Talking Feds
by Harry Litman
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Estimated from 17 chart positions in 17 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · Politics#48100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Politics#6030K to 100K
- 🇦🇺AU · Politics#9130K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · Politics#1551K to 10K
- 🇯🇵JP · Politics#1791K to 10K
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60K to 194K🎙 Daily cadence·493 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
200K to 645K🇺🇸47%🇨🇦16%🇦🇺16%+14 more - Active Followers
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60K to 194K
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Raphael Warnock Makes the Moral Case Against Trump
Jul 30, 2026
32m 15s
How To Lose a War in Six Months
Jul 27, 2026
1h 01m 02s
Maggie Haberman on a Year of “Pure Trump”
Jul 23, 2026
48m 24s
Blanche in the Arena
Jul 20, 2026
58m 54s
The Biggest Epstein Questions for Blanche and Trump
Jul 15, 2026
33m 27s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/30/26 | Raphael Warnock Makes the Moral Case Against Trump | Like the prophets he quotes at the pulpit, Senator Raphael Warnock feels he’s watching his country descend into greed, injustice, and tyranny. He sees a MAGA movement “corrupting” his Christian faith and a president who seems to think charity begins (and mostly ends) at home. With his new book—The Crooked Places Made Straight—Senator Warnock lays out what Democrats must do to meet this moral moment: get money out of politics, resume the battle against poverty, reform the Supreme Court, end mass incarceration, and—crucially—defeat Donald Trump. Mentioned in this episode: Senator Warnock's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780969/the-crooked-places-made-straight-by-raphael-g-warnock/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 32m 15s | ||||||
| 7/27/26 | How To Lose a War in Six Months | As casualties mount and gas prices rise, the White House knows it may be losing its chance to resolve its war with Iran in time to prevent a midterms wipe-out for Republicans. To plumb the depth of the political damage and assess the decisive races, Harry talks with Susan Glasser, Astead Herndon, and Juliette Kayyem. The group breaks down Trump’s decision to go back to war, Hegseth’s worrying obfuscations about American casualties, the transformed Maine Senate race, and the no-holds-barred fight for the future of the Democratic party playing out in Michigan.Mentioned in this episode: Susan’s analysis: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/susan-b-glasserAstead’s show America, Actually: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-actually-with-astead-herndon/id1890552134Juliette’s Substack: https://substack.com/@juliettekayyemAstead’s interview with Abdul El-Sayed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE9quwCWKuYNew Yorker reporting on former Biden administration officials and Gaza: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/07/27/how-biden-emboldened-israels-aggression-toward-gaza-and-iran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 01m 02s | ||||||
| 7/23/26 | Maggie Haberman on a Year of “Pure Trump” | Maggie Haberman has been on the Trump beat for decades. Now she has written—with co-author Jonathan Swan—a tour de force on how the president is remaking our government in his image. Haberman gives Harry an inside look at a White House in thrall to a president who’s never been so uninhibited. She shares a swath of insights about Trump’s health, his reluctance to help Republicans in the midterms, just how close he came to invoking the Insurrection Act, and more. Mentioned in this episode: Haberman and Swan’s book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Regime-Change/Maggie-Haberman/9781668067246Haberman’s reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/by/maggie-haberman#latest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 48m 24s | ||||||
| 7/20/26 | confirmation hearingICE killings+3 | Aaron BlakeConor Lamb+1 | ICECNN+1 | — | Todd BlancheICE+5 | — | 58m 54s | ||
| 7/15/26 | Jeffrey EpsteinDepartment of Justice+5 | Julie K. Brown | Department of JusticeMiami Herald+1 | — | Epsteintransparency+5 | — | 33m 27s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Trump's economyinflation+4 | Dean BakerPaul Krugman+1 | Supreme CourtCEPR+2 | — | Trumpeconomy+8 | — | 1h 02m 26s | ||
