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Conversations with Bill Kristol

A podcast by: Bill Kristol

Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.

Our American listeners can also listen to Conversations with Bill Kristol at our American site

272 Episodes

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?
Published 2024-04-18

David Axelrod on Biden v. Trump 2024
Published 2024-04-03
Joe Klein: Can the Democrats Get their Act Together?
Published 2024-03-15
Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake
Published 2024-03-08
Doug Sosnik on the State of the Race: Trump, Biden, and 2024
Published 2024-02-15
Whit Ayres on 2024: How Weak is Trump? What about Biden?
Published 2024-02-02
Aaron Friedberg on the China Challenge—and a World in Disarray
Published 2024-01-19
Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided
Published 2024-01-05
Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters
Published 2023-12-14
Jonathan Karl: What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?
Published 2023-11-28
Ray Takeyh on 10/7, Hamas, and Iran
Published 2023-11-17
Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder
Published 2023-10-31
Jason Furman on the Economy: Where Are We Now—and Where Might We Be Going?
Published 2023-10-11
Fred Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand
Published 2023-09-29
James Carville on Biden, Trump, the Democrats, and 2024
Published 2023-09-14
Stephen Rosen on the China Challenge
Published 2023-09-07
Whit Ayres on the State of the Race: Is It Still Trump's Party?
Published 2023-08-25
Ryan Goodman on the Trump Trial: What Might Happen?
Published 2023-08-04
Google’s Royal Hansen on AI: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?
Published 2023-07-26
Whit Ayres: Is Trump Inevitable? Do Any of the Other Republicans Have a Chance?
Published 2023-07-13
Doug Sosnik: The Realignment of American Politics—and its Implications
Published 2023-06-27
Ryan Goodman: Does Donald Trump Really Face Legal—and Political—Jeopardy?
Published 2023-06-15
Leah Boustan on Immigration: Then and Now
Published 2023-05-31
A.B. Stoddard on 2024: Trump, DeSantis, Biden…and Chaos?
Published 2023-05-17
Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where things Stand, and Where they Might be Going
Published 2023-05-02
Dan Balz on Trump, Biden, the Media, and 2024
Published 2023-04-20
Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy Between World War I and World War II—and Beyond
Published 2023-04-04
Jason Furman on the Threat of Inflation, Prospects for the Economy, and Turmoil in the Banking Sector
Published 2023-03-22
Aaron Friedberg on China, the War in Ukraine, and the Geopolitical Stakes
Published 2023-03-03
Anne Applebaum on Ukraine: One Year Into the War
Published 2023-02-15
Neil Rogachevsky on Israel’s Declaration of Independence
Published 2023-02-02
Francis Fukuyama on the War in Ukraine, Authoritarianism, and Liberal Democracy
Published 2023-01-24
James Carville: Biden, Trump, Our Parties, and 2024
Published 2023-01-10
Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism
Published 2022-12-20
Royal Hansen: Cybersecurity and National Security in the Digital Age
Published 2022-12-09
Whit Ayres: The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Road to 2024
Published 2022-11-29
Ronald Brownstein: After the 2022 Midterms, What’s Next?
Published 2022-11-11
Frederick Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand—and the Stakes for the Future
Published 2022-10-26
Ray Takeyh on Iran: Are We Witnessing a Revolution?
Published 2022-10-14
William Baude: On the Supreme Court after Dobbs
Published 2022-09-29

Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.

272 Episodes

Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Trump’s First Term—and a Second?

David Axelrod on Biden v. Trump 2024

Joe Klein: Can the Democrats Get their Act Together?

Timothy Snyder on Ukraine, Russia, America—and What’s at Stake

Doug Sosnik on the State of the Race: Trump, Biden, and 2024

Whit Ayres on 2024: How Weak is Trump? What about Biden?

Aaron Friedberg on the China Challenge—and a World in Disarray

Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided

Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters

Jonathan Karl: What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?

Ray Takeyh on 10/7, Hamas, and Iran

Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder

Jason Furman on the Economy: Where Are We Now—and Where Might We Be Going?

Fred Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand

James Carville on Biden, Trump, the Democrats, and 2024

Stephen Rosen on the China Challenge

Whit Ayres on the State of the Race: Is It Still Trump's Party?

Ryan Goodman on the Trump Trial: What Might Happen?

Google’s Royal Hansen on AI: Where Are We? Where Are We Going?

Whit Ayres: Is Trump Inevitable? Do Any of the Other Republicans Have a Chance?

Doug Sosnik: The Realignment of American Politics—and its Implications

Ryan Goodman: Does Donald Trump Really Face Legal—and Political—Jeopardy?

Leah Boustan on Immigration: Then and Now

A.B. Stoddard on 2024: Trump, DeSantis, Biden…and Chaos?

Frederick Kagan on the War in Ukraine: Where things Stand, and Where they Might be Going

Dan Balz on Trump, Biden, the Media, and 2024

Robert Kagan on American Foreign Policy Between World War I and World War II—and Beyond

Jason Furman on the Threat of Inflation, Prospects for the Economy, and Turmoil in the Banking Sector

Aaron Friedberg on China, the War in Ukraine, and the Geopolitical Stakes

Anne Applebaum on Ukraine: One Year Into the War

Neil Rogachevsky on Israel’s Declaration of Independence

Francis Fukuyama on the War in Ukraine, Authoritarianism, and Liberal Democracy

James Carville: Biden, Trump, Our Parties, and 2024

Harvey Mansfield on Locke, Aristotle, and the Spirit of Liberalism

Royal Hansen: Cybersecurity and National Security in the Digital Age

Whit Ayres: The Republican Party, Donald Trump, and the Road to 2024

Ronald Brownstein: After the 2022 Midterms, What’s Next?

Frederick Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand—and the Stakes for the Future

Ray Takeyh on Iran: Are We Witnessing a Revolution?

William Baude: On the Supreme Court after Dobbs