Conversations with Bill Kristol

News & Politics Podcasts

Conversations with Bill Kristol features in-depth, thought-provoking discussions with leading figures in American public life.

Episodes

Phillips O’Brien on Ukraine v. Russia and the Future of Warfare

A.B. Stoddard on Trump’s Psyche—and The Implications for 2028

Mark Blitz on the Enduring Importance of Aristotle

Aaron Friedberg on the Iran War and the View from Beijing

Doug Sosnik on What to Expect in 2026—and Why 2028 Will Be Different

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime

Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s Bullying and Europe’s Response

Ron Brownstein on What’s Ahead in 2026—and in 2028

Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder

Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney

Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency

Timothy Snyder on the Trump Administration at Home, and What’s at Stake in Ukraine

James Carville on Politics Today, 2026, and 2028

Aaron Friedberg on the Trump Administration's Surprising China Policy

Anne Applebaum on Ukraine, Europe, Trump, and the Danger of Authoritarianism

Scott Lincicome on Trump's New Tariff Regime: Unpredictability, Uncertainty, and Risk

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Immigration and Deportation in the Trump Administration

Ryan Goodman: The Trump Administration and the Supreme Court

Ray Takeyh on the War between Israel and Iran—and the Future of the Iranian Regime

Eric Edelman on Trump in the Middle East—and a Dangerous World