Conversations With Jim Zirin Podcast
1) Michael Froman | Are Trump’s Tariffs Good for the American Economy?
Michael Froman served in the Obama cabinet as United States Trade Representative. He is now president of the Council on Foreign Relations. He tells Jim Zirin that some tariffs are necessary for nation...Show More
2) Could the Democrats Have Changed the Outcome of the 2024 Election? | Chris Whipple
Trump ran in 2024 with more negatives than any candidate in American history. Yet, he won the election over Kamala Harris who should have easily beaten him. Where did she go wrong? Could she have won?...Show More
3) Have Trump's Attacks on Lawyers Undermined the Rule of Law? | Mark Pomerantz
Mark Pomerantz is a premier lawyer with blue ribbon credentials. He was a law clerk to conservative Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. He served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of ...Show More
4) Are We Moving toward an End of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? | Elliott Abrams
Nothing so far has worked to solve the vexing Israel Palestinian issue. Trump proposes to relocate the two million Palestinians in Gaza and create a “Gaza Riviera.” But will it work? Elliott Abrams of...Show More
5) Were the Wertheimer Portraits John Singer Sargent’s Greatest Works? | Jean Strouse
Author Jean Strouse tells Jim about the extraordinary relationship between a wealthy British art dealer Asher Wertheimer, his large family, and John Singer Sargent, the iconic portraitist of the 19th ...Show More
6) How did we get here? Reckoning with the 2024 Election Results | Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter, best-selling author of four books on American presidents, has interviewed nine of the last 10 presidents. The trial of Donald Trump in Manhattan Supreme Court was undoubtedly the trial...Show More
How did we get here? Reckoning with the 2024 Election Results | Jonathan Alter
02:33 | Dec 10th, 2024
7) Who Will Be the Next President? | Doug Schoen
The polls say it is too close to call, but Doug Schoen, our resident political analyst, never fears to step up to the plate. Doug reads the tea leaves, and comes up with the answer. He has been right ...Show More
8) How Do We Fix Our Broken Politics? | Bob Bauer
Political lawyer Bob Bauer, who prepared Biden for his debate with Trump, pleads for ethics in a political climate where incivility, lawfare, and outright misrepresentations have become the order of t...Show More
9) Are Happy Days Here Again for the Democrats? | Matt Cooper
Biden cedes the contest against Trump to Vice President Kamala Harris who instantly captured the lead in the polls. Will it last? Veteran Washington journalist Matt Cooper gives Jim Zirin his take on ...Show More
10) Will Trump's Felony Conviction Block His Path to the White House? | Nina Burleigh
Courts have found Donald Trump inspired an insurrection, sexually abused a woman in a department store dressing room, engaged in a scheme to defraud for which he was fined $500 million, and was guilty...Show More
Will Trump's Felony Conviction Block His Path to the White House? | Nina Burleigh
26:47 | Aug 13th, 2024