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
Inside the resignation of Eric Lander
An internal White House investigation recently concluded that President Joe Biden’s top science adviser, Eric Lander, bullied and demeaned his subordinates and violated the White House’s workplace po…
00:14:35 |
Wed 09 Feb 2022
Trucker protests take over Canada’s capital
With trucks and protesters occupying streets around Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa's mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency. The “Freedom Convoy” — a collection of semis and ot…
00:13:22 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
Tensions mount, and mount, and mount
Russia now has an estimated 70% of the forces it needs for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in place, according to Biden administration officials. A group of bipartisan Senators continue to work on a…
00:13:40 |
Mon 07 Feb 2022
The uncomfortable Winter Olympics
China's human rights abuses — leading to diplomatic boycotts of the Beijing 2022 Games by the US, UK, Australia and more — have put athletes in a difficult spot. Phelim Kine reports
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00:14:29 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
A shot for the youngest kids is in sight
On Tuesday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they’re seeking authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for the first two doses of a planned three-dose Covid-19 vaccine regimen for children und…
00:13:44 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
The hot economy is about to be put on ice
President Joe Biden delivered a massive economic stimulus that sparked historic job growth — but is also a factor in why inflation is the highest it's been since the 80s. Now, he’s counting on the Fe…
00:14:24 |
Wed 02 Feb 2022
The Jan. 6 panel is at an inflection point
Investigators for the Jan. 6 select committee have won a string of victories in court, obtaining testimony and records from Trump World. Now, they're preparing for their next battle, making those fin…
00:13:12 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
The short list to replace Breyer
Last week, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement, setting off a flurry of anticipation about who his successor would be and how the confirmation process would play out. Josh G…
00:14:02 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
The battle to save Waikiki
Climate change is eroding Hawaii’s most popular attraction. But, even in a deep-blue state, no one can agree on how to save it. Melanie Warner reports.
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00:13:27 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
Monoclonal antibodies and the midterms
Republicans are accusing the Biden administration of racism — against white people. The FDA recommended that race and ethnicity be considered when deciding who gets the limited supply of monoclonal …
00:11:09 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Vax wars head to California
For the third time in 10 years, California is in the middle of the national vaccine wars. On Monday, State Sen. Richard Pan unveiled legislation to eliminate the personal belief exemption for the imp…
00:10:45 |
Wed 26 Jan 2022
The standoff over Ukraine
Two weeks ago, the first round of diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Russia took place. Last week, another round of diplomatic talks took place. And now, Russia has mobilized about 100,000 troops …
00:12:31 |
Tue 25 Jan 2022
What's next for Dems in Congress
After failures to advance two high profile bills — the Build Back Better spending plan and voting rights — Democrats return to the drawing board. Anthony Adragna reports.
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00:13:29 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
Breaking up big meat
Four big companies dominate the meat processing market — but the Biden administration has considered breaking them up for a long time. Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been on a multi…
00:14:55 |
Fri 21 Jan 2022
CovidTests.gov is live — but is it ready?
After more than a month of surging case numbers due to the Omicron variant, the Biden administration is responding with more testing and masking. On Wednesday, it launched covidtests.gov, a website t…
00:13:07 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Airlines face their next challenge: 5G
5G, more like 5 o-m-g! Amid concerns that AT&T's and Verizon's 5G rollout could cause thousands of flight cancellations and disruptions, the wireless companies agreed to heed the warnings of the avia…
00:12:55 |
Wed 19 Jan 2022
Voting rights legislation: deterred or dead?
Last week, voting rights legislation hit a brick wall when Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) announced they would not support changing Senate rules to get around a potential filib…
00:13:27 |
Tue 18 Jan 2022
Oregon's black market for cannabis
There’s a saying that Southern Oregon has more trees than people, but recently, the area has been overrun by international cartels and gun-toting outlaw farmers. What’s happening there represents one…
00:16:36 |
Fri 14 Jan 2022
The CDC's messaging problem that won't go away
As we round into the third year of Covid-19 and a surging wave of cases, Democrats and Republicans alike raised sharp questions and complaints on the state of the pandemic response in the most recent…
00:11:59 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
What happened in Chicago schools
On Monday night, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union reached a deal to bring students back to the classroom after a five-day standoff. But even after coming to an agreement, t…
00:12:31 |
Wed 12 Jan 2022
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