The U.S. attacks Iran, Anthropic stands its ground with the Department of “War” as ChatGPT steps in (with the same guardrails Anthropic insisted on) and The State of the Union.

We will focus on The Supreme Court’s blockbuster ruling on President Trump’s Tariffs and the arrest of a former Royal in Great Britain (and how the international fallout from the Epstein Files contrasts with the lack of accountability in the U.S.). Prof. Walter Greason will share a few thoughts on Rev. Jesse Jackson.

We will focus on the massive layoffs at The Washington Post, Trump’s calls to “Nationalize” U.S. elections, the continued fallout from the Epstein Files, Bad Bunny / Super Bowl LX and more.

We will focus on the ICE Shooting in Minneapolis; the US Government’s attack on Venezuela and President Trump’s wide-ranging two-hour interview with The New York Times. Oh, and Sunday night is The Golden Globes.

We will focus on The Year in Pictures, All Things Trump and all of the latest news. Sree will be back to host Ep. 382, our last show of 2025.

Download the .pdfs of two special sections from this week’s Sunday New York Times for free from our website: Puzzle Mania (including the Super Mega Crossword) and The Holiday Gift Guide. We will also discuss the latest on Ukraine; The AI Boom (or is it a Bubble?); and the latest on President Trump and the 3Ms: Mamdani, MBS and MTG. 

How do we explain Trump's rise and resurgence? This week’s guest on Sree’s Sunday #NYTReadalong, Nirmal Ghosh, will provide some answers.

It's only going to get uglier over the next 18 months.

Brian Stelter is our guest on Sree's Sunday #NYTReadalong. We'll talk about his new book on Fox News, the Dominion Trial and more.

The January 6th special committee took it easy on the social media giants. That was a mistake.