Gasoline on the Fire

Talking Feds

Harry Litman

News, Government, Politics

4.8 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Guest host Jonathan Alter brings together former Senator Barbara Boxer, Norm Ornstein, and Stuart Stevens to break down the Trump administration's mounting aggression, at home and abroad. The four talk through the shocking killing of Renee Good in Minnesota and the fallout from the toppling of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Then, they dig into a deeper story: how congressional Republicans became the devoted, crucial enablers of Trump's worst impulses. Mentioned in this episode: Jonathan’s Substack: https://oldgoats.substack.com/ Norm's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dsrs-words-matter/id1420216970 Stuart's Substack: https://stuartstevens.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.4	Welcome to Talking Fed's, a roundtable that brings together prominent former federal officials
1:12.3	and special guests for a dynamic discussion of the most important political and legal topics of the day.
1:18.9	I'm Jonathan Alter, a journalist and author of the Old Goats Substack Newsletter,
1:24.0	and I have the pleasure of guest hosting for Harry Littman.
1:28.6	We'll be back next week.
1:34.9	It was a week defined by the Trump administration's violence at home and abroad.
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