
Washington Welcomes
Hosted by David M Rubenstein and Barbara Humpton and David Rubenstein · The Economic Club
5.0from 13 ratings
- 85
- Episodes
- 46
- Transcribed
- 13
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 10M
- YouTube views
About Washington Welcomes
Join The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. as David Rubenstein, Co-Founder of Carlyle Group and Economic Club Chairman, welcomes distinguished global leaders to discuss the major issues of the day.
- Publisher
- The Economic Club
- Category
- business · news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Jan 2021
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
46 of 85 episodes have a transcript.

2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Declaration of Independence at 250

24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tom Barkin, President and CEO of Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Honorable Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States and Founder of Advancing American Freedom
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The Declaration of Independence at 250
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Anyway, the taxes that you probably remember They were imposed. They were taken off. And every time one was taken off, another one came in. And the Americans really got upset about this. And so one of the most visible ways they were upset is they had a tea party. Some of you may remember this, the Tea Party in 1773. And what happened is a number of colonial leaders in Boston, dressed up as Indians, went on board a ship and threw the tea into the harbor. And they did that because the tea was tea that the colonies had to buy. They weren't allowed to import tea other than from this one company that was controlled by the British government, in effect, and they had to pay a tariff. […]
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- Michael Auslin
- Tom Barkin
- Mike Pence
- Alan M Garber
- David Joyner
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 10,298,344
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 9 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 53
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 82
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Who hosts Washington Welcomes?
David M Rubenstein and Barbara Humpton and David Rubenstein host the show. Published by The Economic Club.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Washington Welcomes take guests?
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