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Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

In the immediate aftermath of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, federal authorities presented very different accounts of what happened from what videos from witnesses showed. Did having footage from multiple angles of each shooting make the truth clear?


Guests: 

Jake Godin, researcher for Bellingcat.


Julia Angwin, investigative journalist, founder of Proof News and contributing opinion writer for New York Times.


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Sure Looks Like Another Government Shutdown

Thu, 29 Jan 2026

Just as public sentiment is turning on ICE and Border Patrol’s action in Minnesota, another spending bill is due in the U.S. Senate. Can the Democrats use the opportunity to put some restraints on Trump’s DHS? 


Guest: David Dayen, executive editor of The American Prospect.


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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.


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Are We Ready for the World Cup?

Wed, 28 Jan 2026

When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fans eager to watch the tournament this summer good reasons to squirm.


Guest: Jon Arnold, sports journalist and author of the Getting CONCACAFed substack.


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How Immigration Enforcement Became So Violent

Tue, 27 Jan 2026

How ICE and Border Patrol’s mission became harassing the president’s personal enemies.


Guest: Radley Balko, journalist and the author of Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces and a Substack called The Watch. 


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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.


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Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti

Mon, 26 Jan 2026

Once again, federal agents have shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis. Once again, the shooting is on video. And once again, the Trump Administration has closed ranks around the officers. But could the fallout from Alex Pretti’s death be different? And Minnesotans want to know – when will the feds finally leave? 


Guest: Will Stancil, lawyer and observer in Minneapolis


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