The President’s Inbox
Hosted by James M Lindsay · Council on Foreign Relations
4.5from 974 ratings
- 240
- Episodes
- 141
- Transcribed
- 974
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About The President’s Inbox
Each episode of The President’s Inbox explores a foreign policy challenge facing the United States.
- Publisher
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Mar 2022
- Latest episode
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
141 of 240 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is 2026 the New 1914?
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Foreign Policy and the 2026 Midterms
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Iran War and the Midterms
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Is 2026 the New 1914?
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But some skeptics may decide to quote Hegel and note that he once wrote that the peoples and governments have never learned anything from history or acted on the principles deduced from it. Now, I don't want to drag you into a deep philosophical discussion about what Hegel did or did not mean by that. […]
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- Odd Arne Westad
- Hannah Hartig
- Jessica Huseman
- Cole Bucy
- Nate Swanson
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 714 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 260 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts The President’s Inbox?
James M Lindsay host the show. Published by Council on Foreign Relations.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The President’s Inbox take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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