Politico Playbook Audio Briefing, 12/18/25
Source: Politico
“Trump sticks to the script.” (12/18/25)
Source: Politico
“Trump sticks to the script.” (12/18/25)
Source: Antiwar.com
“House Kills Bill on Blocking War With Venezuela, Israel Shelling Injures 11 in Gaza City, and More.” (12/18/25)
Source: Washington Post
“The weirdest Democrat in America.”(12/17/25)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/impromptu/the-weirdest-democrat-in-america/
Source: The Atlantic
“How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy.” (12/17/25)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2025/12/the-david-frum-show-will-thomas-crypto/685296/
Source: The Chris Hedges Report
“Taking Power Amidst the Turbulence (w/ Dylan Saba).” (12/17/25)
https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/taking-power-amidst-the-turbulence
Source: National Public Radio [US state media]
“Americans give Trump low marks on the economy in new poll.” (12/17/25)
Source: Quillette
“The Genius of Jane Austen.” (12/17/25)
https://quillette.com/2025/12/17/podcast-316-the-genius-of-jane-austen/
Source: The Bulwark
“LIVE REACTION: Trump White House Address (w/ Tim Miller, Andrew Egger & Will Saletan).” (12/17/25)
Source: In These Times
by Maximillian Alvarez
“TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez speaks with Todd Wolfson, President of the American Association of University Professors, Associate Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, and co-director of the Media, Inequality and Change Center; and Chenjerai Kumanyika, Assistant Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, AAUP Council Member, and Peabody-award winning host of ‘Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD’.” (12/16/25)
https://inthesetimes.com/article/higher-education-faces-threats-by-trump-administation-aaup
Source: Bluegrass Institute
“Kentucky is in the early stages of a housing affordability crisis—and we can either learn from California’s catastrophic failures or chart a better course.” (12/17/25)
https://www.bluegrassinstitute.org/video-making-room-for-the-next-generation-of-kentuckians/