! Our panel broke down Tuesday's State of the Union address. Available everywhere you listen. Don't worry, they keep the rhyming to a minimum.

Everyone is talking about Tuesday’s State of the Union, including us.

Check out LRC's latest episode, available anywhere you get your podcasts. Josh Barro is joined by Rich Lowry and Elizabe...
02/02/2019

Check out LRC's latest episode, available anywhere you get your podcasts. Josh Barro is joined by Rich Lowry and Elizabeth Bruenig on the panel. Plus: Washington correspondent for Reforma, Jose Diaz-Briseno talks Mexico, NAFTA, and Venezuela. Vox's Dylan Scott explains Senator Kamala Harris's commitment to single-payer healthcare. And Ambassador James Dobbins says a peace treaty must be wagered before the U.S. can safely withdraw from the Middle East. Listen now:

Democrats seem unlikely to give in to President Trump’s wall funding demands, making another government shutdown likely.

It's Wednesday. So, you already know there's a new, jam-packed All The President's Lawyers episode. This week: did the F...
01/31/2019

It's Wednesday. So, you already know there's a new, jam-packed All The President's Lawyers episode. This week: did the FBI lead Roger Stone on a pre-dawn perp walk? Michael Cohen is replacing his lawyers before his prison term. Is he preemptively preparing for a subpoena behind bars? And Chris Christie is diving into his feud with the Kushner family. All this and more on our latest episode. Available anywhere you pod🎧

Do more surprises lay ahead for the “dirty trickster”?

SO. MUCH. NEWS. The government reopens (for now), Roger Stone is arrested in a pre-dawn FBI raid, air traffic control st...
01/26/2019

SO. MUCH. NEWS. The government reopens (for now), Roger Stone is arrested in a pre-dawn FBI raid, air traffic control staffing is at an all-time low, and the United States backs a new president of Venezuela. Rich Lowry, Felicia Wong, and Josh Barro are joined by Sam Berger from the Center for American Progress, NATCA's Joel Ortiz, and The Wall Street Journal's David Luhnow to cover as much as they can in one hour.

The government reopens (for now) after Trump caves on his wall demands.

The new All The President's Lawyers episode is up now and it has the moment you've all been waiting for... Josh Barro as...
01/23/2019

The new All The President's Lawyers episode is up now and it has the moment you've all been waiting for... Josh Barro asks Ken White who he'd rather have as his lawyer: Rudy Giuliani or Michael Avenatti? Available everywhere you get your podcasts.

Wait, what is the message, Rudy?

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