Slate senior political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with John Dean, the former White House Counsel to President Richard Nixon. Forty years ago, Dean resigned from his post over Watergate, even testifying against the President. Dean has written h

WeigelCast: Journalist Rick Perlstein

Jul 30th, 2014 12m 22s

In this week's episode, Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with author Rick Perlstein, who has been chronicling the rise of the right in American politics. Perlstein publishes his third installment, The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of N

WeigelCast: Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI)

Jul 24th, 2014 13m

In this week's episode, Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with Congressman Justin Amash (R-MI) about his upcoming primary against Brian Ellis, accusations that he is "Al Qaeda's best friend," and the need for national surveillance re

WeigelCast: The Club For Growth's Chris Chocola

Jul 17th, 2014 12m 15s

In this week's episode Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with Chris Chocola, president of the Club for Growth. The Club gives money to fiscally conservative Republican candidates through it's PAC and Super PAC.

WeigelCast: DC Council-member Marion Barry

Jul 11th, 2014 11m 46s

Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with former D.C. mayor and current council-member Marion Barry about his new book, Mayor for Life. Barry discusses contemporary racism, the decriminalization of marijuana, and his own exploitation by

Weigelcast: Mayday PAC's Lawrence Lessig and Mark McKinnon

Jul 5th, 2014 15m 45s

Slate political reporter speaks with Lawrence Lessig and Mark McKinnon, founders of Mayday PAC, the super PAC to end all super PAC's.

WeigelCast: Former Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader

Jun 27th, 2014 13m 22s

Slate political reporter speaks with former presidential candidate Ralph Nader. Nader talks about his new book, 'Unstoppable', how and why politics on the left and right should converge, and why Bernie Sanders couldn't be president.

WeigelCast: Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC)

Jun 19th, 2014 11m 52s

In this week's episode, Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC), who published a memoir in May titled Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black.

WeigelCast: Authors Ken Vogel and Dan Schulman

Jun 13th, 2014 15m 2s

Slate political reporter Daved Weigel speaks with Politico's Ken Vogel, author of Big Money, and Mother Jones' Dan Schulman, author of Sons of Wichita. Both books examine the effect of wealthy donors on politics.

WeigelCast: Susan B. Anthony List's Marjorie Dannenfelser

Jun 6th, 2014 14m 40s

Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the SBA List, about training pro-life politicians how to talk about abortion.

WeigelCast: Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN)

May 30th, 2014 15m 3s

Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) about finding a financial solution for his hometown of Detroit, and why progressive politics is "winning" politics.

WeigelCast: Journalist Sasha Issenberg

May 23rd, 2014 14m 28s

Slate political reporter David Weigel speaks with journalist Sasha Issenberg about what Democrats have learned (and failed to learn) about mid-term election campaigns.

WeigelCast: Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)

May 16th, 2014 13m 2s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware, about the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram and about Washington's engagement with African affairs more generally.

WeigelCast: Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer

May 9th, 2014 15m 34s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with Former White House Press Secretary for George W. Bush, Ari Fleischer, on the current and future state of the GOP.

WeigelCast: Former Massachusetts State Senator Richard Tisei

May 2nd, 2014 10m 27s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with former Massachusetts Sen. Richard Tisei about being a gay Republican, and why he's hopeful that he will win his bid for higher office this year.

WeigelCast: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

Apr 25th, 2014 11m 20s

In this week’s episode, Slate political reporter David Weigel talks to Sen. Sanders about the Republicans' rightward shift, Obama's missed opportunity to fight for working families, and the meaning of "socialism."

WeigelCast: Center for American Progress Neera Tanden

Apr 18th, 2014 12m 42s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with the president of the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden. Tanden talks about moving forward with Obamacare, why having a Democratic primary isn't a crazy idea, and how to pass a balanced b

Weigelcast: Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

Apr 11th, 2014 11m 4s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) about her the U.S. Agency for International Development's Cuban Twitter program, her ardent support for the Cuba embargo, and supporting gay marriage.

WeigelCast: Veep Creator Armando Iannucci

Apr 5th, 2014 11m 53s

In this week’s episode Slate political reporter David Weigel talks to Armando Iannucci, the creator of 'Veep', and a few more era-defining cringe comedies. Among the subjects of discussion – why politicians over-react to cable TV, why failure i

WeigelCast: Steve Beshear

Mar 23rd, 2014 12m 9s

Slate political blogger Dave Weigel talks with the Democratic governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, about the Affordable Care Act and the legalization of marijuana. WeigelCast is presented by GE.

Weigelcast Former Governor Jesse Ventura

Mar 23rd, 2014 15m 55s

Slate political reporter Dave Weigel speaks with former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura about why he thinks the two-party system doesn't work, the Affordable Care Act, and life off the grid.

WeigelCast: Howard Dean

Mar 15th, 2014 15m 38s

In the debut episode of WeigelCast, Slate political blogger Dave Weigel talks with former Vermont governor and former DNC chair Howard Dean. WeigelCast is presented by GE.

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