Best Washingtondc Podcasts (2025)

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Shutdown Showdown 19:49

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4d ago19:49

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The Lobby Shop team breaks down Washington’s latest shutdown, what sparked it, and how long it might last. From Chuck Schumer’s political calculus to Donald Trump’s influence on negotiations, the team explores the pressure points that could end the standoff – and make a few bold predictions along the way.…

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110. Presidential Pets 45:14

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The White House has been home to a menagerie of pets, from working animals such as horses and sheep, to companions of the Scottish Terrier and Siamese cat varieties - with the odd raccoon, cow, or badger thrown in, as well. Like the almost 90 million American households who have a pet, many First Families have brought animals home even when the add…

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110. Presidential Pets (VIDEO) 45:18

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The White House has been home to a menagerie of pets, from working animals such as horses and sheep, to companions of the Scottish Terrier and Siamese cat varieties - with the odd raccoon, cow, or badger thrown in, as well. Like the almost 90 million American households who have a pet, many First Families have brought animals home even when the add…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Advanced Prostate Cancer Care 11:44

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Catherine Handy Marshall about the broader range or treatments available for advanced prostate cancer at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center that are leading to better outcomes, fewer side-effects and longer survival.By Bill Nelson

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Congress Returns: Funding Fights and Trade Uncertainty 33:15

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The Lobby Shop returns as Congress faces make-or-break funding deadlines. Caitlin, Paul, Dylan, Josh, and Liam explore government shutdown brinkmanship and the newest moves on trade and tariffs, including the tariff court fight that is headed to the Supreme Court that could redefine U.S. trade policy.…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Treating Prostate Cancer 8:18

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Sam Denmeade discuss the growing array of treatments for patients with prostate cancer available at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Sarcoma Pathology 13:06

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr John Gross, a surgical pathologist, about the diagnosis of sarcomas, tumors most commonly found in bones and soft tissue. Dr Gross recently published a paper in Modern Pathology on his team's discovery of a new type of soft tissue tumor. Read more about that here.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - New Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer 13:53

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Michael Pishvaian discuss the targeting of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer to develop new treatment options for a disease that has been historically difficult to care for.By Bill Nelson

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109. History Revealed: The Kennedy Gravesite (VIDEO) 58:56

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While people around the world mourned President John F. Kennedy after he was assassinated on November 22, 1963, there was a remarkable group of young men who had to perform an unimaginable mission: burying their Commander in Chief. In this episode of The White House 1600 Sessions, White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin speaks…

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109. History Revealed: The Kennedy Gravesite 58:52

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While people around the world mourned President John F. Kennedy after he was assassinated on November 22, 1963, there was a remarkable group of young men who had to perform an unimaginable mission: burying their Commander in Chief. In this episode of The White House 1600 Sessions, White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin speaks…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Microbiome Research 14:58

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Cynthia Sears discuss the role of the microbiome on our overall health, how it impacts cancer risk and the crucial role of federal research funding in understanding these organisms.By Bill Nelson

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August Uncertainty: Tariffs, Trade Turbulence & the Funding Fight 19:10

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This week on The Lobby Shop, the team dives into the storm brewing in Washington as Congress heads into August recess. Josh Zive and Paul Nathanson dissect President Trump’s latest tariff moves and their ripple effects on American manufacturers already navigating a volatile trade landscape. Meanwhile, Liam Donovan and Dylan Pasiuk forecast the high…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - KRAS Mutations 13:43

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Nilo Azad discuss the decades-long research effort to develop treatments targeting KRAS mutations and the importance of federal funding in bringing those treatments to patients.By Bill Nelson

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An Inside Look at the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC) with Brittany Kelm, NEDC Senior Policy Advisor 33:20

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In this special episode of The Lobby Shop podcast, guest hosts Scott Segal, partner and co-head at the Policy Resolution Group (PRG), and Kyle Spencer, principal at PRG, sit down with Brittany Kelm, Senior Policy Advisor for the White House on the National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC). The three of them dive into the mission of the NEDC, the day…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - PSMA Targeted Therapies 11:54

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Michael Carducci discuss using Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) targeted therapies to detect and treat prostate cancer.By Bill Nelson

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On Target with Dr Akila Viswanathan - Novel Paradigms for Advanced Prostate Cancer for Seminars in Radiation Oncology 36:51

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Dr Akila Viswanathan speaks with Dr Sophia Kamran from Harvard Medical School and Dr Constantinos Zamboglou from the German Oncology Center about the latest edition of Seminars in Radiation Oncology focusing on new treatments for advanced prostate cancer.By Akila Viswanathan

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Epidemiology 20:37

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Elizabeth Platz about her research studying the causes of cancer over time in large groups and using data to assess future risk.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Early Detection of Cancers 13:13

