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
Three freshman lawmakers on their first year in Congress
It’s the most diverse freshman class in the history of Congress. It’s also a group of lawmakers whose time in Washington has been marked by insurrection and hyper-polarization. POLITICO’s Eugene Dani…
00:14:18 |
Tue 27 Apr 2021
A genocide recognized
For more than a century the U.S. has not formally recognized the killing of more than a million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during WWI as genocide. Over the weekend, that changed. POLITICO’s Char…
00:13:54 |
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Presenting Playbook Deep Dive: The senators at the center of the 50-50 split
“If we miss this opportunity, God help us.” Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski. Two moderate senators smack in the middle — and on either side — of a split 50-50 Senate. On the first episode of Playbook …
00:28:06 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
A senator’s quest to avoid ‘failure’ on gun control
The NRA is decimated and the GOP is out of power. For Sen. Chris Murphy, it’s an opportunity to do what’s been undoable for the past two decades. But as POLITICO’s Nicholas Wu reports, partisan gridl…
00:11:43 |
Thu 22 Apr 2021
What’s next after the Chauvin verdict
Guilty on all three counts. But is it justice? POLITICO’s Brakkton Booker breaks down why activists say yesterday’s verdict is only the beginning. Plus, GOP senators float a $600-800 billion infrastr…
00:13:45 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Inside Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
For nearly two decades, U.S. presidents have followed the advice of top military leaders and kept troops in Afghanistan. But last week President Biden ovverode the brass and announced a complete with…
00:12:40 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
How to get back a school year lost to the pandemic
Kids aren’t just months behind in their classes, they’ve also been cut off from a key support system during the pandemic. POLITICO’s Delece Smith-Barrow — who sat down with a group of education leade…
00:13:27 |
Mon 19 Apr 2021
Why Democrats are split on John Fetterman
With tattoos and the looks of a WWE body double, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman isn’t your average politician. He says that will help win over working class Trump voters in his bid t…
00:14:43 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
The future of Covid testing
Sure, vaccines are the talk of the town. But Covid testing will still play a massive role in the return to some semblance of normalcy. POLITICO's David Lim reports on what's next for Covid tests — in…
00:12:32 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Everything you need to know about the Johnson & Johnson scare
POLITICO’s Sarah Owermohle is one of more than 6 million people who got the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine before regulators pressed the pause button over fears of extremely rare blood clottin…
00:16:26 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
How a fake reporter infiltrated the White House press corps
Who is “Kacey Montagu”? POLITICO’s Christopher Cadelago tells the wild and weird story of how a fictitious correspondent rose from the depths of internet role playing to the White House briefing room…
00:13:50 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
A conversation with Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez
Almost a year ago, the Navajo Nation had the worst Covid infection rate in America. Now, it's vaccinated more of its population than any state. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks with Dispatc…
00:18:43 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
What Biden’s executive orders on guns really do
In the aftermath of mass shootings in Georgia and Colorado, President Biden signed several executive orders on Thursday aimed at reducing gun violence. POLITICO’s Anita Kumar digs into what they real…
00:11:03 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
How we lost 15 million Covid vaccines
15 million doses. Gone. All because a plant accidentally mixed ingredients. POLITICO’s Sarah Owermohle looks at how such a big mistake happened. Plus, Virginia’s legislature votes to speed up marijua…
00:11:40 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
Three key moments from the Chauvin trial
The nation is on trial. And race is front and center in the courtroom. POLITICO’s Brakkton Booker breaks down three key moments from the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis Police officer …
00:12:24 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
Big business gets ‘woke’ in Georgia
From Coca Cola to the MLB to Delta, big companies are criticizing a Georgia law that advocates say infringes on voting rights. POLITICO’s Zach Montellaro breaks down what’s in the legislation — and l…
00:11:52 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
A one-on-one with Dr. Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, joins Dispatch to discuss rising Covid cases, vaccine passports, the timeline for returning to normal and — not joking — Lord of the…
00:15:45 |
Mon 05 Apr 2021
All aboard the $2 trillion infrastructure train!
Expanded rail systems. Funding for crumbling roads and bridges. A new fleet of electric vehicles.. There’s a lot in Biden’s new infrastructure proposal. There’s also a big price tag. POLITICO’s Sam M…
00:10:58 |
Fri 02 Apr 2021
Another ‘oh sh*t’ moment in the pandemic
We’re on the verge of a fourth Covid surge. And that has health officials freaked out about a nightmare scenario where cases outpace vaccinations, more new variants emerge and things … get really bad…
00:11:42 |
Thu 01 Apr 2021
The Supreme Court gets a case of March Madness
Right now, college basketball players are competing in a tournament that generates billions of dollars, but they're not the ones raking in cash. Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a cas…
00:11:40 |
Wed 31 Mar 2021
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