POLITICO Tech
The POLITICO Tech podcast is your download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. New episodes on Thursdays.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 1025
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The push to modernize clinical trials
Clinical trials have long been plagued by inefficiency, lack of diversity and the inability to leverage data. The pandemic increased the need to modernize trials, which pushed many trials to lean on …
00:11:00 |
Thu 05 May 2022
How repealing Roe would rewind Michigan abortion law to 1931
According to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court and obtained by POLITICO, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wad…
00:11:00 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Why the U.S. is worried about the Solomon Islands
The Biden administration is scrambling to counter China’s new security pact with the Solomon Islands and a possible military base in the South Pacific nation. Phelim Kine reports.
Learn more about y…
00:12:07 |
Tue 03 May 2022
FDA warned about infant formula plant months before deaths
Months before two infants died and another was hospitalized from bacterial infections, a whistleblower alerted senior FDA officials to what he said were "lax practices, including regulatory violation…
00:12:44 |
Mon 02 May 2022
Beltway, stars want an invite: How Tammy throws brunch
Presenting Playbook Deep Dive: The White House Correspondents’ Dinner is back for the first time since 2019. Journalists, A-list celebrities and Washington’s power players will pack the cavernous bal…
00:40:24 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
FDA poised to ban menthol cigs
The FDA may propose a rule banning menthol cigarettes as early as today, a decision 10 years in the making. Katherine Foley reports.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:12:53 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
Elon Musk’s collision course with D.C.
The world’s richest man has a lot of experience getting his way in Washington. But doing it as Twitter's owner may be different. Rebecca Kern reports.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…
00:12:43 |
Wed 27 Apr 2022
Why you should care about the spectrum fight
Federal regulators are just beginning to tackle a technical flaw that threatens to hold back the United States’ next giant leap in communications: Many of our radios suck. John Hendel reports.
Learn…
00:13:01 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
'Modern day slavery' for some farmworkers in Georgia
An alleged human trafficking ring in Georgia highlights many of the loopholes found in the H-2A agricultural visa program, renewing calls for an overhaul. Ximena Bustillo reports.
Learn more about y…
00:12:53 |
Mon 25 Apr 2022
Presenting Playbook Deep Dive: 'You only win if you fight': Will Gallego unseat Sinema?
This week Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza is in Arizona to dig into a few big plotlines ahead of this year’s elections. Trump narrowly lost the state in 2020, Senator Mark Kelly – the Democratic incumb…
00:28:07 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
Biden admin to roll back another Trump-era health rule
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
00:10:05 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
No one in D.C. wants to talk to the Russian ambassador
Russia’s ambassador to the United States can’t get meetings with senior officials at the White House or the State Department. He can’t convince U.S. lawmakers to see him, and it's rare to find an Ame…
00:11:32 |
Wed 20 Apr 2022
POLITICO’s midterm election forecast
We're six and a half months out from the the midterms, and to keep track of the almost 500 seats up for grabs, POLITICO has launched an election forecaster. Steve Shepard, the man behind the tracker,…
00:13:20 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
House Dems’ super PAC sparks Latino backlash in Oregon
A newly drawn House district offered the prospect of electing Oregon’s first Latina to Congress. Then a top super PAC unexpectedly swooped in. Sabrina Rodriguez reports.
Learn more about your ad cho…
00:11:34 |
Mon 18 Apr 2022
The changing demographics of the 'Chocolate City'
Gentrification has dramatically transformed Washington, D.C. — as a result, the city now has a smaller Black population. That decline mirrors a nationwide trend, nine of the 10 cities with the larges…
00:13:14 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Why does insulin cost so much?
Insulin is what economists would call a super inelastic product — no matter what the cost is, people will pay for it because it's a life-saving medication. Two bills currently in Congress hope to dri…
00:13:06 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Why your burger is so expensive
American consumers are seeing food prices rise at the fastest rate since 1981. Supply chain snarls, labor shortages and climate challenges — plus the conflict in Ukraine — share the blame. Steven Ove…
00:10:47 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
Oligarchs can still stash money in real estate — for now
As political pressure grows to crack down on Russian oligarchs, U.S. policymakers are taking a deeper look at an industry that has long avoided anti-money-laundering rules: real estate. POLITICO's Ka…
00:09:04 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
The FDA's food failure
A POLITICO investigation based on more than 50 interviews finds the FDA is failing to meet American consumers' expectations on food safety and nutrition. POLITICO's Helena Bottemiller Evich reports o…
00:12:22 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
The untold story of Afghanistan's female elite soldiers
Trained by the U.S. Army, a group of trailblazing Afghan women became a formidable military force during the war in Afghanistan. They now live scattered around the U.S., stuck in immigration limbo. A…
00:14:39 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are the property of POLITICO. This content is not affiliated with or endorsed by eachpod.com.