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
Coronavirus: Why was Jerome Adams pushed to the sidelines?
Surgeon General Jerome Adams was back at the podium for the coronavirus task force briefing Wednesday after being sidelined earlier this week. POLITICO's Dan Diamond and Maya King look at why Adams w…
00:14:53 |
Thu 23 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The fight over reopening the country
Some state are taking a cue from President Trump and pressing ahead with lifting coronavirus restrictions. Others are seeing anti-lockdown protests. POLITICO's Anita Kumar explains what's next in the…
00:10:19 |
Wed 22 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The fight over saving small businesses
Congress is on track to pass another round of relief for small businesses after cash for sorely-needed loans dried up last week. But POLITICO's Zach Warmbrodt says the lending program has been riddle…
00:12:31 |
Tue 21 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: A lack of trust — and information — in minority communities
The coronavirus pandemic is already disproportionately hitting black and brown people in the US. POLITICO's Laura Barrón-López explains why decades of distrust and a lack of public health messaging i…
00:12:09 |
Mon 20 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: A new dynamic between Trump and states
Earlier this week, President Trump said he had total authority over states to tell them when to lift stay-at-home orders. Now, he's kicking more responsibility back to governors in his "Opening Up Am…
00:10:18 |
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Inside America's two-decade failure to prepare
POLITICO's Dan Diamond traces today's coronavirus crisis back through three presidents — and explains what we can learn from past failures. Plus, Trump threatens to adjourn Congress to push through n…
00:12:30 |
Thu 16 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: How much power does Trump have?
President Trump's claim that he has total authority over states to override their decisions on when to reopen their economies has been widely panned by legal experts as unconstitutional. POLITICO's J…
00:11:21 |
Wed 15 Apr 2020
Can rural hospitals get loans in time?
Rural hospitals are in danger of running out of money as the coronavirus pandemic hits America's heartland. But POLITICO's Rachel Roubein says many of them are unable to access stimulus loans. Plus, …
00:09:12 |
Tue 14 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The global fight to prevent another depression
The coronavirus pandemic is bringing us closer and closer to a global economic depression. POLITICO's Ben White gives an inside look at how the world's leading economies are scrambling to prevent tha…
00:10:23 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
The other side of the Covid hotline
Erin is a nurse in Arizona who talks to more than 100 people a week on the Covid hotline. If you meet the criteria, she'll refer you to be tested. She explains what it's like to be on the other side …
00:08:17 |
Sun 12 Apr 2020
The end for Bernie
It looked like Biden's race since Super Tuesday, but it took Bernie Sanders more than a month to drop out of the Democratic primary. POLITICO's Holly Otterbein looks at the end of Bernie's campaign. …
00:10:55 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: A rift in the White House
President Trump's fixation on an unproven anti-malaria drug and his tendency to play the blame game are causing a split in the White House. Plus, the head of the WHO calls for global solidarity. And …
00:14:02 |
Thu 09 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: A crisis for communities of color
The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately hitting black and brown communities in the US. POLITICO's Laura Barrón-López explains why — and how a lack of data could make things worse. Plus, New Yo…
00:11:23 |
Wed 08 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The battle over voting
Wisconsin is asking its citizens to head to the polls today despite a global pandemic and an executive order from the state's governor delaying the vote. POLITICO's Natasha Korecki explains why the e…
00:09:35 |
Tue 07 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The next hot spots
Rural communities in the South are on track to become coronavirus hot spots in the coming weeks. POLITICO's Alice Miranda Ollstein and Dan Goldberg explain why a shortage of beds and medical equipmen…
00:11:12 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: Can history save Trump from a historic crisis?
President Trump's team is searching through the trenches of presidential history to find inspiration for how to tackle the pandemic. POLITICO's Gabby Orr explains why it might be tough for Trump to r…
00:11:51 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: How we broke the 'pandemic playbook' story
A mysterious document. Some rubber gloves. And a carefully[hyphen]coordinated — 6 feet away! — handoff. POLITICO brings you an inside look at how our reporters break stories when they’re stuck inside…
00:11:59 |
Thu 02 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: The next 30 days
The White House is warning that the next 30 days will be crucial in the fight against the coronavirus — and that even if the current social distancing guidelines are followed, deaths could reach 240,…
00:09:55 |
Wed 01 Apr 2020
'Everything is like a horror movie': How the coronavirus is felt across the world
From Madrid to Detroit, POLITICO brings you an on-the-ground look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting everyday life in cities across the globe. Plus, a growing number of states are cracking …
00:09:29 |
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Coronavirus: Who lives and who dies?
A shortage of life-saving ventilators is looming in America. POLITICO's Joanne Kenen explains why US hospitals aren’t prepared to make tough decisions about who gets care and who doesn't. Plus, Presi…
00:08:45 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
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