63rd annual March on Washington | Fed Chair Warsh on inflation & interest rates | Iran War hits 6-month mark| Pres. Trump creates U.S. Space Academy

63rd annual March on Washington | Fed Chair Warsh on inflation & interest rates | Iran War hits 6-month mark| Pres. Trump creates U.S. Space Academy

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August 28, 2026 · 60 min

About this episode

The episode covers the 63rd annual March on Washington, inflation insights from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, the ongoing Iran war, and President Trump's announcement of a new U.S. Space Force Academy.

Lawmakers and civil rights activists speak at the March on Washington's 63rd anniversary, with the theme "Defend the Vote"; Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh gives his first speech at the Fed's economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, saying inflation is still too high, suggesting interest rate cuts may be coming. We will hear from the Chair and talk with Washington Post's Global Economics Correspondent David Lynch (17); U.S. war with Iran is six months old today. We will talk with Elise Labott, author "Cosmopolitics" Substack newsletter about the state of the conflict, strategy on each side, and what may come next (36); President Donald Trump visits the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to award medals to the Artemis II crew, discuss plans for future space exploration and to announce the creation of a new U.S. Space Force Academy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Guests: Kevin Warsh, David Lynch, Elise Labott

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Organizations: Federal Reserve, U.S. Space Force Academy

Books & works: Cosmopolitics

Places: Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Iran, Johnson Space Center

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