Amy Siskind
The Weekly List
The Weekly List is a podcast hosted by Amy Siskind, author of The List. It supplements the popular Weekly List on our website, www.theweeklylist.org, which tracks the ever changing new normals of American politics. The podcast gives greater context to the "not normal" news items from the previous week, and will highlight a few stories and changing norms from the Trump regime that you may have missed.
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Week 28 - Desperate for a Win, Trump Finds None 22.05.2025 22:25
This week has the fewest broken norms since Trump’s inaugural. As in the prior four weeks, Trump finds himself struggling for wins on his main issues — the economy, immigration and foreign policy — and in many ways, his presidency is floundering and in retreat. Reminiscent of the first regime, when Trump was failing he would strike out to release anger and change the subject, this week Trump aired...
Week 27 - Grifts, Librarians and Trade Retreats 15.05.2025 23:30
This week, the growing number of Trump’s conflicts of interest and grifts, which we have been documenting each week, at long last took center stage! What did it take to finally get Republicans in Congress to react? It wasn’t the billions that the Trump family is pocketing in plain sight in the crypto market. What it took was Trump accepting a $400 million Boeing 747 from the Qatari royal family as...
Week 26 - Grifting in Plain Sight 08.05.2025 21:15
The most noteworthy stories this week revolve around Trump’s grift. We’ve been covering Trump’s irreverence around conflicts of interest in the second regime, as well as examples each week of his using the office of the presidency to line his pockets; this week it seemed to all come together with some great reporting by the Times . If you want a good primer on how Trump has pocketed billions from...
Week 25 - I Run the Country and the World 01.05.2025 18:46
Falling approval and a faltering economy help explain why approaching 100 days, Trump found himself in retreat. On at least seven major issues, Trump has capitulated or reversed his actions in recent weeks. Notably, his pace of breaking norms has markedly slowed as of late, first in Week 24 and even more so this week. We have reached another inflection point, from Trump’s early shock and awe to, f...
Week 24 - Trump's Really Bad Week 24.04.2025 16:07
This is the week it all started to fall apart for Trump. He ended what was a disastrous week for his regime, having to capitulate with a public statement that he did not intend to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and softening his tone on China. His statements came after Wall Street dubbed a broad sell-off of U.S. stocks, U.S. government debt, and the U.S. dollar the Trump ‘Sell America’ t...
Week 23 - A Shocking Abuse of Power 17.04.2025 26:14
This week, host Amy Siskind discusses how Trump pushed the boundaries of the legal system, flouting a ruling by the Supreme Court on Kilmar Abrego Garcia and other immigration related moves seemed aimed at distracting attention from economic matters.
Week 22 - Trump Veers Toward Ending US Exceptionalism 10.04.2025 28:03
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news during the last week including Trump’s tariff war declaration and the global disruption that ensued and the importance of the Hands Off protests which took place on Saturday.
Week 21 - A Rebuke of Trump and Musk in Wisconsin 03.04.2025 27:58
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news for the last week of March including the involvement of Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency.
Week 20 - Nobody Was Texting War Plans 27.03.2025 36:00
Host Amy Siskind discusses notable news events of the week including a shocking breach of national security, as a journalist from The Atlantic was mistakenly added to a Signal group chat discussing a pending attack in Yemen.
Week 19 - An Intrusion on the President’s Authority 20.03.2025 30:58
This week, host Amy Siskind discusses another inflection point in Trump’s pace of breaking norms, and unfortunately a turn for the worse.
Week 18 - I’m Not Even Looking at the Market 13.03.2025 27:08
This week, host Amy Siskind discusses the country’s angst and anger over mass firings, frozen federal funding, and cuts in entitlement programs converged on Elon Musk and his so-called DOGE.
Week 17 - This Is Going to Be Great Television 06.03.2025 33:27
Host Amy Siskind discusses the events of the last week, including Ukraine President Zelenskiy's visit to the United States.
Week 16 - Musk Goes to War With Trump’s Cabinet 27.02.2025 31:39
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news events for the week of February 24, 2025
Week 15 - He Who Saves His Country 20.02.2025 28:27
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news events for the week of February 17, 2025
Week 14 - A Constitutional Crisis 13.02.2025 27:28
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news for the week of February 10, 2024.
Week 13 - DOGE Goes Rogue 06.02.2025 30:37
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news for the week of February 3, 2024.
Week 12 - Shock and Awe 30.01.2025 25:30
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news and failing norms for the week of January 27, 2025
Week 11 - The New Gilded Age 23.01.2025 25:20
Host Amy Siskind discusses the events in US news leading up to and in the days after the second inauguration of Donald Trump.
Week 10 - Is America to Become an Oligarchy? 16.01.2025 24:53
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news from the week of January 13, 2025.
Week 9 - Genuflecting to Trump 09.01.2025 19:32
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news from the week of January 6th, 2024.
Week 8 - The Return 03.01.2025 15:41
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news from the end of 2024.
Week 7 - The Return 28.12.2024 22:08
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news from the week of December 23, 2024.
Week 6 - The Return 21.12.2024 15:11
Host Amy Siskind goes over the headlines from US news for the week of December 16
Week 5 - The Return 14.12.2024 16:58
Host Amy Siskind discusses US news from the week of December 9, 2024.
Week 4 07.12.2024 15:45
Host Amy Siskind discusses the latest news updates regarding the upcoming second Trump administration.
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