The Bottom Line
Hosted by Steve Clemons · Al Jazeera
4.6from 47 ratings
- 174
- Episodes
- 3
- Transcribed
- 47
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 6B
- YouTube views
About The Bottom Line
A weekly take on US politics and policies and how they affect the world.
- Publisher
- Al Jazeera
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Mar 2022
- Latest episode
- 23 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
3 of 174 episodes have a transcript.
23 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
When might China take Taiwan?: Zo Bhou and Sreenivasan Jain | A Changing World?
24 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
How will Iran war fallout impact upcoming US elections? | The Bottom Line
17 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Former US negotiator with Iran: Trump falling into Vietnam trap
Inside a recent episode
When might China take Taiwan?: Zo Bhou and Sreenivasan Jain | A Changing World?
Published 23 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] You said it's a violation of the international law. But those aren't the only countries starting wars. It's also countries outside the Western liberal axis like Russia unilaterally invades Ukraine, denounced by the United Nations. China doesn't condemn it. What happened to respecting the UN Charter. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Bottom Line
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Zhou Bo
- Hogan Gidley
- Matt Duss
- Rob Malley
- Khaled Elgindy
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 5,896,096,174
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 34 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 70
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 92
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Questions about The Bottom Line
Who hosts The Bottom Line?
Steve Clemons host the show. Published by Al Jazeera.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Bottom Line take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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