News Items Podcast with John Ellis

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Ninety percent of the news out there tells you nothing about where the world is going — ten percent of it tells you everything. Every afternoon on the News Items Podcast with John Ellis, John and Rebecca Darst focus on that ten percent — news that’s interesting, important or both. The podcast is based on John Ellis’ News Items, an email newsletter that goes out to organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations, Samsung Next, and the Wall Street Journal. Tune in every Monday through Thursday afternoon to hear decades of journalistic experience packed into 20 or so minutes of insight, plus guest interviews on finance, U.S. politics, foreign affairs, science and technology.


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Recent Episodes
  • ‘So Close to the Edge’: Adam Tooze on the Pandemic Economy
    Sep 16, 2021 – 42:47
  • Steve Coll on the Taliban’s Return to Power
    Sep 15, 2021 – 28:48
  • From Kabul to Oregon: Jeffrey Stern on Reporting the World
    Sep 14, 2021 – 21:50
  • Why Spy Novels Matter, with Joseph Kanon
    Sep 9, 2021 – 27:25
  • How A.I. Can Help Us Fight Climate Change
    Sep 8, 2021 – 22:39
  • Why Big Tech Won’t Get Into the News Business, with Josh Tyrangiel
    Sep 7, 2021 – 23:28
  • ‘Like Cellophane on Fire’: Joe Klein on the Fall of Afghanistan
    Sep 2, 2021 – 44:46
  • How Neural Networks Changed the Face of A.I.
    Sep 1, 2021 – 27:29
  • M.L.B. Chief Rob Manfred on What’s Next for Baseball
    Aug 31, 2021 – 24:53
  • ‘Brain on Fire’: How Susannah Cahalan Reported On Her Own Illness
    Aug 26, 2021 – 25:51
  • How Tesla (Almost) Failed to Start, with Tim Higgins
    Aug 25, 2021 – 24:53
  • When A.I. Recognizes Emotion, with Rosalind Picard
    Aug 24, 2021 – 27:38
  • The Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell, with Lisa Bryant
    Aug 19, 2021 – 19:39
  • How Jeffrey Epstein Got ‘Filthy Rich,’ with Lisa Bryant
    Aug 18, 2021 – 20:29
  • ‘Inevitable’: Gayle Tzemach Lemmon on the US' Afghan Exit
    Aug 17, 2021 – 25:22
  • On the Origins of the Coronavirus, with Donald McNeil
    Aug 12, 2021 – 23:11
  • Time for a Vaccine Mandate, with Donald McNeil
    Aug 11, 2021 – 20:25
  • How Substack Breaks Through the Attention Economy
    Aug 10, 2021 – 23:46
  • How Voice Profiling Will Revolutionize Health Care, with Rita Singh
    Aug 9, 2021 – 23:07
  • We're on the Verge of Guiding Our Own Evolution, with Jane Metcalfe
    Aug 6, 2021 – 43:01
  • Jim Cramer of Mad Money on Life, China, and Jerome Powell
    Aug 5, 2021 – 48:43
  • Andrew Sullivan on the Rise of the Woke
    Aug 4, 2021 – 27:30
  • Running America’s Busiest Port During COVID, with Gene Seroka
    Aug 3, 2021 – 24:30
  • ‘Tinkering with the Building Blocks of Life,’ with Jane Metcalfe
    Aug 2, 2021 – 28:45
  • Why Xi Jinping Is Hammering One Industry After Another
    Jul 29, 2021 – 30:39
  • Four Illusions about Biden, Trump and 2024
    Jul 28, 2021 – 22:42
  • How Big Business Can Help Beat Climate Change with Mark Tercek
    Jul 27, 2021 – 26:03
  • Will the Delta Variant Send Us Back Into Lockdown?
    Jul 26, 2021 – 20:05
  • How to Rebuild After Losing a $6 Billion Business
    Jul 22, 2021 – 27:09
  • We're Still Not Talking About Climate Change Enough
    Jul 20, 2021 – 29:13
  • $16 Trillion and Counting: The Index Fund Turns 50 Years Old
    Jul 19, 2021 – 22:47
  • What to Make of ‘the War on Terror’
    Jul 15, 2021 – 25:24
  • France Takes on Google & the FTC Takes on Amazon
    Jul 14, 2021 – 26:27
  • What’s Next for Haiti?
