Talking Feds with Harry Litman
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Talking Feds is a podcast and YouTube channel featuring former federal officials & special guests in a dynamic discussion of the most important legal and political issues of the day.
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A brand new @talkingfeds.bsky.social is out w/ @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social, @jonathancapehart.bsky.social & @normornstein.bsky.social. We tackle the shutdown fight, the stunning Chicago raid, and Trump’s chilling speech to military leaders.
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In “Shutdown Smackdown, Chi-Town Showdown”, Harry convenes @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social, @jonathancapehart.bsky.social & @normornstein.bsky.social to parse the shutdown battle, the Chicago raid that shattered Fourth Amendment norms & Trump’s ominous call to turn U.S. cities into “training grounds.”
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In this week's 1 on 1, @drkavitapatel.bsky.social joins Harry to unpack Trump’s feverish overhaul of health policy—from Tylenol warnings to RFK Jr.’s CDC plans—and shares a raw, doctor’s-eye view of medicine under siege. bit.ly/KavitaTF
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Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @jonathanalter.bsky.social, #PaulFishman & @mimirocah1.bsky.social. We cover the Comey indictment, Homan bribery scandal, & Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the airwaves. bit.ly/ComeyTF
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In “Comey Before the Storm,” Harry brings together @jonathanalter.bsky.social, #PaulFishman & @mimirocah1.bsky.social to parse the Comey indictment, the bribery scandal surrounding Tom Homan, and the hopeful return of Jimmy Kimmel to TV. bit.ly/ComeyTF
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This month’s Molly Mashup is here. @mollyjongfast.bsky.social & Harry swap questions on Trump’s authoritarian bent, DOJ in freefall, Kimmel & censorship, and RFK’s dangerous anti-science play.

Sharp, funny, and sobering in equal measure. Listen here: bit.ly/TFMollyXI
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Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @juliettekayyem.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social. We take stock of Trump’s purge of comedians, his assault on Fed independence, & the checkered tenure of FBI Director Kash Patel. bit.ly/AutocracyTF
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In “Autocracy Live!” Harry is joined by @juliettekayyem.bsky.social & @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social to assess Trump’s removal of Jimmy Kimmel & other critics, his bid to shatter Fed independence, and the controversies piling up around FBI Director Kash Patel. bit.ly/AutocracyTF
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In this week's 1-on-1, Harvard historian & New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore joins Harry for a riveting deep dive into the Constitution’s crisis of legitimacy.

When a constitution can no longer be amended, Lepore argues, it ceases to belong to the people. Link: bit.ly/LeporeTF
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Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @gtconway.bsky.social, @normeisen.bsky.social & @jrubin.bsky.social. We grapple with the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the specter of political violence, Trump’s possible crackdown on critics & Kash Patel’s FBI. bit.ly/DarkerTF
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In “A Darker Turn,” Harry welcomes an all-Contrarian panel of @gtconway.bsky.social, @normeisen.bsky.social & @jrubin.bsky.social to assess the aftershocks of Charlie Kirk’s assassination—has political violence entered the mix, and can Kash Patel’s FBI rise to meet it? bit.ly/DarkerTF
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In this week's 1-on-1, @congressmanraja.bsky.social
joins Harry to weigh in on Trump’s Chicago plans, Epstein fallout, a looming shutdown—and why it’s time to ban stock trading by members of Congress. bit.ly/KrishnamoorthiTF
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In “Epstein Returns and the Courts Push Back,” Harry is joined by @heidiheitkamp.bsky.social & #AaronBlake to break down a jam-packed week: the resurfacing Epstein scandal, Trump’s legal defeats, his threats of new military action, and an economy faltering under chaotic tariffs. bit.ly/PushBackTF
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An ALL-NEW blockbuster @talkingfeds.bsky.social this week w/ @heidiheitkamp.bsky.social & #AaronBlake: the Epstein scandal returns, Trump takes sharp legal hits, the economy sputters under his tariffs, and he’s eyeing fresh military moves. Don’t miss it. bit.ly/PushBackTF
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Here you have it—an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ guest host @jonathanalter.bsky.social & @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, @mollyjongfast.bsky.social, @sykescharlie.bsky.social. Trump’s lunge for unchecked power, chaotic firings, Ukraine peace hopes & his mafioso tactics.
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In “Mob Boss in the White House,” guest host @jonathanalter.bsky.social w/ @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social & @sykescharlie.bsky.social take on Trump’s power grab, the week’s firings, the elusive Ukraine deal & why his mob-boss tactics still work. bit.ly/MobBossTF
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Trump’s latest lunge for unchecked power. A flurry of controversial firings. The long wait for a Ukraine peace deal.
Guest host Jonathan Alter steps in for Harry on this week’s @talkingfeds.bsky.social roundtable —breaking down why Trump’s mob-boss tactics work, and what we can do to resist them.
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In this week’s 1-on-1, @ruthmarcus.bsky.social joins Harry to reveal what she’s uncovered inside Pam Bondi’s radical DOJ—and why her exit from the Washington Post after 40 years signals deeper shifts in American institutions. bit.ly/MarcusTF
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Here you have it, an ALL NEW @talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ @jasonkander.bsky.social , @normornstein.bsky.social & @tarasetmayer.bsky.social. Bolton raid, a militarized DC, & the gerrymandering arms race. We ask: can Trump sustain his mounting lawlessness—and can the country endure it? bit.ly/BoltonTF