Episodes

  • Equal Time: Advocacy and recognition lead to action for the disabled in sports -- and beyond

    Equal Time: Advocacy and recognition lead to action for the disabled in sports -- and beyond
    Dec 22 2025
    As an aspiring equestrian facing obstacles, Jack Goldberg learned that even with good intentions and legislation, follow through can be uncertain. So, as a young teen, he leaned into leadership. While the dual American and Canadian citizen can appreciate progress -- the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -- he is worried that what has been hard won may be dismantled unless advocacy and activism keep the pressure on. On Equal Time, the honored Para Equestrianexplains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Political Theater: A most consequential year for Congress

    Political Theater: A most consequential year for Congress
    Dec 18 2025
    The first session of the 119th Congress has been consequential: the legislative branch ceded much of its constitutional responsibilities to the executive branch, senators changed the process for confirming presidential nominees, and the House rank and file grew more emboldened to sidestep their leaders and force votes. Jason Dick and Molly Reynolds discuss these topics and much more as they put 2025 into context. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • CQ Budget: Last chance for the year

    CQ Budget: Last chance for the year
    Dec 15 2025
    House Republicans face a showdown vote this week over health care affordability as enhanced insurance subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month. And Senate leaders are holding out hope for taking up a major spending package despite objections from GOP conservatives. CQ Roll Call's Sandhya Raman, Aidan Quigley and David Lerman assess the challenges on health care and appropriations in the final week of this year's legislative session. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Political Theater: Buy the 'Shadow Ticket,' take the ride

    Political Theater: Buy the 'Shadow Ticket,' take the ride
    Dec 10 2025
    Thomas Pynchon's latest novel, "Shadow Ticket," has a lot to say about politics, so Jason Dick checks in with Sean Carswell, the official Pynchon scholar of the Political Theater podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • CQ Budget: Defense spending uptick

    CQ Budget: Defense spending uptick
    Dec 8 2025
    A new compromise defense authorization bill calls for a higher level of defense spending than President Donald Trump requested for the current fiscal year. CQ Roll Call's John M. Donnelly, Aidan Quigley, and David Lerman assess the new bill and what it means for the defense appropriations process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • Political Theater: Can Congress save itself?

    Political Theater: Can Congress save itself?
    Dec 3 2025
    Despite its propensity for making itself look bad, some of the inner workings of Congress reveal lawmakers who are finding ways to work together. Can they cut through the noise and solve some real problems? Jason Dick and Justin Papp discuss the changing institution and the people who make it, or try to make it, function. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • CQ Budget: Two months to go

    CQ Budget: Two months to go
    Dec 1 2025
    As appropriators aim to finish the nine remaining fiscal 2026 spending bills ahead of the Jan. 30 deadline, CQ Roll Call's Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley discuss two recently released Senate spending bills and the two chambers' competing approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • Equal Time: Despite DEI pushback, a corporate culture of belonging is possible

    Equal Time: Despite DEI pushback, a corporate culture of belonging is possible
    Nov 21 2025
    The Trump administration’s war on DEI, diversity, equity and inclusion policies, has left many companies that value a welcoming workplace more than a little confused. What is allowed — and legal? Barbara L. Johnson, the founder of BLJohnsonLaw and counsel with Potter & Murdock, is an accomplished employment lawyer and workplace consultant with a passion for creating safe, productive and thriving workplace cultures. She is a guest on this episode of Equal Time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins