Brian Karem

Just Ask the Question Podcast

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Just Ask the Question is a unique and provocative look at the news in today’s headlines. Playboy White House correspondent and CNN political analyst Brian Karem hosts a conversation with newsmakers across the spectrum, asking the hardest questions and engaging them in deep conversation about issues that matter to all of us. Just Ask the Question is an unedited conversation with those in the public eye who influence life in the United States. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever heard.

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Brian Karem

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News

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www.justaskthequestion.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 78: Randy Rainbow - What's next for Randy after Trump leaves office? 22.12.2020

Randy Stewart Rainbow is an American comedian and singer, best known for videos published on YouTube, in which he spoofs interviews with famous figures and parodies musical numbers with a political focus. He joins us again on JATQ to discuss his future after Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hoste...

Episode 77: Dr. Stephen Hoffman -- How does the pandemic end? 15.12.2020

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cel...

Episode 76: Michael Cohen - What Trump wants now 08.12.2020

Michael Cohen. After a dozen years as Trump’s lawyer and fixer, Cohen famously broke with his boss in 2018. He pleaded guilty to tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and lying to Congress. He was sentenced to three years in federal prison, although because of the pandemic he was released this past May to serve out his sentence under house arrest. He joins us on Just Ask the Question...

Episode 75: Rep. Eric Swalwell - How do we take meaningful steps to heal our wounds? 30.11.2020

Rep. Eric Swalwell from CA was briefly a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president. During one of the first debates he famously challenged former Vice President Joe Biden to pass the torch of leadership to a younger generation. Here he talks about the country post-impeachment and the challenges facing the country going forward. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Episode 74: Michael Steele - Is there a future for the GOP outside of "Trumpism"? 24.11.2020

Michael Steele is the former Lt. Governor of Maryland, the first African American to hold that post. He's the former chairman of the RNC and a strong anti-trumper in the GOP. "I'm tired of making excuses for dumbass Republicans who voted for Trump," he tells us. In this compelling episode of "Just Ask the Question," Steele tells us what he fears the GOP will become and what he wants it to be - aft...

Episode 73: Daryl Davis - How can Biden achieve unity? 17.11.2020

Daryl is a Civil Rights activist and keyboard player who's played with everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Chuck Berry. His greatest claim to fame as an African American is meeting with and talking members of the Klu Klux Klan into giving up their robes. He became friends with the Grand Wizard of the KKK in Maryland and then became Godfather to the Grand Wizard's daughter. He joins on Just Ask The Qu...

Episode 72: Ted Boutrous - Can the rule of law be restored after Donald Trump? 10.11.2020

A discussion with First Amendment Attorney Ted Boutrous on the problems brought about by the Trump administration. Ted Boutrous was named an “Attorney of the Year” by both the California Lawyer and the San Francisco Recorder. In 2019, the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals named Mr. Boutrous one of the 100 best lawyers in California for the sixteenth year in a row. See Privacy Policy at...

Episode 71: Michael Zeldin - Can Donald Trump succeed in court where he hasn't at the ballot box? 06.11.2020

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including: Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief,...

Episode 70: Mary Trump part 3 - What does she think will happen to her uncle if he loses the election? 28.10.2020

In her new book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" Mary Trump a psychologist and niece of President Donald Trump tells us all about growing up in the Trump family and how Donald Trump came to be who he is today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by S...

Episode 69: Joe Lockhart - Why is Donald Trump pushing a narrative about Hunter Biden? 20.10.2020

Joe Lockhart is a political strategist, a CNN analyst, and former press secretary to Bill Clinton who served during the Clinton impeachment. He is also a former press spokesman for the NFL and has a unique love for Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. He joins us on "Just ask the Question" to talk about the tenuous nature of Democracy and the Trump impeachment inquiry. See Privacy Policy at https...

Episode 68: John Knox - Why is climate change controversial? 13.10.2020

John Knox is an internationally recognized expert on human rights law and international environmental law. From 2012 to 2015, he served as the first United Nations Independent Expert, and from 2015 to 2018, as its first Special Rapporteur, on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...

