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"Shadows of Tehran" author Nick Berg joins Carlo to talk the Iran War and why it's "your fight," too. Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LOS84PQRRWwDKEQ2zHYHe Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...

Carlo speaks with Lincoln Project co-founder, Never-Trump Republican and Latino GOP consultant Mike Madrid about how Donald Trump blew it with the coalition that brought him back to power -- and what the Democrats need to do (or stop doing) to win them over. Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https:...

The Mooch reveals all. The financier-turned White House Communications Director-turned MAGA foe tells Carlo what Trump's actually thinking, and why he's possibly the worst person to be President of the United States. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/_pQGvhI4Kb4 Anthony Scaramucci:  @therealanthonyscaramucci  | https://x.com/Scaramucci?lang=en 0:00 – Intro 1:50 – "Nobody is friends wi...

Rich Logis wanted out of MAGA. He tells Carlo how he did it, and how he's helping others do the same. Leaving MAGA: https://leavingmaga.org/ | https://www.youtube.com/@LeavingMAGA/videos One Betrayal Too Many: https://linktr.ee/onebetrayaltoomany 0:00 – Intro 01:50 – Why Rich Logis Left MAGA 07:27 – COVID & “Mass Psychosis” 09:02 – Why Rich Supported Trump 14:30 – Never Admit You’re Wrong 18:1...

Economist Justin Wolfer joins Carlo to take the economy's temperature as Trump's war in Iran shakes markets and hits Americans' wallets. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/tYFh5U73sWc Justin Wolfers: https://www.youtube.com/jjwolfers/videos | https://x.com/JustinWolfers Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through...

Broadcasting titan and veteran war correspondent Geraldo Rivera shares his insight on what's going through Donald Trump's mind as he launches another unpopular regime change operation in Iran. From Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio to the president himself, Rivera debriefs Carlo the on the administration's wartime psyche. Geraldo Rivera: https://www.geraldo.com/ | https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealGeraldoRi...

Carlo examines how Trump wages war and makes policy when markets aren’t open to feel the pain — and how some lucky traders are profiting off of the chaos. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/CvyTSt6nZvA - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get more Carlo by subscribing to The 1600 newsletter, with fresh columns on the latest news in your inbox every Monday through Friday: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ Liste...

Glenn Greenwald and Carlo look under the hood at the U.S.-Israel relationship, discuss who's winning the war with Iran and explain how the neocon right has become the preeminent censor of free speech. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/JMUlMQVKwSg Glenn Greenwald: https://greenwald.substack.com | https://www.youtube.com/@GlennGreenwald/videos   Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the...

TikTok creator and brand consultant Eugene Healey joins Carlo to dissect the death of the "millennial brand," and why aspirational marketing isn't resonating with Gen-Z's anxious economic outlook.  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Co8jUK0r9Lw Follow Eugene: https://www.tiktok.com/@eugbrandstrat | https://eugenehealey.substack.com/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv...

 Carlo tries to make sense of the consent-manufacturing machine (or lack thereof) of Trump's war in Iran.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Matt Stoller of BIG joins Carlo to talk monopolies, anti-trust and the big tech rollups that are saddling consumers with higher prices and less purchasing power — and how Donald Trump is making it all worse.  Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJbsiKs77FzYrlHIxQDl5AxWjR4tgN1r The BIG Newsletter: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https...

In this episode of The 1600 podcast, Newsweek’s Carlo Versano interviews Memphis mayor Paul Young, whose local initiatives, reforms, and approach to cross-party cooperation provide a common-sense model for governing in the Trump era. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

David Adler joins Carlo to talk the Nuestra América Convoy, a flotilla launching on March 21 to deliver crucial humanitarian aid to Cuba amid a U.S. "siege," and cautions against a Trump-style-regime-change excursion on the island nation.  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/e3PCDtiEQB8 Nuestra América Convoy: https://nuestraamericaconvoy.org/ Follow David: https://x.com/davidrkadler Subscri...

Carlo is joined by Nick Kristof of the New York Times to discuss his reporting on the public education breakthrough happening in the Deep South. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/MqVizleVyB4 Read Nick Kristof’s article, “These Three Red States Are the Best Hope in Schooling:" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/opinion/red-states-good-schools.html Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-16...

John Bolton served under four GOP administrations. He's been calling for regime change in Iran for decades. But now that President Trump has initiated a regime-change war in Iran, Bolton is sounding the alarm. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/XDMmWnjBeOU Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

What does blowback look like? Noah Kulwin joins Carlo to offer a historical framework for the moment the U.S. finds itself in Iran.  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/GIAWhUq3KaQ Blowback: https://blowback.show/ Follow Noah: https://x.com/nkulw?lang=en | https://www.instagram.com/nkulw/?hl=en See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

Are we taking Trump's Iran war seriously? Quincy Institute's Trita Parsi tells Carlo why we're not anxious enough about the president's latest conflict in the Middle East. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/usld2INqMrQ Follow Trita: https://x.com/tparsi | https://quincyinst.org/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...

As the United States and Israel strike Iran, Carlo quizzes Tom O’Connor, Newsweek’s Deputy Editor of National Security and Foreign Policy, on what America really wants from this conflict, how the war might play out, and the situation on the ground. Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:...

Does anyone want what big tech is selling? Ed Zitron is back to talk AI and its lack of political constituency. Plus: Ed's impeccable Trump impression. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/RKwK7qrBz8g Follow Ed: wheresyoured.at | betteroffline.com Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/...

Carlo analyzes the growing drumbeat for war with Iran, while President Trump simultaneously works for peace in Gaza. Could he actually pull it off? Could Trump’s “Board of Peace” be more than a scam? We discuss why there is one element of the organization that the media keeps missing, and which could be cause for optimism. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbPLliuUDsE Subscribe t...

Carlo speaks with Empathy AI founder Ángel Maldonado for a philosophical conversation about AI, its capacity to reason and how young people can use it as a tool for their own creativity. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/dK3XiUOcCi4 Empathy AI: https://empathy.ai/ Learn more about Molly vs. The Machines: https://mollyvsthemachines.com/ Project Gutenberg: https://projectgutenberg.empathy.ai/libr...

Carlo dives into the world of prediction markets — and the outlook doesn't look too good. "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets" author Nick Hartland joins The 1600 to break down this latest bid for your attention (and your money). Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/kp9GVnL2FuU Read "Odds Are The New Oracle: Decoding the Rise of Prediction Markets:" https://triptk.sub...

Is doomscrolling the new cigarette? Chris Cillizza tackles this question with Carlo in part two of their conversation. Then they dive into the collapsing state of the media industry amid sweeping Washington Post layoffs and Bari Weiss' new CBS News. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/9FB89Vmb04Q Check out Chris Cillizza's "So What:" https://chriscillizza.substack.com/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsl...

Will Trump try to mess with the midterms? Chris Cillizza says it's much ado about nothing. The "So What" author joins Carlo in part one of their conversation to explain why a third Trump term isn't in the cards. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/lQ6CbPF6pSY Check out Chris Cillizza's "So What:" https://chriscillizza.substack.com/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ S...

Nick and Nate Roberts are identical twin brothers with very different politics. The pair of Indiana leaders join Carlo to share a strong message in today's partisan world: Family first, politics second.  Follow Indianapolis City Councilor Nick Roberts: https://x.com/nickroberts317 Learn more about Nathan Robert's Save Heritage Indiana: https://www.saveheritageindiana.org/ Subscribe to The 160...