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  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on what it'll take to end the war

    Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on what it'll take to end the war
    Feb 20 2026
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns to discuss the United States’ role in ending the war, where Europe fits into the equation, and his frank thoughts on Russians living abroad. Then, CNN’s chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward calls in from Ukraine to discuss the current climate in the country and how the Ukrainian people are doing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 5 min
  • Where does Fetterman fit among Democrats?

    Where does Fetterman fit among Democrats?
    Feb 13 2026
    Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) sat down with POLITICO's Dasha Burns on "The Conversation" for a wide-ranging discussion covering his stance on immigration and ICE, voter ID, Israel and where he sees himself within the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 min
  • María Corina Machado on her hopes for Venezuela’s future

    María Corina Machado on her hopes for Venezuela’s future
    Feb 6 2026
    Venezuelan politician and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says that Venezuela could have a new democratic election in less than a year. The Nobel Peace Prize winner joins POLITICO’s Dasha Burns for “The Conversation” in a compelling interview that occurred exactly one month after the US captured Venezuelan’s authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro. Machado opens up about her hopes for the nation’s future– and what her own path forward may be. Plus, progressive political YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen sits down with Dasha to unpack the increasingly blurry line between journalism and content creation. He also shares what the future of progressive politics will look like in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h
  • GOP Senator Tillis is done mincing words

    GOP Senator Tillis is done mincing words
    Jan 30 2026
    Senator Thom Tillis calls for the resignation of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller in a forthright interview with Dasha Burns for “The Conversation.” The North Carolina Republican made his comments after the shootings of two citizens by ICE agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. In a wide-ranging discussion, Tillis talked about tariffs, his hopes for President Trump and his worries for the future of the Republican Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 min
  • Scott Bessent: ‘We're reordering the global economy’ | The Conversation

    Scott Bessent: ‘We're reordering the global economy’ | The Conversation
    Jan 23 2026
    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke with POLITICO's Dasha Burns at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in our first episode of 2026. The two spoke just after President Trump's speech that riled U.S. allies. Burns and Bessent spoke on tariffs, Greenland, America's changing role in the global economy and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 min
  • The top 5 interview moments of 2025

    The top 5 interview moments of 2025
    Dec 26 2025
    Happy holidays! "The Conversation" will return with a new season in January 2026. In the meantime, listen to some of the most memorable moments from the show in 2025 — including our interviews with President Donald Trump, Texas state representative and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D), Trump 2024 and RNC Political Director James Blair, President of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Richard Grenell and Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Bill Gates on vaccine hesitancy, AI and global health

    Bill Gates on vaccine hesitancy, AI and global health
    Dec 12 2025
    Gates Foundation co-founder Bill Gates joined POLITICO’s Dasha Burns on this week’s episode of The Conversation to discuss his continued support for vaccine philanthropy, the impact of government aid cuts in global health, AI, vaccine skepticism and much more. The interview took place shortly after the release of The Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Report projects, which predicts that child deaths will rise in 2025 for the first time this century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min
  • An interview with President Donald Trump

    An interview with President Donald Trump
    Dec 9 2025
    In this special edition of The Conversation, President Donald Trump sits down with POLITICO’s Dasha Burns at the White House to discuss his global influence, especially his involvement in trying to end the Ukraine-Russia war and his evolving relationship with America’s longtime allies in Europe and beyond. Plus, they discuss the situation in Venezuela, domestic issues like affordability and rising healthcare costs and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    47 min