Episode 67: Dr. Dena Grayson 07.10.2020

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 66: Mary Trump Part 2 - Can the President get better? 30.09.2020

In her new book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" Mary Trump a psychologist and niece of President Donald Trump tells us all about growing up in the Trump family and how Donald Trump came to be who he is today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by S...

Episode 65: Anthony Scaramucci 23.09.2020

What should the GOP look like? Anthony Scaramucci is the former Communications Director of the Donald Trump White House who infamously served for 11 days. He's an outspoken investor, die-hard Catholic and old school Republican who has joined other Republicans in denouncing Donald Trump. He imagines a GOP with a "big tent" strategy and one that helps, doesn't hurt the working class. He talks about...

Episode 64: Dr. Timothy Snyder 15.09.2020

Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University and a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He speaks five and reads ten European languages. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Episode 63: S.V. Date 07.09.2020

S.V. Dáte is the senior White House correspondent at HuffPost. When he recently asked President Donald Trump if he regretted his continual lying. His new work, The Useful Idiot, captures Trump's failed management of the coronavirus pandemic and his corruption of the Republican Party. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

Episode 62: Norm Eisen 01.09.2020

We're happy to welcome back an old friend to Just Ask the Question. Norm Eisen is the author of "Case for the American People".  He served as a counsel for the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee during the impeachment process of President Donald J. Trump in 2020. He is also a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He served as White House Special Counse...

Episode 61: Mary Trump 07.08.2020

What's wrong with Donald Trump?   In her new book, "Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man" Mary Trump a psychologist and niece of President Donald Trump tells us all about growing up in the Trump family and how Donald Trump came to be who he is today.  Four takeaways from this interview:  1. Donald Trump has played his entire life to an audience...

JATQ Promo - Mary Trump 07.08.2020

"...Trump has no self esteem" check out a quick clip from our podcast interview with  Mary Trump. The full episode releases tomorrow! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for...

Episode 60: Paul Schwartz 02.08.2020

Paul Schwartz is a former federal employee and government manager. He's also a columnist and author. He joins us on Just Ask the Question to talk about his latest book: Trump, The Shell Game: The Conning of America.   He discusses the problems brought about by the Trump administration and how Trump is deconstructing the federal government. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

Episode 59: Michael Zeldin 26.07.2020

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including:  Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief...

Episode 58: Joe Lockhart 22.07.2020

Joe Lockhart is a political strategist, a CNN analyst, and former press secretary to Bill Clinton who served during the Clinton impeachment. He is also a former press spokesman for the NFL and has a unique love for Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder. He joins us on "Just ask the Question" to talk about the tenuous nature of Democracy and the Trump impeachment inquiry.     See Privacy P...

Episode 57: Dr. Stephen Hoffman 03.07.2020

Dr. Hoffman has over 30 years of experience building and managing large, successful research and development programs. From 1987-2001 he was malaria program director, Naval Medical Research Center, where his team were leaders in subunit malaria vaccine development and sequencing the Plasmodium falciparum genome and published the first studies in the world showing DNA vaccines elicited killer T cel...

Episode 56: Michael Zeldin 26.06.2020

Michael Zeldin has served as a TV legal analyst since 1996, covering the OJ Simpson murder trial, Whitewater/Lewinsky investigation, Clinton impeachment proceedings, Gore v. Bush court challenges, and the Mueller Special Counsel investigation. During his tenure in the U.S. Department of Justice, he held various senior positions, including:  Deputy Chief, Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Section; Chief...

Episode 55:  Soledad O’Brien 15.06.2020

 Soledad O’Brien is an award-winning journalist, speaker, author and philanthropist who anchors and produces the Hearst Television political magazine program “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien.” O’Brien, founder and CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions, also reports for HBO Real Sports, the PBS NewsHour, WebMD and has authored two books. She has appeared on networks, Fox and Oxygen and anchored an...

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