The New Yorker Political Scene Scene
by Russ Finklestein
This podcast covers what is discussed each week by the brain geniuses who host The New Yorker's podcast The Political Scene.
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Ep. 13 "Will Harris Get Trump to Self-Destruct at the Debate?"
Ep. 12 "Kamala Harris' "Different Kind of 'Hope' Campaign""
Russ breaks down the NYPSS breakdown of this year's DNC, with discussion of Kamala Harris, the sad state of affairs for the Palestinian cause, the Obamas and more. Russ also talks about the New Yorker's release of photos from the 2005 Haditha Massacre in Iraq.
Ep. 11 "What the Harris Campaign Needs to Win, with James Carville and Paul Begala" (w/ Will Sloan)
Russ is joined by a very special guest, the inimitable Will Sloan. Russ and Will reminisce about their days at Columbia Journalism School before breaking down the New Yorker Political Scene's breakdown of the 1993 documentary The War Room by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus. The film took audiences behind the scenes of Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign, which gave rise to the media careers of people whose repugnant political views continue to plague us to this day. People like George Stephanopoulos, Paul Begala and James Carville. The NYPS braintrust is joined on their episode by Begala and Carville themselves, in all their loathsome glory, as they make parallels between Clinton '92 and Harris '24. To get more Will Sloan in your life, check out his podcasts: Michael and Us: https://soundcloud.com/michael-and-us The Important Cinema Club: https://open.spotify.com/show/1QyTvDYIKaekYn7xD0ITV2 And follow him on Twitter: https://x.com/WillSloanEsq
Ep. 9 "Decoding the "Compelling" Attack Ads of the 2024 Campaign"
This week's episode analyzes the New Yorker Political Scene's reaction to the U.S. - Russia - Europe prisoner exchange, as well as the Harris campaign's messaging strategy. In addition to the regular NYPS hosts, we also hear from Jennifer Lawless, who is a professor of politics and public policy at the University of Virginia. We also get into the time machine to see the parallels between this race and those of Dukakis in '88 and Clinton in '92. Good times!