The 1600

In part two of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz chats with Carlo about mass surveillance, what Democrats can learn from Zohran Mamdani, and the rise of independent journalists like Nick Shirley.  Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/HVPgC4blg9w Check out Taylor Lorenz's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz/videos  | https://www.usermag.com Subscribe to The 160...

Former ICE Field Office Director Darius Reeves joins Carlo to give his take on the agency under the Trump Administration, discussing Minneapolis, Steven Miller's mandate and agents' use of identity-concealing masks. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/Gs0TF_D9hK0 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

In part one of their conversation, tech journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Carlo to talk social media bans for kids, AI slop and why Democrats don't care about your free speech. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/5tr9HwH85XE Check out Taylor Lorenz's coverage: https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz/videos | https://www.usermag.com Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Pr...

ParentData's Emily Oster joins Carlo to dissect one year of Robert F. Kennedy's Health and Human Services — covering new federal nutrition guidelines, amended vaccine schedules, medicaid updates and weight loss drug prices. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/k2KMSvfMoSM Check out ParentData: https://parentdata.org/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Polic...

What are Trump's real intentions with Greenland? Will this conflict spell the end of NATO? Carlo is joined by Professor of Peace and Conflict Research Ashok Swain to break down the the president's motives behind absorbing Greenland by any means necessary. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/YXdFYEHw2kM Follow Ashok Swain: https://x.com/ashoswai/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600....

We raided Carlo's inbox to answer your burning political (and personal) questions. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/fI7IluLIVxA Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Protests in Iran are closer than ever to pushing the country over the brink. With thousands of protesters reported dead, will Trump sit this one out? Or is "help" on its way? Carlo Versano is joined by Newsweek's Tom O'Connor to break down the latest. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/yA5qL5f4Sq8 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Freddy Guevara is a former Venezuelan opposition leader and political prisoner under Nicolás Maduro. Guevara joins Newsweek's Jesús Mesa on The 1600 to talk Venezuela's post-Maduro future. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P73ysmx5-vo Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Former Colombian diplomat and defense minister Juan Carlos Pinzón joins Carlo Versano on The 1600 to talk his presidential run and how the fallout of the U.S. deposition of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela impacts Colombia. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQA532vHyw0&list=PLbJbsiKs77FzYrlHIxQDl5AxWjR4tgN1r&index=1 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.co...

Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up to Politics" joins Carlo Versano to talk Tim Walz, Jeffrey Epstein, 2026 midterms and the big stories to watch this year.  Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw08Qjxtkg Check out Gabe Fleisher's "Wake Up To Politics:" https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://the-1600.beehiiv.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

Carlo Versano is joined by Gabe Fleisher of "Wake Up To Politics" to dissect Donald Trump's foreign policy doctrine after a stunning U.S. attack in Venezuela that captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday. Newsweek's Jesús Mesa also joins to share reactions from the Venezuelan diaspora in Miami, Florida. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/kmnzimMc8jM Check out Gabe Fleisher's "Wake Up...

In this episode, host Carlo Versano quizzes conservative columnist Josh Hammer about Charlie Kirk, 2025’s biggest winners and losers, and how the right wing is really digesting Trump’s second term. Watch this episode: https://youtu.be/q6nj9DJ6cVQ 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 Versano connects with critic and author W. David Marx, whose new book "Blank Space" explores how the 21st century became a wasteland of cultural stagnation. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/yTnEnc33xs0 Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/th… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Derek Davison of "Foreign Exchanges" joins Carlo Versano on "The 1600" to discuss theaters of war across the world, including President Donald Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, the fragile Gaza ceasefire and unfolding conflicts in Africa. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/sYl2GH93C_w Check out Davison's work: https://www.foreignexchanges.news/ Subscribe to The 16...

Curtis Sliwa isn't going anywhere. The New York City GOP mayoral candidate told Carlo Versano on "The 1600" why he won't cave into demands to exit the race. For more, subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/the-1600 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The 1600 is an unfiltered guide to the politics and culture defining the Trump era. Newsweek's Carlo Versano explores the forces reshaping our world with help from lawmakers, experts and modern thinkers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

It's not just you. It seems like every product in the digital age is getting worse. "Enshittification" author Cory Doctorow joins Carlo Versano on "The 1600" to break down the decay. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/U3UPCj030NY Learn more about the Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/ Subscribe to "The 1600" newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/the-1600 See...

Get your jalapeño poppers ready. Carlo Versano sits down with More Perfect Union's Alec Opperman to talk his viral investigation into the world of corporate flavor, break down Sysco's food industry dominance, and answer the question: Why is restaurant food starting to taste the same? To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/tNiG-vKWmYo Watch Alec Opperman's Sysco investigation: https://www.y...

How profitable is OpenAI? Is the bubble about to burst? Ed Zitron of "Where's Your Ed At?" pulls back the curtain on the AI industry. To watch this episode, visit: https://youtu.be/Z5Pl9FxHZBQ Check out Where's Your Ed At?: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Subscribe to The 1600 newsletter: https://link.newsweek.com/join/79a/the-1600 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privac...