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Episode 86: Exit Interview with Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) Dec 28, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: As part of a series of C-SPAN interviews with retiring members of Congress, Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) reflects on his relationship with President Trump, his time in Congress, and what he might be planning next.

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Episode 85: Exit Interview with Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) Dec 21, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: As part of a series of C-SPAN interviews with retiring members of Congress, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) reflected on her career and time in the U.S. Senate, her relationship with President Barack Obama, and her legacy.

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Episode 84: The World in 2019 with The Economist's Executive Editor Daniel Franklin Dec 14, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: What will the year 2019 usher into the world? Joining us this week is The Economist's Executive Editor Daniel Franklin, who sits down with us to discuss with us everything from Brexit, to the global economy, even outer space. This week's issue of the economist tries to answer what will happen with all of that and more.

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Episode 83: The 116th Congress with The Weekly Standard's Executive Editor Fred Barnes Dec 07, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: The start of the 116th Congress is just weeks away – will it be different with divided government? Will leards from different parties work together? How will they work with Republican President Donald Trump? The Weekly Standard's Executive Editor Fred Barnes joins C-SPAN's The Weekly podcast to answer those questions.

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Episode 82: Amazon's HQ2 with Washington Business Journal Money Reporter Andy Medici Nov 30, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: Amazon announced the location of its second headquarters on November 13th, splitting the so-called HQ2 between Arlington, Virginia and Long Island City, New York. But what's next? How did Amazon make the decision? Did the Virginia and New York governors give too much in tax incentives to get Amazon to come to their states? Our guest this week is Andy Medici, Money Reporter at the Washington Business Journal. He joins C-SPAN to about the future of Amazon's HQ2, how Amazon got so powerful, and why it chose these locations.

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Episode 81: The Trump Presidency with historians Douglas Brinkley, Richard Norton Smith, and Edna Medford Nov 23, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: This is part two of an hour-long conversation with three nationally known presidential historians. They offer historical context for the Trump Presidency. Historian and presidential biographer Douglas Brinkley, Civil War and Reconstruction era historian Edna Greene Medford of Howard University, and Richard Norton Smith, biographer of President Washington, President Hoover, and President Gerald Ford. They were interviewed by C-SPAN's Brian Lamb as part of a forthcoming C-SPAN book on presidential leadership which will be published in the Spring of 2019.

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Episode 80: The Trump Presidency with historians Douglas Brinkley, Richard Norton Smith, and Edna Medford Nov 16, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: This is part one of an hour-long conversation with three nationally known presidential historians. They offer historical context for the Trump Presidency. Historian and presidential biographer Douglas Brinkley, Civil War and Reconstruction era historian Edna Greene Medford of Howard University, and Richard Norton Smith, biographer of President Washington, President Hoover, and President Gerald Ford. They were interviewed by C-SPAN's Brian Lamb as part of a forthcoming C-SPAN book on presidential leadership which will be published in the Spring of 2019.

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Episode 79: Veterans Day with Executive Director of Army National Military Cemeteries Karen Durham-Aguilera Nov 09, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th Month of 1918 the major hostilities of World War I formally ended. Every year we commemorate that moment with Veterans Day. Joining us to talk about it this week is Executive Director of Army National Military Cemeteries Karen Durham-Aguilera. She speaks about the importance of Arlington National Cemetery, its commitment to service members, its annual National Veterans Day Observance ceremony, and the history of burial for service members.

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Episode 78: Campaign 2018 with Mark Murray, Senior Political Editor for NBC News Nov 02, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: Tuesday is election day and control of both the House and Senate are at stake. NBC News Senior Political Editor Mark Murray joins C-SPAN to talk about what to look for as the results come in. We take a deep dive into House races across the country that could prove to be bellwethers for what is to come. Plus he shares his own experiences from past election nights and how NBC prepares for election night coverage.

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Episode 77: Wilson Center Program Director of Middle East Affairs Aaron David Miller on U.S. and Saudi Arabia Relations Oct 26, 2018

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On this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast: Since 1933 The United States and Saudi Arabia have held full diplomatic relations with each other….despite one country being an conservative Islamic absolute monarchy and the other a secular, constitutional republic. But since the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi…relations between the two countries have come into a new light. Joining us on C-SPAN's The Weekly Podcast to discuss the history of the United States and Saudi Arabia, the special relationship between the two countries, and what's next is Aaron David Miller, Vice President and Middle East Program Director at the Wilson Center. An expert on US policy in the Middle East he answers these questions and proposes what the Trump Administration could do moving forward.

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