Category: The Jamie Weinstein Show

A Marine who fought in World War II, a PhD economist, a successful businessman, and a Cabinet secretary four times over, George P. Shultz has lived an impressive life.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, the 97-year-old former Secretary of State opens up on the prospects for peace on the Korean Peninsula, what made President Ronald Reagan a great leader, his career, and much more.

Show Roadmap
– Shultz weighs the prospects for peace on the Korean peninsula
– Shultz’s thoughts on former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
– What Shultz makes of Prince Salman in Saudi Arabia
– How the U.S. should handle Russia
– What Shultz thinks are the greatest threats facing America
– Is China destined to be an American adversary?
– What made Ronald Reagan a great leader
– Shultz provides career advice
– What Nixon got right

Ben Smith is at the forefront of a media revolution.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed talks covering Trump, conservatives in media, publishing the Steele Dossier, and much more.

Show Roadmap
– What New Yorkers think of Trump
– How Smith thinks the media has covered Trump
– Was Smith right to tell his staff it is ok to call Trump a “mendacious racist?”
– Would mainstream publications benefit from having more conservatives amongst their ranks?
– Smith defends publishing the Steele Dossier
– On Jeff Zucker, Maggie Haberman and Matt Drudge
– What Smith leaned from working as a reporter in Eastern Europe right before the 9/11attacks
– On his influences

If you watch cable news, you know who Don Lemon is.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the host of CNN Tonight talks covering and interviewing Trump, the state of cable news, why he doesn’t find any conservative writers compelling, and much more.

Road Map

• Has Trump’s first year surprised Lemon?
• What Lemon has gleaned from his interactions with Trump
• How covering Trump is different from covering other presidents
• Is cable news good for the country?
• On the Trump supporters he hosts on his show
• Why Lemon thinks Trump is a racist
• Is CNN to blame for Trump’s election victory?
• Why Lemon doesn’t find any conservative writers compelling

Ed Schultz has gone from a prominent liberal MSNBC commentator to a news anchor at a Russian state sponsored television network.

In the latest episode of the The Jamie Weinstein Show, the host of RT’s News with Ed Schultz talks Trump, why his views of Trump and Putin have seemingly changed since he joined RT, and much more.

Show Roadmap

• What’s surprised Schultz about President Trump’s first year
• What Schultz thought when Trump first entered the Republican primary
• Who Schultz supported during the presidential election
• The difference between working at MSNBC and RT
• On why Schultz’s view of Trump seemingly changed after joining RT
• On why Schultz’s view of Putin seemingly changed after joining RT
• On his influences

John Gizzi is something like the dean of conservative White House correspondents.

For about four months, Ed Martin was the embattled voice of Trumpism on CNN.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the confidante of the late Phyllis Schlafly talks the state of Trumpism, getting fired by CNN, why he supported Roy Moore, his time working for Pope John Paul II, and much more.

Show Roadmap
– What has surprised him about Trump’s presidency
– On what his interactions with Trump have taught him
– Why Martin thinks Trump won the GOP primary
– On his time at CNN, his firing — and why he’s sorry
– Whether he has any concerns about Trump
– Why Martin proudly stood by Roy Moore
– On his time working for Pope John Paul II
– On his career and influences

Neil Cavuto hosts more hours of TV than just about anybody in cable news.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the host of two Fox News shows and a show on Fox Business, opens up about covering Donald Trump for over thirty years, his thoughts on the state of cable news, how he manages to host so much TV while battling multiple sclerosis, and much more.

Show Roadmap
— What has surprised Cavuto about the Trump presidency?
— Cavuto reflects on covering Trump for over three decades – and how he feels Trump has changed.
— On which business people might run against Trump in 2020.
— Why Cavuto doesn’t have an interest in interviewing Trump.
— On working at Fox News in the Age of Trump.
— Cavuto reflects on the cable news landscape.
— What three policies would he adopt if he was dictator for a day?
— What interview Cavuto holds up as his most memorable.
— On doing the news while battling cancer and multiple sclerosis.
— On his influences.

Anthony Scaramucci has been many people’s favorite character on The Donald Trump Show.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, the man who served just 11 days in the White House opens up on his relationship with Trump, his enemies in Washington, his political history, his influences, and much, much more.

Show Roadmap
– What has surprised Scaramucci about Trump’s first year
– On his relationship with Trump
– On his political philosophy and the three policies he thinks would make America great again
– On Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus
– On whether he has been talking to Trump about returning to the administration
– On the latest allegations of Trump infidelity – and he doesn’t care
– On Matt Drudge, Tucker Carlson, George W. Bush, Roger Ailes and Jared Kushner
– Scaramucci defends the hedge fund industry
– On his influences

Since his book Between the World and Me was published in 2015—and perhaps even before—Ta-Nehisi Coates has been considered one of the most influential commentators on race in America.

A national correspondent for the Atlantic, Coates’s provocative writings often create headlines and instigate debate. In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, Coates discusses his worldview, Donald Trump, his thoughts on America’s racial history, the letter he wrote President Obama, the lessons he learned over his career, his influences, and much, much more.

Show Roadmap

· Why Coates thinks Trump is a racist and whether he thinks Trump would be happy if African Americans were worse off after his presidency
· On the motivations of conservatives who opposed President Obama
· Coates on whether individuals can do very much to fight the white supremacy he sees embedded in American society
· On whether stories of black success in America, from President Obama to Jay Z, challenge his worldview in any way
· On America’s founding and American exceptionalism
· What does Coates think should happen to Civil War statues – and statues of America’s founders
· On police shootings
· On how white liberals view Coates
· Coates reveals the letter he wrote to President Obama after he left the White House
· On Andrew Sullivan, Matt Drudge and Louis Farrakhan
· Get off Twitter – and other career advice for aspiring journalists
· On the historical leaders Coates admires, the books that influenced him, and the journalists he regularly reads

One of the most connected journalists in politics, Mike Allen has authored one of the must-read morning political tip sheets in Washington for over a decade, first at Politico and now at Axios, a publication he co-founded just over a year ago.

In the latest episode of The Jamie Weinstein Show, Allen discusses how covering President Trump is different than covering the other presidents he’s covered, what he makes of the Russia investigation, what he sees happening in 2020, and much more.

Show Roadmap

• How is covering Trump different than covering other presidents?
• On Allen’s interactions with Trump
• Do White House staffers respect Trump?
• Where Allen sees the Russia investigation going
• Who Allen thinks will run in 2020
• The difference between his morning email at Axios and his morning email at Politico
• How he schedules his day
• On Matt Drudge, Anthony Scaramucci, Sean Spicer and Steve Bannon
• Mike Allen’s career advice