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Mea Culpa

Disasters At The Podium - A Conversation With Vicky Ward

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Mea Culpa, Michael Cohen sits down with journalist and author Vicky Ward for a sharp, unfiltered conversation about the growing list of disasters at the podium—from chaotic press conferences and political spin to the breakdown of credibility in public leadership. Together, they examine how messaging failures, evasive answers, and performative politics are shaping public trust and dominating the headlines. Cohen and Ward also discuss the personalities behind the podium, the media’s role in covering it all, and what these repeated missteps reveal about the state of American politics today. A candid and insightful conversation you won’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is my may-a-go-bye. Oh, baby, don't lie for me. If I tell you my story, don't cry for me.

0:39.0

This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to the one and only Mayor Culper podcast,

0:49.0

available wherever you get your podcasts.

0:51.9

Now, here's the thing about power in Washington, and I've had a front row

0:55.4

seat to how it actually works, not how it's supposed to work. In the rule book, well, it's more

1:01.3

like a suggestion manual, and what we're watching right now, it's not just politics as usual.

1:07.2

It's a stress test on the Constitution, on the system, on whether anyone in charge is still

1:13.6

willing or able to say enough.

1:16.6

Let's start with the ticking clock that nobody seems eager to hear.

1:20.6

May 1, 60 days since military action kicked off with Iran, and under the War Powers Resolution Act, that is the

1:29.8

deadline, not a guideline, not a polite suggestion, a hard stop unless Congress signs off. Now, in the

1:38.7

normal world, and I get it, that sounds almost quaint, you'd expect a serious debate, you'd expect accountability.

1:46.0

Instead, what we're staring at is a familiar question.

1:50.0

What happens when the president just ignores it?

1:54.0

Because let me tell you something I learned the hard way.

1:57.0

Laws don't enforce themselves.

1:59.0

And Congress?

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