Episodes

  • Prescription Medications

    Prescription Medications
    Nov 22 2025
    John Katko is joined by RAND Senior Health Economist Andrew Mulcahy to learn about how prescription drugs are priced. In the Trapeze, we hear from Vermont Senator Peter Welch and Executive Vice President of Policy and Research at PhRMA Elizabeth Carpenter on if prescription drugs are fairly priced in the United States.
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    27 mins
  • Presidential Pardons

    Presidential Pardons
    Nov 15 2025
    John Katko is joined by former United States Pardon Attorney Liz Oyer and Congressman Steve Cohen to learn about presidential pardons. In the Trapeze, we hear from professors of law Bernadette Meyler and Mark Osler on how presidential pardons should be used.
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    27 mins
  • The Department of Justice

    The Department of Justice
    Nov 8 2025
    John Katko is joined by former Deputy Attorney General George Terwilliger to learn about the Department of Justice. In the Trapeze, we'll hear from Professor of political science Dr. Carson Holloway and former federal prosecutor and former White House counsel Ty Cobb on how the president should use the DOJ.
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    27 mins
  • Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial Intelligence
    Nov 1 2025
    Artificial Intelligence by WCNY PBS
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    27 mins
  • Government Shutdowns

    Government Shutdowns
    Oct 23 2025
    John Katko learns the history behind lawmakers using government shutdowns as a political negotiating tool with University of Michigan Professor Donald Moynihan. In the Trapeze, we hear from Mike Christine from the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and New York Representative Mike Lawler about the costs of a government shutdown to the American people, and if it's worth paying.
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    27 mins