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The 1600 is an unfiltered guide to the politics and culture defining the Trump era. Newsweek's Carlo Versano explores the forces reshaping our world with help from lawmakers, experts and modern thinkers.


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Carlo speaks with Empathy AI founder Ángel Maldonado for a philosophical conversation about AI, its capacity to reason and how young people can use it as a tool for their own creativity.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/dK3XiUOcCi4Empathy AI: https://empathy.ai/Learn more about Molly vs. The Machines: https://mollyvsthemachines.com/ Project Gutenberg: https://projectgutenberg.empathy.ai/library/discoverSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Carlo dives into the world of prediction markets — and the outlook doesn't look too good. "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets" author Nick Hartland joins The 1600 to break down this latest bid for your attention (and your money).Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/kp9GVnL2FuURead "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets:" https://triptk.substack.com/p/odds-are-the-new-oracle-decodingFollow Nick Hartland: https://x.com/sundaygatoradeSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Is doomscrolling the new cigarette? Chris Cillizza tackles this question with Carlo in part two of their conversation. Then they dive into the collapsing state of the media industry amid sweeping Washington Post layoffs and Bari Weiss' new CBS News.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/9FB89Vmb04QCheck out Chris Cillizza's "So What:" https://chriscillizza.substack.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Will Trump try to mess with the midterms? Chris Cillizza says it's much ado about nothing. The "So What" author joins Carlo in part one of their conversation to explain why a third Trump term isn't in the cards. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/lQ6CbPF6pSYCheck out Chris Cillizza's "So What:" https://chriscillizza.substack.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nick and Nate Roberts are identical twin brothers with very different politics. The pair of Indiana leaders join Carlo to share a strong message in today's partisan world: Family first, politics second. Follow Indianapolis City Councilor Nick Roberts: https://x.com/nickroberts317Learn more about Nathan Robert's Save Heritage Indiana: https://www.saveheritageindiana.org/Subscribe to The 1600: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In part two of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz chats with Carlo about mass surveillance, what Democrats can learn from Zohran Mamdani, and the rise of independent journalists like Nick Shirley. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/HVPgC4blg9wCheck out Taylor Lorenz's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz/videos | https://www.usermag.comSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Former ICE Field Office Director Darius Reeves joins Carlo to give his take on the agency under the Trump Administration, discussing Minneapolis, Steven Miller's mandate and agents' use of identity-concealing masks.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Gs0TF_D9hK0Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In part one of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Carlo to talk social media bans for kids, AI slop and why Democrats don't care about your free speech. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/5tr9HwH85XECheck out Taylor Lorenz's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz/videos | https://www.usermag.comSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
ParentData's Emily Oster joins Carlo to dissect one year of Robert F. Kennedy's Health and Human Services — covering new federal nutrition guidelines, amended vaccine schedules, medicaid updates and weight loss drug prices. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/k2KMSvfMoSM Check out ParentData: https://parentdata.org/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
What are Trump's real intentions with Greenland? Will this conflict spell the end of NATO? Carlo is joined by Professor of Peace and Conflict Research Ashok Swain to break down the the president's motives behind absorbing Greenland by any means necessary. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/YXdFYEHw2kMFollow Ashok Swain: https://x.com/ashoswai/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We raided Carlo's inbox to answer your burning political (and personal) questions.Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/fI7IluLIVxASubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Protests in Iran are closer than ever to pushing the country over the brink. With thousands of protesters reported dead, will Trump sit this one out? Or is "help" on its way? Carlo Versano is joined by Newsweek's Tom O'Connor to break down the latest. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/yA5qL5f4Sq8 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Freddy Guevara is a former Venezuelan opposition leader and political prisoner under Nicolás Maduro. Guevara joins Newsweek's Jesús Mesa on The 1600 to talk Venezuela's post-Maduro future. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73ysmx5-vo Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Former Colombian diplomat and defense minister Juan Carlos Pinzón joins Carlo Versano on The 1600 to talk his presidential run and how the fallout of the U.S. deposition of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela impacts Colombia.Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQA532vHyw0&list=PLbJbsiKs77FzYrlHIxQDl5AxWjR4tgN1r&index=1 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up to Politics" joins Carlo Versano to talk Tim Walz, Jeffrey Epstein, 2026 midterms and the big stories to watch this year. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw08QjxtkgCheck out Gabe Fleisher's "Wake Up To Politics:" https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Carlo Versano is joined by Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up To Politics" to dissect Donald Trump's foreign policy doctrine after a stunning U.S. attack in Venezuela that captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday. Newsweek's Jesús Mesa also joins to share reactions from the Venezuelan diaspora in Miami, Florida. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/kmnzimMc8jMCheck out Gabe Fleisher's "Wake Up To Politics:" https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode, host Carlo Versano quizzes conservative columnist Josh Hammer about Charlie Kirk, 2025’s biggest winners and losers, and how the right wing is really digesting Trump’s second term. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/q6nj9DJ6cVQSubscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Carlo Versano connects with critic and author W. David Marx, whose new book "Blank Space" explores how the 21st century became a wasteland of cultural stagnation. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/yTnEnc33xs0Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/th…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Derek Davison of "Foreign Exchanges" joins Carlo Versano on "The 1600" to discuss theaters of war across the world, including President Donald Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, the fragile Gaza ceasefire and unfolding conflicts in Africa. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/sYl2GH93C_wCheck out Davison's work: https://www.foreignexchanges.news/Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/the-1600 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Curtis Sliwa isn't going anywhere. The New York City GOP mayoral candidate told Carlo Versano on "The 1600" why he won't cave into demands to exit the race.For more, subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/the-1600See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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