# staff writer (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover staff writer. Page: Feed: --- ## General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War _2026-08-21 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The Washington Roundtable’s Susan B. Glasser interviews General David Petraeus about where the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine might be headed and what they can tell us about the future of warfare. They discuss the fleets of inexpensive drones which have upended traditional combat, how the impending arrival of A.I.-powered automated systems might “revolutionize” the battlefield, and what… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE3602046780.mp3) ## The Shifting Meaning of “Moderate” _2026-08-19 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The New Yorker contributing writer Jon Allsop joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the shifting meaning of the word “moderate” in the 2026 election season. They talk about recent primary results in Michigan and Wisconsin, and what the contests reveal about Democratic voters’ appetite for establishment candidates versus the Party’s progressive insurgency. They also explore how labels like “moderate” and… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE9614296619.mp3) ## Bernie Sanders and Erin Brockovich Take on Data Centers _2026-08-18 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ 1. The data centers that power artificial intelligence are being built at a rampant pace, and are spurring resistance all over the country. Apart from public concerns about A.I.’s impact on jobs, privacy, and other aspects of life, data centers consume vast amounts of electricity and water. New York has passed a moratorium on new data centers; fourteen other states have considered restrictions.… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE9992928203.mp3) ## Gina Raimondo on Reclaiming the American Dream in the Age of A.I. _2026-08-14 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The Washington Roundtable’s Evan Osnos interviews the former Commerce Secretary and Rhode Island governor Gina Raimondo about a problem she’s been working on since she left the Biden Administration: how to make sure that the A.I. revolution does not leave American workers behind. Drawing on her father’s experience of losing his factory job in the wake of outsourcing to China, Raimondo warns… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE7747845211.mp3) ## What Is Ibogaine and Why Is Trump Talking About It? _2026-08-12 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The journalist Michelle Lhooq joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss her reporting on ibogaine, a psychedelic that has recently been embraced by the right—including President Donald Trump. They talk about the movement to promote research into ibogaine as a treatment for mental illness; the unlikely coalition of drug advocates, Republican politicians, and veterans who helped bring the drug into the… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE1736306718.mp3) ## How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains _2026-08-10 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ One of the biggest stories of this election cycle is the emergence, for the first time in a long time, of socialism as a force on the national stage. Inspired perhaps by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani, D.S.A. candidates are running in congressional and state-level races all over the country. But some of those candidates, David Remnick thinks, talk more like F.D.R. Democrats than like… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE8495494909.mp3) ## Andrew Weissmann Thinks Donald Trump Can Be Held to Account _2026-08-07 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The Washington Roundtable’s Jane Mayer interviews Andrew Weissmann, a former prosecutor for the Department of Justice who served as a lead member of the Mueller investigation, about what meaningful legal accountability in the Trump Administration looks like. He points to a fix that would raise the bar for federal grand-jury indictments, and explains why he believes that Donald Trump’s disputed… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE3592759400.mp3) ## Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed Is “Not a Burn-It-Down Kind” of Candidate _2026-08-03 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ Michigan’s Senate seat is a must-win for Democrats hoping to take control of the Senate in 2026. The midterms are reflecting a surge of energy behind left-leaning Democratic candidates—sometimes known as the Mamdani effect—challenging their party’s establishment and its tarnished image. Abdul El-Sayed, a former health official, firmly supports Medicare for All and the abolition of ICE. He’s ahead… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE9920626092.mp3) ## Obsession-Worthy Stories: A Washington Summer Roundtable _2026-08-01 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The Washington Roundtable reflects on the stories they’ve been following this summer, touching on the “power mourners” at Lindsey Graham’s funeral, Anthony Fauci’s diaries and Senate hearing, and China’s usurping of the U.S. in global power. Plus, the hosts share what books they’re reading. This week’s reading: “The Outlandish Case Against James Comey,” by Ruth Marcus “Which Way Should the… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE8495507641.mp3) ## The Woman Who Took On the N.R.A. After Two Gun Suicides _2026-07-30 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ The New Yorker contributor Mike Spies joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the story of a woman