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Bert Vogelstein discuss the development of tools for the early detection of cancers, which will lead to better treatments with fewer long-term consequences for patients.By Bill Nelson

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Fireworks on the Floor: The July 4th Signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill 30:18

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This week on The Lobby Shop, hosts Josh Zive, Caitlin Sickles, Liam Donovan, and Dylan Pasiuk unpack the July 4th signing of “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” a major political win for the GOP and President Trump. The team breaks down how the reconciliation bill made it through Congress, the differing strategies between House and Senate Republicans, an…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Cancer Risk 20:28

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Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Kala Visvanathan about her research assessing breast cancer risk, why many people are developing cancers earlier in life, and the tools she is developing to find cancer sooner, when it can be treated more effectively.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Circadian Rhythms 9:58

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Dr Bill Nelson and Dr Chi Dang discuss the impact of circadian rhythms on our metabolism and how researchers are working to utilize this knowledge to improve cancer treatment.By Bill Nelson

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108. Road Trip to the Presidents Heads (Video) 31:42

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There are many fun, wonderful opportunities to learn about White House history all across the country. Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, takes a road trip to the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia, to see what has become a social media hotspot: the Presidents Heads. Situated within a recycling facility on priva…

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108. Road Trip to the Presidents Heads 31:42

3M ago31:42

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There are many fun, wonderful opportunities to learn about White House history all across the country. Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, takes a road trip to the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia, to see what has become a social media hotspot: the Presidents Heads. Situated within a recycling facility on priva…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Cancer Metastasis 18:22

3M ago18:22

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Andrew Ewald, a cell biologist, about his research into how cancer cells migrate throughout the body and the importance of federal funding to continue building on decades of successful research efforts.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Cancer Vaccine Research 16:42

4M ago16:42

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Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Elizabeth Jaffee about her research in cancer vaccines, immunotherapy, and the importance of federal funding in continuing to achieve breakthroughs in cancer treatment.By Bill Nelson

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Inside Biden’s White House: A Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Alex Thompson 38:51

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In this episode of The Lobby Shop, the team welcomes back Axios national political correspondent Alex Thompson, co-author (with CNN’s Jake Tapper) of the explosive New York Times bestseller Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Thompson shares the inside story of how he and Tapper uncovered i…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Biomolecular Engineering Research 14:30

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Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Denis Wirtz about his research using CODA, an artificial intelligence platform, to identify and analyze pre-cancerous lesions previously undetected in the pancreas and along the fallopian tubes.By Bill Nelson

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107. The Tradition of First Lady Forever Stamps: Barbara Bush 56:21

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First Lady Barbara Bush is being honored by the United States Postal Service with a Forever Stamp in what would be the centennial year of her birth. Born in New York on June 8th, 1925, Barbara Pierce would go on to marry George Herbert Walker Bush and become an iconic, unelected public servant in her own right. Stewart McLaurin, president of the Wh…

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107. The Tradition of First Lady Forever Stamps: Barbara Bush (Video) 57:13

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First Lady Barbara Bush is being honored by the United States Postal Service with a Forever Stamp in what would be the centennial year of her birth. Born in New York on June 8th, 1925, Barbara Pierce would go on to marry George Herbert Walker Bush and become an iconic, unelected public servant in her own right. Stewart McLaurin, president of the Wh…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Melanoma Research 14:52

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Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Ashani Weeraratna about her work in melanoma research, the progress that has been made in treating patients with melanoma, and the importance of federal research funding in finding advancements in treatment for this disease.By Bill Nelson

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Immunology Research 14:46

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Dr Bill Nelson talks to Dr Drew Pardoll about the field of cancer immunology. They explain how cancer cells use 'checkpoints' to turn off immune response and how research efforts at Johns Hopkins to block these checkpoints and re-engage the immune system continue to benefit patients.By Bill Nelson

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106. The Honey Fitz: A Presidential Yacht 37:27

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Come set sail and join us for a special tour of Honey Fitz, a presidential yacht. For almost a century, from 1880 to 1977, every president had access to a yacht. They were used as tools of diplomacy and hospitality, and quite often, as a means of escape and relaxation. Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, traveled …

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Reconciliation Roadmap and Tariff Updates 21:20

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In this episode of The Lobby Shop, Liam Donovan provides an update on the budget reconciliation process in Congress, and the team dives into the proposed House cuts to energy programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, proposed Medicaid reductions, and the ongoing debate over SALT deductions—along with the challenges the legislation faces in th…

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Cancer Matters with Dr Bill Nelson - Pediatric Sarcoma 11:40

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Dr Bill Nelson talks with Dr Christine Pratilas, the new Director of Pediatric Oncology at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, about the care of children with sarcoma and the importance of research funding in discovering new treatments for childhood cancers.By Bill Nelson