C-SPAN's The Weekly

BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: "All right, let me do one more from the phone here. Jeff Schogol, Task & Purpose. JEFF SCHOGOL: "Thank you. Does the DOD know for a fact that Prigozhin is still alive or are we in a Weekend at Bernie's scenario right now?" The premise of that question? The June mutiny against Russian president Vladimir Putin. Who got the question? Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder. But the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" isn't about President Putin. And it's not about General Ryder. It's about the person who asked the question. Jeff Schogol.  He's the Pentagon reporter for Task & Purpose ... and he poses some of the sharpest, most difficult, and sometimes most entertaining questions you can get at a Defense Department press briefing. Want to hear the best examples of his work? Listen to the latest episode of "The Weekly." It's the best of Jeff Schogol ... covering the Pentagon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might think Cory Booker and Aaron Bean have nothing in common. One is a tenured Democratic Senator from a blue state (New Jersey) … the other is a freshman Republican Congressman from a red district (in Florida). But they do share one thing – they both seem to get a kick out of presiding over their chambers. What does it sound like two politicians with seemingly different politics have a common characteristic– enlivening floor proceedings with zest and zeal? Find out in the latest episode of the C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly." It's Cory Booker and Aaron Bean like you've never heard them before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"There is that Eddie Murphy skit where Eddie Murphy is on a bus and he's the only Black person on the bus, and no one is speaking, like people in an elevator. Just sort of stand there and watch. Silently. But Eddie Murphy gets off the bus, leaving only whites, and they immediately pull off their out garments, they have part outfits beneath, they start drinking champagne, the band strikes up. So to some extent .this could be happening when I leave the Court" That was Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas -- July 25, 1997. Even though that was over a quarter century ago, controversies surrounding Clarence Thomas are very much in the news today as well. So the latest episode of the C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" is about Clarence Thomas, right? Actually, no. It's a podcast about the person Clarence Thomas cited: Eddie Murphy...  Because… it's always a good time to talk about Eddie Murphy – and politics. So why not do it now? And thus -- the latest episode of "The Weekly": What we can learn about politicians -- from Eddie Murphy ...a Nutty Professor of Politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Before I took up my current line of work, I got to know a thing or two about negotiating when I represented the Screen Actors Guild in contract talks with the studios. After the studios, Gorbachev was a snap." That was Ronald Reagan --- speaking to the Chamber of Commerce -- November 17, 1988 --- one of his final speeches as president. The topic of the speech: world trade and world economics. But that's not the topic of the July 27, 2023, episode of C-SPAN'S "The Weekly." In the latest episode of "The Weekly"-- as the actors and writers strikes continue to shut down Hollywood -- we remember Ronald Reagan -- but not as president of the United States of America. Instead, as president of the Screen Actors Guild. And his role in the 1960 strike -- the last time Hollywood actors and writers were on strike at the same time. • What were his memories from those days? • And what did other Hollywood stars -- and studio heads -- say about Ronald Reagan's leadership during the 1960 strike? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"New beginnings" indeed! That was Dr. Barry Black ... July 7, 2003 .... his first opening prayer in the U.S. Senate. This month marks 20 years since Dr. Black became Senate chaplain. And in C-SPAN's "The Weekly," we hear some of his most notable prayers from those two decades. How did we select the prayers? Well, we asked Dr. Black himself! His responses to C-SPAN Radio's "The Weekly" are what you'll hear in this podcast. A Barry Black Pray List! Find out which prayers he chose as his favorites in the latest episode of "The Weekly." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During the summer of 1991, Soviet Communist hardliners tried to seize control of the country from Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. Now the summer of 2023 – an attempted mutiny against Russian President Vladimir Putin. With that backdrop – the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" goes back and remembers the 1991 coup attempt in the Soviet Union – and we do it through the words of then-American President George H. W. Bush . Like Day One of the attempted coup, August 19, 1991. President Bush: " I've said over and over again that we did not want to see a coup backed by the KGB and the military, and apparently that is what is underway I think it's also important to note that coups can fail. They can take over at first, and then they run up against the will of the people." What happened next? And what did President Bush say in response? Listen to the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" to find out. Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who needs the Major League Baseball All Star game when you have All-Star plays like that one -- in the Congressional Baseball Game ... This year, freshman Democratic Representative from California Kevin Mullin made that all-star catch playing left field. The big league All Star Game is approaching (July 11, Seattle) ... but you might not be interested ... you might want good, alternate, yet still baseball-themed programming -- Well, here's one idea ... listen to the latest episode of C-SPAN's "The Weekly" ... it's the top moments from C-SPAN's coverage of the Congressional Baseball Game … over the years -- both on and off the field…. Highlights, hits, and hugs … via the C-SPAN Video library. As the classic baseball song goes: Take Me Out To the Archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Typically on the Fourth of July, you hear Americans praise America. The C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" is going in a different direction. We hear British praise America. Specifically, British leaders who have addressed Congress and the White House and other large public venues – and have only nice things to say about the country that gained its independence from the British empire 247 years ago. King Charles, Boris Johnson, Teresa May, Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth – and even Winston Churchill. They're all in "The Weekly" for the Fourth of July. It's a Fourth of July twist you'll only get from "The Weekly." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, President Biden ended a speech in Connecticut by saying: "God save the Queen, man." And during his State of the Union address, President Biden told Republicans, "Lots of luck in your senior year." Both times, media observers wondered: What does that mean? In C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we don't answer that. We do something else.  We provide other times, in other settings, with other people, and with other policy issues -- when President Biden wished lots of luck in senior years. Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You might not think listening to a Supreme Court oral argument could make you chuckle. But when Justice Elena Kagan is involved in the conversation, there's often a chance that will happen. In what is typically a world of dry legal argument, Justice Kagan can provide snappy comebacks, witty repartee, and quick delivery -- providing a humor and lightness to the oral arguments. In the latest episode of the C-SPAN podcast "The Weekly" -- marking the conclusion of the current Supreme Court term -- hear quips and one-liners told by Justice Kagan. She seems to always bring the laughs to oral argument -- and lots of other places. Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices