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
Tribes left behind by America's weed laws
Federal protections for state and territorial cannabis markets don't apply to Native American tribes. Natalie Fertig reports.
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00:13:48 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
5 key takeaways from U.N. climate report
On Monday, the U.N. offered a familiarly stark report card on the world’s progress on cutting emissions from the IPCC, which has been monitoring climate change since 1988. Despite the panel's regular…
00:13:05 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Amazon's telehealth gold rush
Amazon has been pushing into health care for years, starting with wearable health devices and pharmacy services. But the nationwide expansion of its “Amazon Care” service is its biggest move in the r…
00:11:34 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
NYC mayor Eric Adams takes on the 'gotcha' press
In a copy of a Zoom recording provided to POLITICO, New York City Mayor Eric Adams instructed administration staff that every single communication from a city agency, down to notices about cherry blo…
00:12:28 |
Mon 04 Apr 2022
Biden turned the Russian ruble into rubble. How’d it bounce back?
A raft of punishing sanctions sent Russia’s currency crashing after its invasion of Ukraine. A month later, the ruble has staged a dramatic recovery — putting pressure on the Biden administration and…
00:13:07 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Why haven't more hospitals used N95s?
POLITICO reporter Rachael Levy broke the story that some hospitals have been asking patients to remove their N95 masks — even though they offer better protection. Rachael’s reporting changed a nation…
00:12:24 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
How a lawsuit spurred Florida GOP to pass ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law
Florida’s fight over contentious LGBTQ legislation — the "Parental Rights in Education Bill," dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents — had its genesis nearly two years ago, not in the halls of …
00:12:22 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
Biden's wealth tax on the uber rich
On Monday, President Joe Biden released his administration’s new budget proposal. It includes increases in domestic investments and a big boost in military funding. To pay for it, Biden proposed incr…
00:10:39 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
How to prepare for cyberattacks
The Biden administration has issued ominous warnings about looming Russian cyberattacks. The energy and finance industries are of particular focus, but one of the President's top cyber aides said las…
00:12:18 |
Mon 28 Mar 2022
How Russia will impact the future of trade
Days after a 424-8 vote to revoke normal trade relations with Russia, the bill's path through the Senate is complicated. Senate Republicans are demanding the legislation be paired with a separate Hou…
00:12:53 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Chip lobby gets warm welcome, but no money
A microchip lobbying blitz is happening on Capitol Hill today, and D.C. has pledged to pour billions of dollars into coaxing chip manufacturers back to the U.S. The problem? The money's held up in Co…
00:13:16 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
Hackers come for your health data
Nearly 50 million people in the U.S. had their sensitive health data breached in 2021, a threefold increase in three years, according to a POLITICO analysis of the latest HHS data. Ben Leonard report…
00:10:20 |
Wed 23 Mar 2022
The global food crisis will only get worse
Russia and Ukraine combined provide about 30 percent of the world’s supply of wheat and Ukraine alone provides about 15 percent of the world's corn. Russia's invasion into Ukraine is setting off a gl…
00:11:54 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
Will Biden (really) cancel student debt?
Ahead of the midterms, Democrats fret that Biden’s inaction on student debt could burn him with younger voters. Michael Stratford reports.
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00:12:57 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
The state battle to criminalize trans care
The furor surrounding transgender youth has been playing out in Texas, but it's not the only state proposing criminalizing gender-affirming care despite opposition from medical experts. Republican la…
00:11:22 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
The Covid funding blame game
The White House asked for $22.5 billion for covid response funds. Last week, Congress put together a bipartisan $15 billion plan. But so far, exactly zero dollars have actually been agreed upon. And …
00:12:14 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
How Liz Cheney wins re-election
Liz Cheney faces a primary with Trump-endorsed candidate Harriet Hageman. Wyoming political strategists say the only viable path to victory for Liz Cheney is with the help of Democrats and Independen…
00:11:54 |
Wed 16 Mar 2022
A firefighter shortage
The Forest Service has long struggled with staffing shortages, but the challenges have intensified amid a hyper-competitive labor market and cost-of-living concerns. Ximena Bustillo reports.
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00:12:07 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Biden's strategy: help Ukraine without provoking Russia
Over the weekend, Russia intensified its airstrikes on western Ukraine, hitting targets just miles from the Polish border. Pentagon and NATO officials reiterated on Sunday that they do not intend to …
00:13:18 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Russia sanctions put crypto under the spotlight
As more banks and payment systems cut off service to Russians, digital asset firms are navigating the same reputational minefields as traditional financial institutions. Sam Sutton reports.
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00:12:24 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
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