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The Weekly List

The Weekly List is a podcast hosted by Amy Siskind, author of The List. It supplements the popular Weekly List on our website, www.theweeklylist.org, which tracks the ever changing new normals of Amer... Read more

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Week 119 - The Continuing Rise of White Nationalism

Week 119 - The Continuing Rise of White Nationalism

This week the FBI thwarted a major domestic terrorism plot by a white  nationalist serving as a lieutenant in the U.S. C... Read more

25 Feb 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #2

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Week 89 - Trump's Alt-truths

Week 89 - Trump's Alt-truths

This week there were dramatic developments in several areas which could be perilous for Trump: a federal judge ruled an ... Read more

30 Jul 2018

1hr 7mins

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Week 133 - Robert Mueller's Resignation

Week 133 - Robert Mueller's Resignation

This week, special counsel Robert Mueller addressed the nation for the first time since the start of his investigation. ... Read more

3 Jun 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #4

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Week 163 - Losing the Evangelicals?

Week 163 - Losing the Evangelicals?

This was the quietest week in months as Congress left Washington for a  two-week holiday break. After House Speaker Nanc... Read more

30 Dec 2019

48mins

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Week 160 - Laughingstock of the World

Week 160 - Laughingstock of the World

This week, Trump traveled to London for the NATO  summit as impeachment hearings got underway in the House Judiciary  Co... Read more

9 Dec 2019

1hr 15mins

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Week 118 - Paul Manafort's Mueller Probe Troubles

Week 118 - Paul Manafort's Mueller Probe Troubles

This was a jarring week as Trump declared a national emergency after  Congress refused to fund his wall — perhaps his mo... Read more

18 Feb 2019

57mins

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Week 135 - No Protection for the 2020 Election

Week 135 - No Protection for the 2020 Election

This week in an interview with ABC News, Trump  suggested he would take damaging information from foreign governments on... Read more

17 Jun 2019

1hr 1min

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Week 132 - Support for Impeachment

Week 132 - Support for Impeachment

This week the first Republican, Rep. Justin  Amash, came out for impeaching Trump. While Trump allies sought to  attack ... Read more

28 May 2019

1hr 5mins

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Week 171 - Russian Election Interference: 2020 Edition

Week 171 - Russian Election Interference: 2020 Edition

This week the country strayed further from  democracy, as Trump purged the Office of the Director of National  Intellige... Read more

24 Feb 2020

58mins

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Week 113 - Trump's Prime Time Oval Office Address

Week 113 - Trump's Prime Time Oval Office Address

This week Trump struggled to create stagecraft and find narratives to  justify funding for his border wall, while keepin... Read more

14 Jan 2019

1hr 7mins

Ranked #11

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Week 114 - 29 Days (and Counting) Government Shutdown

Week 114 - 29 Days (and Counting) Government Shutdown

This week marked 29 days of the government being shuttered, with no  end in sight. Agencies continued to feel the effect... Read more

21 Jan 2019

1hr 2mins

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Week 130 - Constitutional Crisis

Week 130 - Constitutional Crisis

This week marked a subtle shift in House  Democrats’ position on impeachment, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and  her com... Read more

13 May 2019

1hr 1min

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Week 88 - Trump in Helsinki

Week 88 - Trump in Helsinki

This week it was hard to believe what was happening right before our eyes: Trump stood on stage in Helsinki, after a two... Read more

23 Jul 2018

1hr 14mins

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Week 102 - Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Week 102 - Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

This was a heartbreaking week in America, after several domestic attacks left the country shaken, frightened, and on edg... Read more

29 Oct 2018

37mins

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Week 155 - "Lock Him Up!"

Week 155 - "Lock Him Up!"

This week, further testimony in the impeachment  probe brought the fifth and sixth public confirmation of a quid pro quo... Read more

4 Nov 2019

1hr 13mins

Ranked #16

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Week 87 - NATO Summit

Week 87 - NATO Summit

This week Trump continued his ramped up level of lying and unhinged behavior as he once again made a spectacle of himsel... Read more

16 Jul 2018

1hr 6mins

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Week 115 - The End of the Government Shutdown

Week 115 - The End of the Government Shutdown

This is the longest and perhaps most perilous week for Trump so far.  Not only did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outmaneuve... Read more

28 Jan 2019

1hr

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Week 159 - Donald Balboa

Week 159 - Donald Balboa

This week, more conspiracy theories were  debunked, as a draft of the Department of Justice Inspector General  report fo... Read more

2 Dec 2019

1hr 6mins

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Week 96 - Paul Manafort Fully Cooperates with Mueller Probe

Week 96 - Paul Manafort Fully Cooperates with Mueller Probe

Increasingly, Trump stands alone. Reporting indicates his sense of betrayal from current and former officials speaking o... Read more

17 Sep 2018

48mins

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War With Iran?

War With Iran?

Throughout my time keeping the list, I have been  concerned that since Trump would do anything to stay in power, when he... Read more

7 Jan 2020

1hr 2mins

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