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 President-Elect and the Pandemic
The nation might've been fixated on the election outcome last week, but that didn't put the pandemic on hold. In fact, Covid cases are at record-high levels. POLITICO’s Alice Miranda Ollstein breaks …
00:11:24 |
Mon 09 Nov 2020
Presenting ... Global Translations: How can the US compete with China Inc.?
The pandemic and the rise of China are prompting Republicans and Democrats to turn to government power to grow industries important to America’s security and place in the world. “Industrial policy” i…
00:36:16 |
Sun 08 Nov 2020
President-Elect Joe Biden
It's official: Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States. POLITICO's Alex Thompson breaks down what's to come over the next two months before he takes office.Alex Thompson is…
00:07:11 |
Sat 07 Nov 2020
An unfinished election. A divided nation.
Joe Biden is closing in on a victory. But he's staring at a deeply divided nation — and an opponent who's refusing to accept the results. POLITICO's Natasha Korecki breaks down how Biden is preparing…
00:11:02 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
How Covid shaped the election
Joe Biden is inching his way toward a win, but Congress is on track to be more divided than ever. POLITICO's Dan Diamond explains how the coronavirus pandemic split the nation — and how polarized vie…
00:12:59 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Welcome to Election Week!
We warned you it might happen. So buckle up and get ready for what could be days of uncertainty. POLITICO’s Scott Bland breaks down what to watch for as votes continue to be tallied in one of the mos…
00:10:39 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
The totally wild ways the election could be won
Election Day is here. The results? They might not be finalized for a while. And that has lawyers for President Trump and Joe Biden preparing for lawsuits, recounts and some odd scenarios that you mig…
00:12:40 |
Tue 03 Nov 2020
ONE DAY TO GO
With just one day to Nov. 3, we hit the road with POLITICO’s Chief Washington Correspondent Ryan Lizza as he travels across the Sun Belt, where states that were once Republican strongholds appear to …
00:12:53 |
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Presenting ... Global Translations: Can we make enough vaccine?
Once there is a working Covid vaccine, manufacturers across the globe will need to scale up production to produce billions of doses — meaning billions of pharmaceutical-grade glass vials, rubber stop…
00:37:02 |
Sun 01 Nov 2020
Historic Black turnout could turn Georgia blue
With people waiting hours at the polls and tens of thousands of names purged from voter rolls, activists say Georgia’s 2018 election was Exhibit A of voter suppression. POLITICO’s Maya King reports o…
00:13:41 |
Fri 30 Oct 2020
Night and Day: Trump and Biden on Covid
Never before has a health emergency cast such a large shadow over a presidential race. With just five days until November 3, POLITICO’s Dan Diamond — who’s been tracking the coronavirus pandemic from…
00:14:46 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Twitter's secret weapon
CEO Jack Dorsey is synonymous with Twitter. But when it comes to the policies that could affect next week's election, Vijaya Gadde is the most important Silicon Valley executive you've never heard of…
00:12:56 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
ONE WEEK TO GO
With just seven days until the election, President Trump is facing a surge in coronavirus cases and an outbreak within his VP’s office, providing a new line of attacks from Joe Biden. POLITICO’s Nanc…
00:11:35 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
Understanding the 2020 Latino voters
Some experts say Latinos will be the second largest voting group in this year's election. But the group's ethnical and cultural diversity makes it a particularly difficult one for the political world…
00:17:34 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Global Translations: The tug-of-war
From closed factories to closed borders, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of our systems, creating a period of scarcity where demand skyrocketed — from freezers to PPE — and we couldn't su…
00:37:32 |
Sat 24 Oct 2020
The final showdown
They’re done. No more debates. POLITICO’s Anita Kumar breaks down the key moments from the final face-off between President Trump and Joe Biden — and what it all means for voters with just 11 days un…
00:11:38 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
How the U.S. fell behind the world on Covid
European nations are shutting down. Countries in Asia are tentatively resuming normal life after taking swift action at the start of the pandemic. The U.S.? That's a different story. POLITICO’s Carme…
00:13:45 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
The fight for Pennsylvania
It’s the state that sealed Trump’s victory in 2016. Now it could spell the end of his presidency. POLITICO’s Holly Otterbein breaks down where things stand in the fight for Pennsylvania. Plus, severa…
00:13:19 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Lindsey Graham's last stand
He's been in the Senate since 2003, but this year could be his last. POLITICO's Andrew Desiderio traces Lindsey Graham's transformation from a moderate Republican known for working across the aisle t…
00:14:22 |
Tue 20 Oct 2020
Why Trump could still win
With Biden ahead in both the polls and fundraising and Trump's message all over the place, things aren't looking great for the President's reelection efforts. But that doesn't mean the campaign is ov…
00:13:01 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
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