who lost two partners to suicide by firearm and then spent years in a legal battle with the National Rifle Association over her late partner’s retirement savings. They talk about the role that gun ownership and decades of messaging from the N.R.A. played in her second partner’s descent into paranoia,… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE7593521207.mp3) ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NcjjrZ6pw1rP) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## One Refugee’s Journey Through ICE Detention _2026-07-28 · The Political Scene | The New Yorker_ In 2025, as ICE was struggling to meet an impossible goal of three thousand immigration arrests per day, the agency took an unprecedented step: picking people up when they arrived at immigration court. These were immigrants seeking legal status through appropriate channels. The staff writer Jonathan Blitzer, who has been reporting on immigration for over a decade, tells the story of one man… [Listen](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/uJwtcKQUPuqBQPfusm59/traffic.megaphone.fm/CNE1048428487.mp3) ## [Alix vs. Alex](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Alix-vs--Alex-e3i80cj) _2026-04-21 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ A deep dive into the Alix Earle and Alex Cooper drama that has put the internet in a chokehold. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/118800211/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-21%2F3c42ab98-fdfc-a0f8-9dec-8e41d7ff03c2.m4a) ## [Avera Fitness Center review](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Avera-Fitness-Center-review-e3htbu3) _2026-04-14 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Will VanSchepen discusses how Avera Fitness Center has helped him with his fitness goals. Guest speaker: Colter Dobberpuhl [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/118451587/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-14%2Fa6649254-d235-e63e-9c14-60cede7dbe25.mp3) ## [What LHS student's thought](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/What-LHS-students-thought-e3hk5e1) _2026-04-08 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Alonso Ramirez asks students for their reactions to the LHS political opinions story that he wrote. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/118150017/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-8%2F421664400-44100-2-c0ef66a43593b.mp3) ## [The Oscars-Reviewing the results](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/The-Oscars-Reviewing-the-results-e3hjuur) _2026-04-08 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ News editor Sam Barnett and Photography editor Mason Dean discuss the results of the Oscars. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/118143387/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-8%2F70b29dc3-17f1-c98b-f951-f419509a526e.m4a) ## [Is AI worth the risk?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Is-AI-worth-the-risk-e3hicl3) _2026-04-07 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Staff writer Makayla Hamm discusses whether AI is worth the risk. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/118091875/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-7%2Fd753421e-313c-6136-6e17-3a657278ef41.m4a) ## [The Cata-Coombs Feat. Heather Coombs](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/The-Cata-Coombs-Feat--Heather-Coombs-e3hb6rv) _2026-04-02 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ A brief conversation about the Paris Catacombs with an LHS teacher who has been there multiple times. Featuring Sports Editor John Quello and LHS French teacher Heather Coombs. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/117856575/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-2%2Fd93d3a80-8253-923d-f100-f48066270c71.m4a) ## [Chicago Podcast](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Chicago-Podcast-e3h6e1u) _2026-03-30 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Staff writers Lauren Statema and Lily Stateman discuss their recent trip to Chicago. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/117700094/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-30%2F328e244a-c4de-2773-0919-b5b0363ca1df.m4a) ## [Zach Bryan "With Heaven on Tour" Review](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Zach-Bryan-With-Heaven-on-Tour-Review-e3gtj2l) _2026-03-24 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ A deep-dive into Zack Bryan's opening concert of his 2026 World Tour at the Dome at America's Center in Saint Louis, MO. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/117410325/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-24%2Fa81b1703-0dfd-23d2-7739-4e9d44dbcd9c.mp3) ## [Registration 101 for Future Seniors](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Registration-101-for-Future-Seniors-e3es0m9) _2026-02-09 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Ava Thompson talks to an LHS counselor about what classes students should sign up for their senior year. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/115261577/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-9%2F777b9dd2-4dbf-72b1-50bf-81d7175b2bbc.m4a) ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2yqyoPeZ359Z) _2026-02-09 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Hot Start to 2026 Memes](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lhsstatesman/episodes/Hot-Start-to-2026-Memes-e3dajih) _2026-01-07 · LHS Statesman · LHS Statesman_ Trey and Lucy unwrap the first week of memes in 2026. [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/eee8410/podcast/play/113642513/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-7%2Feb11663a-2e50-48c5-c2c0-856242c635f1.m4a)