290: The War Room Council Convenes

Update: 2025-01-02

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In this special New Year’s episode, James and Al welcome a panel of the country’s best and brightest composed of Jane Mayer, Pam Karlan, Roger Altman, George Stevens Jr., and Jill Abramson. They discuss what to expect from Trump and the Republicans in 2025, the war for the soul of journalism, the best of pop culture, the state of the economy, the future of the rule of law, and much more. Then, they take listener questions on the most pressing issues facing us in the year ahead and search for sources of hope going into 2025.

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Get More From This Week’s Guests:

Jill Abramson:

Twitter | NYT | Harvard | Author

Jane Mayer:

Twitter | The New Yorker | Author of “Dark Money” & Other Books

Professor Pam Karlan:

Stanford Law | DOJ.gov | Supreme Court Litigation Clinic

Roger Altman:

Evercore | The Hamilton Project

George Stevens:

Oscars.org | IMDB | George Stevens Academy