Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sheldon Whitehouse questions EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt during his confirmation hearing, Washington D.C., Jan. 18, 2017 (AP photo by J. Scott Applewhite).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the major takeaways and implications of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. For the Report, James Dyke talks with Peter Dörrie about the dangers posed by the Trump administration’s consistent bucking of scientific consensus. If you’d like to support our free podcast through patron pledges, Patreon is an online service that will allow you to do so. To find out about the benefits you can get through pledging as little as $1 per month, click through to WPR’s Trend Lines Patreon page. Listen: […]

An AfD election poster, Halberstadt, Germany, March 7, 2016 (AP photo by Jens Meyer).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and associate editor Karina Piser discuss the issues shaping Sunday’s presidential election in France. For the Report, Eleonora Vio talks with Peter Dörrie about the evolution of right-wing extremism in Germany and the factors making the country’s eastern region particularly welcoming to these movements. If you’d like to support our free podcast through patron pledges, Patreon is an online service that will allow you to do so. To find out about the benefits you can get through pledging as little as $1 per month, click through to WPR’s Trend Lines […]

Supporters of the government protest after the failed coup attempt, Istanbul, Turkey, July 21, 2016 (AP photo by Emrah Gurel).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and associate editor Robbie Corey-Boulet discuss Rex Tillerson’s sit-down with Vladimir Putin and the loaded protocol of high-level diplomatic meetings. For the Report, Alev Scott talks with Peter Dörrie about how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan transformed a war on terror into a crackdown on all dissent and what’s at stake in this weekend’s constitutional referendum. If you’d like to support our free podcast through patron pledges, Patreon is an online service that will allow you to do so. To find out about the benefits you can get through pledging […]

Republican posters opposing Brexit, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Feb. 28, 2017 (AP photo by Peter Morrison).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, and associate editor, Robbie Corey-Boulet, discuss Donald Trump’s decision to launch airstrikes in Syria in response to this week’s chemical weapons attack. For the Report, Andrew Whitworth and Matthias Matthijs talk with Peter Dörrie about whether, with the Brexit process formally underway, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland can stay united. You can support our free podcast through patron pledges at Patreon. To find out about the benefits you can get by pledging as little as $1 per month, click through to WPR’s Trend Lines Patreon page. Listen: Download: […]