| 7/9/26 | confirmation battleAttorney General+4 | Adam Schiff | — | — | Adam SchiffTodd Blanche+5 | — | 1h 10m 37s | ||
| 7/6/26 | Supreme Courtlegal movement+4 | Amy HoweDahlia Lithwick+1 | SCOTUSblogSlate+1 | — | Supreme Courtconservative legal movement+4 | — | 58m 51s | ||
| 7/2/26 | societyloneliness+5 | David Brooks | AI | — | David BrooksHarry Litman+5 | — | 32m 29s | ||
| 6/29/26 | Supreme Courtimmigration+5 | Maria CardonaNorm Eisen | SCOTUSDemocratic party+3 | — | Supreme Courtimmigration system+5 | — | 54m 18s | ||
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| 6/25/26 | Trumppolitics+4 | Chris Murphy | MacmillanCrisis of the Common Good | — | Chris MurphyTrump+5 | — | 35m 55s | ||
| 6/22/26 | FBITrump+4 | Michael FeinbergAndrew McCabe+1 | FBILawfare+2 | — | FBITrump+5 | — | 1h 02m 31s | ||
| 6/18/26 | TrumpIran deal+3 | Molly Jong-Fast | Kennedy CenterU.S. intelligence services+2 | — | TrumpIran deal+5 | — | 29m 43s | ||
| 6/15/26 | Trump's Birthday Bummer | Talking Feds stalwarts Norm Ornstein, Tara Setmayer, and Jacob Weisberg join Harry to break down a week where Congress and the courts put Trump on his heels. The group explains the growing legal headwinds for the president’s slush fund and tax amnesty. Next, they dig into how an apparent classic Trump u-turn was a sneakier maneuver than it seemed. Finally, they turn to the new revelations about how the Epstein scandal rocked the administration, and why the DOJ’s handling of the files—among other issues—should sink Todd Blanche’s AG nomination. Mentioned in this episode: Norm's podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dsrs-words-matter/id1420216970 Tara's Substack: https://tarasetmayer.substack.com/ The New York Times' new reporting about Epstein: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/magazine/trump-epstein-files-white-house-vance-doj.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 52m 40s | ||||||
| 6/11/26 | Department of JusticeTrump administration+3 | Devlin Barrett | Department of JusticeTrump+1 | — | Department of JusticeTrump+5 | — | 45m 05s | ||
| 6/8/26 | TrumpRepublican restiveness+5 | Barbara BoxerCharlie Sykes+1 | New York TimesSubstack | — | TrumpRepublicans+6 | — | 57m 12s | ||
| 6/4/26 | Trump's failingsU.S. war with Iran+4 | David Frum | The AtlanticWhy Trump Lost | — | TrumpDavid Frum+6 | — | 33m 58s | ||
| 6/1/26 | Texas politicsSenate race+3 | Jonathan AlterDavid A. Graham+1 | DOJThe Atlantic+2 | — | TexasSenate race+6 | — | 1h 00m 15s | ||
| 5/28/26 | nonfiction writingwealth inequality+5 | Patrick Radden Keefe | New YorkerLondon Falling | — | Patrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling+6 | — | 40m 59s | ||
| 5/25/26 | Department of JusticeTrump allies+3 | Ken DilanianGlenn Kirschner+1 | Department of JusticeContrarian News+2 | — | Department of Justiceslush fund+3 | — | 1h 04m 41s | ||
| 5/21/26 | election lawvoting rights+3 | Rick Hasen | SlateNew York Times+1 | — | SCOTUSmidterms+4 | — | 36m 48s | ||
| 5/18/26 | U.S. economyTrump administration+4 | Justin Wolfers | PentagonPlatypus Economics+2 | — | Trumpeconomy+5 | — | 36m 00s | ||
| 5/14/26 | gerrymanderingTrump+5 | Alisyn CamerotaAdam Klasfeld+1 | Scripps NewsAll Rise News+3 | — | gerrymanderingTrump+6 | — | 1h 01m 31s | ||
| 5/11/26 | redistrictingmidterms+5 | David FrenchMara Liasson+1 | New York TimesNPR+1 | — | redistrictingmidterms+5 | — | 59m 01s | ||
| 5/7/26 | U.S. ConstitutionSupreme Court+3 | Melissa Murray | New York TimesThe U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader+2 | — | ConstitutionSupreme Court+5 | — | 52m 54s | ||
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Chart history for Talking Feds
Peaked at #47 in NG, currently #47 in NG.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | — | #47 | #47 | — |
| United States | — | #48 | #48 | — |
| TH | — | #49 | #49 | — |
| Canada | — | #60 | #60 | — |
| SG | — | #67 | #67 | — |
| CO | — | #69 | #69 | — |
| AR | — | #70 | #70 | — |
| HK | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| South Africa | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| Australia | — | #91 | #91 | — |
| Ireland | — | #110 | #110 | — |
| MY | — | #118 | #118 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #131 | #131 | — |
| GR | — | #132 | #132 | — |
| KE | — | #137 | #137 | — |
| United States | — | #139 | #139 | — |
| South Korea | — | #155 | #155 | — |
| Japan | — | #179 | #179 | — |
Chart Positions
18 placements across 17 markets.
Chart Positions
18 placements across 17 markets.