Special Relationship: Election 2016 - Is It Really So Strange?
Just ahead of Election Day, Celeste and John put the truly bizarre 2016 U.S. presidential cycle into context, with the help of distinguished podcaster...
Special Relationship, from The Economist and Mic
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Special Relationship is a podcast collaboration that examines the US presidential election from the characteristic perspectives of two leading news organizations. Hosted by The Economist’s John Prideaux and Mic’s Celeste Katz, Special Relationship grapples with the major themes and issues in a campaign that has been anything but predictable. Each episode is a conversation, fusing deep dives into specific themes with broader perspectives provided by global and historical comparisons from both sides of the pond. It’s a unique transatlantic partnership between two distinctive voices. It’s a special relationship.
Special Relationship: Rigged Election Realities
Trailing in the polls, Donald Trump has kept up a drumbeat of warnings about a "rigged system" that's working against his chances of beating Hillary C...
Special Relationship: The Struggle for Syria
With the election looming and the final debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump dominating the headlines, Celeste and John step back to focus ...
Special Relationship: Highly Debatable
With one final presidential debate left to go, the hits keep on coming for Donald Trump. The Republican nominee is now not only defending himself agai...
Special Relationship: Don't Believe the Liberal Media?
The media is under siege in this election — and the phenomenon isn't limited to the campaign for U.S. president. In this episode, Celeste and John tal...
Special Relationship: Unraveling the First Presidential Debate
It might be hard to make sense of the first debate between presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but in a special edition of the pod...
Special Relationship: Great Debates?
Ahead of showdown #1 at Hofstra University in New York, Celeste and John preview the upcoming trio of presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and...
Special Relationship: In Sickness and in Health
Hillary Clinton has been fighting off questions about her health throughout the 2016 presidential election, but the topic returned to the fore after s...
Special Relationship: Crossing Borders
Celeste and John take a look at the facts and feelings surrounding one of the thorniest issues of the 2016 campaign for the White House: Immigration r...
Special Relationship: Alt-Right or Wrong?
Special Relationship #8: Alt-Right or Wrong? This week, Celeste and John try to put the so-called "alt-right" movement into context in the U.S. and ab...