General Michael Hayden, former CIA director and author of The Assault on Intelligence, joins Chris Riback for a conversation on U.S. national security in an age of lies. It’s a great, though unsettling, conversation.
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Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report joins Chris Riback for a good discussion of the 2018 midterm elections.
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It’s New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s last day in office. He spoke to Chris Riback while he was still packing up his office. They talked about why he removed statues from his city that honored the Confederacy, his new book, and of course the question many have for him: Are you running for president?
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Ronan Farrow, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, talks with Chris Riback about the shrinking, but also the militarization, of U.S. foreign policy.
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Stuart Eizenstat, author of President Carter: The White House Years, talks to Chris Riback about President Jimmy Carter. Was he an ineffective, overwhelmed outsider who oversaw four of the worst years in our history, or one of the most consequential presidents in modern history?
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Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and frequent CNN contributor, joins Chris Riback for a great discussion about where special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is going and where it might end up.
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Jennifer Palmieri, former Hillary Clinton communications director and author of Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World, joins Chris Riback for a great discussion of what the first woman president needs to know.
Rather than dwell on the results of the 2016 election, Palmieri turns the experience into something very empowering for future female leaders.
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Rick Hasen, author of The Justice of Contradictions: Antonin Scalia and the Politics of Disruption, joins Chris Riback for a discussion of Scalia’s complex legacy as a conservative legal thinker and disruptor of the nation’s highest court.
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David Wasserman of the Cook Political Report joins Chris Riback for a discussion about the 2018 House races.
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Michael Isikoff and David Corn, authors of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, sit down to discuss with Chris Riback how the so-called “Russia story” actually started.
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Chris Whipple, author of The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, talks to Chris Riback about how Donald Trump’s White House compares to others.
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New on Political Wire Conversations: Chris Riback talks to Steve Coll, author of the bestselling books, Directorate S and Ghost Wars.
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New on Political Wire Conversations: Chris Riback talks to Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt about their New York Times bestseller, How Democracies Die.
It’s a discussion that could change the way you look at the last 40 years, daily events, our country, and even democracy itself. Their book is also a must-read.
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Cornell University political scientist Peter Enns, who also heads up the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, joins Chris Riback for a discussion on how American views have evolved — in big ways and really nuanced ways — over time on some of our biggest issues: immigration, criminal justice, religion, politics, and more.
Enns is also author of Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became the Most Punitive Democracy in the World.
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Investigative reporter David Cay Johnston joins Chris Riback to discuss President Trump’s first year in office and explain why It’s Even Worse Than You Think.
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McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations to discuss how Vice President Mike Pence reconciles his religious beliefs and ambition with his political actions as President Donald Trump’s loyal deputy.
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Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball and author of the new book, Bobby Kennedy: A Raging Spirit, joins Chris Riback on Political Wire Conversations.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.