Undercurrents

Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/undercurrents to get a 14-day free trial and start protecting your data — because if you don’t, who will?Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily interviews Sen. Ron Johnson live at the Conservative Partnership Institute’s Off the Record event on Capitol Hill. Johnson discusses how the Make America Healthy Again movement is adapting to taking charge of Washington. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reacts to Steve Bannon’s appearance on This Is Gavin Newsom, the California governor’s new podcast. Is Newsom trapping conservatives by hosting them on his show? Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

George Beebe of the Quincy Institute joins Emily to analyze the joint US-Ukraine ceasefire proposal as Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow for negotiations. Beebe, a former CIA analyst, argues that Trump’s controversial approach to Voldymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office may actually have helped the peace process.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Justin Goodman joins Emily to explain the research behind Trump's much-derided "transgender mice" claim, arguing the situation is actually even more serious than the president conveyed in his joint address. Goodman also weighs in on the media coverage of his efforts to expose the use of taxpayer money on animal testing.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

Emily reacts to breaking news that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz reached a deal with Ukrainian negotiators on a ceasefire proposal. “The ball is now in their court,” said Rubio of Russia, who will now determine whether the deal is viable.

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reports live from Black Lives Matter Plaza outside the White House, where demolition crews are spending the next 6-8 weeks removing the art installation the city installed in 2020, during the protests over the death of George Floyd. Republicans threatened to take federal funding away from DC over the plaza, after which the city’s Democratic mayor decided to remove it. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Zaid Jilani joins Emily to weigh in on the Trump administration’s decision to pull $400 million of federal funding from Columbia University and arrest a recent graduate over allegations of support for Hamas. Jilani argues the right could jeopardize its own political goals by cracking down on critics of Israel. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/undercurrents to get a 14-day free trial and start protecting your data — because if you don’t, who will?Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Will Chamberlain, senior counsel at the Article III Project, joins Emily to break down the conservative argument against the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on foreign aid. Chamberlain makes the case that Trump will ultimately win as the battle progresses. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/

Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Emily reacts to Gavin Newsom’s podcast discussion with Charlie Kirk. Newsom’s decision to launch the podcast and engage with his critics, Emily says, is a promising sign for Democrats.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/