301: The True Voice Of America with Professor Geoffrey Cowan

Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt

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🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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James and Al celebrate the late John Feinstein and discuss the dangers of isolationism, the future of NATO, and our nation’s budding constitutional crisis stemming from the war being waged by Trump and DOGE on our most sacred governmental institutions. Then, they welcome USC professor Geoffrey Cowan to explain the important role American media plays in building a just and stable world, the potential and pitfalls of soft power, and why outreach is critical to further the cause of global democracy. As the United States becomes more myopic, will authoritarian regimes around the world be stepping in to fill the leadership void?

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Politics War Room with James Carville and I'm Al Hunt.
0:14.4	This week, our guest is the 22nd director of the Voice of America and former dean of the Southern Cal Annenberg School of Communications.
0:23.7	Jeffrey Callan, remember, we love taking your questions.
0:26.6	So write into PoliticsWRroom at gmail.com or send a tweet to at Pliticon for next week's show.
0:32.9	We'll get to as many as we can, but don't forget to tell us where you're from.
0:37.2	You can also get text updates
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0:45.5	about us and remind them to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:52.4	Now, please check out the links to our sponsors,
0:55.0	naked wines, fast-growing trees, and quints in the show notes.
0:59.5	We thank you for supporting these sponsors.
1:02.1	It helps make this podcast happen.
1:05.0	James, let's cease all this talk about a looming or a potential constitutional crisis. It's here. The administration
1:14.4	ignored a judge's order to halt a deportation, absent due process, probably lied about it.
1:21.6	The Homeland Security boss said he's not going to be bothered by judges. Trump called for
1:27.1	impeaching judges that rule against him.
1:29.6	Some idiotic freshman congressman from Texas introduced an impeachment measure against this particular judge.
1:36.4	Trump went on Fox TV, where else, to say he'd never, never violate a court order, just like he had no idea what Project 2025 was about,
1:47.0	that he was going to release his tax returns whenever he could or any other premeditated
1:52.0	lies.
1:53.6	It's good that Chief Justice John Roberts gave Trump a light tap on the wrist, but it was Robert's
2:00.2	decision last year, giving Trump
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