Skullduggery

Evan Osnos, staff writer for The New Yorker, and Yahoo News Health Contributor and former Obama Administration official Dr. Kavita Patel join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Osnos takes a deep dive into his new book Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now. Then, Patel joins to give us insight on the current coronavirus surge, how much worse it's going to get, and what potential the vaccine announcement from Pfizer holds.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yahoo News' National politics reporter Brittany Shepherd and White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Shepherd takes us inside President-elect Joe Biden's victory and what his focus will be once he enters the White House. Then, Walker gives us some insight as to what will happen moving forward with Trump, his plans for the remaining days of his presidency, and what kind of transition of power we can expect.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

US Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan, CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle, and Yahoo News' White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker takes us inside the Trump campaign and the now infamous 2am speech where the President declared victory. Then Wehle breaks down the possible strategy behind Trump's lawsuit in the states now determined to decide the election. Then finally, Dingell lets us know what it took Biden to pull out a victory in her state of Michigan and what it's going to take going forward to bring both sides together.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Members of the Yahoo News team including National Correspondent Andrew Romano, Senior Political Correspondent Jon Ward, National Politics Reporter Brittany Shepherd, and White House Correspondent Hunter Walker join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano and Ward take a deep look into the final Yahoo News/YouGov poll results, what they could indicated on election eve, and what the result could mean for both sides. Then, Shepherd and Walker give insight into the final campaign stops and closing arguments from both the Biden campaign and Trump campaign.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John McCain's aide and alter-ego Mark Salter, Rick Klein of ABC News, and Brian Murphy of McClatchy newspapers all join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Klein and Murphy break down the potential Senate seats that could flip across the country. Then Salter takes a deep-dive into his new book about his former boss, The Luckiest Man: Life with John McCain, where he expresses the magnitude of McCain's friendship with new presidential candidate Joe Biden.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders and Bad Faith Podcast co-host Briahna Gray as well as D.C. bureau chief for The Intercept and host of the Deconstructed Podcast Ryan Grim join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Andrew Romano gives us the results of the latest YouGov/Yahoo News poll, then Gray and Grim discuss what the progressives on the left will do and should do as far as voting goes in the 2020 election.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discuss Brennan's storied career as head of the C.I.A., including some difficult subject matter such as drone strikes. They also talk about Brennan's "run-ins" with Trump as he's one of the most outspoken government figure-heads to speak out about the current President.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chairman for the Democratic National Convention Tom Perez and Yahoo News Political Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Romano breaks down the final Presidential Debate and how it could affect the last polls before election night. Then, Perez talks about the impact of over fifty million early votes so far and what the strategy for the DNC is during the final ten days.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zach Dorfman, Senior Staff Writer at the Aspen Institute, joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on this special bonus episode of Conspiracyland presented by "Skullduggery." The group discuss Larry McDonald, a former member of the United States House of Representatives that represented Georgia's 7th congressional district. McDonald, who was killed on board Korean Air Lines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet interceptors, eerily anticipated conspiracies now held by the QAnon movement which is currently plaguing the American political dialogue. A conspiracy theorist himself, his life story is at times unbelievable - but true.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shane Harris of The Washington Post, the former Chief Council to the National Security Agency Matt Olsen, and former top Twitter executive Vivian Schiller all join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Harris and Olsen discuss the current confusion and uncertainty about the Hunter Biden email story published by the New York Post. Then, Schiller talks about the how her former employer has handled the situation by blocking the spread of the story on its platform.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Director of the NIAID Dr. Anthony Fauci as well as Actor and Activist Tim Robbins join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Dr. Fauci joined Yahoo News for a live-streamed interview to discuss the grim fact of where we currently stand on the fight against the coronavirus. Then, Robbins talks about his new podcast series Bobbo Supreme, which satirizes the Trump presidency.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Ilyse Hogue and Adjunct professor at NYU and author of The Most Dangerous Branch David Kaplan join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." The group discusses the on-going confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett. the strategies taken by both the Republicans and Democrats, and what the potential ramifications will be when ultimately she's confirmed.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Weissmann, former Veteran DOJ Prosecutor, Chief of the Fraud Section, Former General Council of the F.B.I. and former top Deputy in Robert Mueller's Investigation joins Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Weissmann discuss his new book, Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation. It's our first look inside the Russia probe that is still and ankle weight to President Trump to this day. In the controversial book, Weissmann describes where Mueller went wrong and where things could have gone further, all while taking some shots at former colleagues.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Olivia Troye, Mike Pence's top advisor on the Coronavirus Task Force, and Yahoo News Political Correspondent Andrew Romano join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." Troye talks about what she witnessed from the inside on the Coronavirus Task Force. Then, Romano talks about where the 2020 Presidential Election race stands after the aftermath of Trump's own Covid problems.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Yahoo News White House Correspondent Hunter Walker and Former Deputy Trump campaign manager Rick Gates join Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman on "Skullduggery." First, Walker talks about President Trump's release from Walter Reed just days after testing positive for Covid-19 and the uptick in White House staff that now too has tested positive. Why does Trump continually put his staff and those that work near him in danger? Then, Gates talks about some surprising comments Trump made back in 2016 about his now Vice President Mike Pence.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.