    Jul 13, 2021 – 23:13
  • Why J.D. Vance Terrifies Democrats
    Jul 12, 2021 – 24:54
  • Introducing: The Recount Daily Pod
    Jul 6, 2021 – 1:33
  • SPECIAL: ‘A Full-Fledged Economic Cold War’ with David Barboza
    Jul 2, 2021 – 47:46
  • Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on the Red-Hot Housing Market
    Jul 1, 2021 – 26:08
  • Japan’s Toughest Olympic Event? Public Health
    Jun 30, 2021 – 26:04
  • Resisting the Resistance with The WSJ’s Gerard Baker
    Jun 29, 2021 – 27:53
  • Why China Is Just as Polarized As the US
    Jun 28, 2021 – 25:46
  • How the GOP Became the Trump Party, with The WSJ’s Gerald Seib
    Jun 24, 2021 – 29:55
  • Oh, Canada: Always Whining about American Cultural Imperialism
    Jun 23, 2021 – 22:07
  • Where Is El Chapo’s Money? With Phoebe Eaton
    Jun 22, 2021 – 22:26
  • How Biden Became a China Hawk
    Jun 21, 2021 – 24:30
  • Sen. Tom Cotton Part II
    Jun 18, 2021 – 20:52
  • Is Xi Jinping President for Life? with David Barboza
    Jun 17, 2021 – 23:44
  • Perpetually Unregulated Crypto Is a Pipe Dream
    Jun 16, 2021 – 21:23
  • Sen. Tom Cotton on the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory
    Jun 15, 2021 – 25:39
  • Elizabeth Holmes: Folk Hero of (Alleged) Fraud
    Jun 14, 2021 – 22:33
Recent Reviews
  • Nudled Fork Stoon
    What happened?
    I love the podcast, but new episodes stopped appearing back in September. What happened?
  • mb7762
    Good content
    Enjoy the news analysis and differing views.
  • AZGreek
    Just too many glitches
    I just downloaded todays show and glitches In the last 2 months I would say about 5 podcast would just stop, that is terrible and changes need to be made.
  • Trmbnguy
    Glitches
    The content from this podcast is top notch when it works. No other podcast has these glitches. I expect more.
  • PGoals
    Glitches Galore
    While I love the podcast and look forward to this coming into my feed daily due to the great insight both hosts provide, the podcast consistently has glitches and won’t allow me to listen to more than a few minutes before entirely cutting out. I don’t seem to have any other issues with any other podcasts (even the daily recount podcast, also co-produced by iheartradio). So until this is fixed, I’ll just be hoping that I can get past the first ads section before the glitch.
  • HHI beach bum
    Horrible audio issues
    I beacame a regular listener until a few weeks ago. I didn’t stop listening but the podcast stopped its glitchless performance. It started disrupting itself in mid-stream and now I can play a few seconds and no more before it cuts out entirely. What a shame. Not happening with any other podcast. I guess this one will just be gone from my library.
  • gotleftinthemiddle
    1 star to high for this show
    Sounds like this guy must believe in the big lie. What do I know, I am just an old retired moderate white guy but this guy really cottons to Cotton and sounds like he agrees with Cotton on every point, never challenging him on obvious 1 sided positions that are really close to untruths. You know, lies. I didn’t think news journalists were supposed to reveal their idealistic bent. That was reserved for the editorial and opinion shows. Maybe he wants Tucker Carlson’s job.
  • vdslaw
    A little disappointed
    I started listening to this because Jon Heileman recommended it. I certainly wasn’t expecting a leftie podcast, but I was definitely hoping for a more balanced approach than the one that I saw in the interview with Tom Cotton. I was a little shocked to hear Mr. Ellis say “the only mandate Biden had was to defeat Trump”. For a serious person this seems utterly ridiculous to me. Does Mr. Ellis really believe that the 81 million voters ONLY voted to remove Trump? People weren’t voting for more social justice, greater and easier access to health care, a robust infrastructure plan, more accessibility to voting, common sense gun laws? I respectfully disagree if for no other reason than the fact that center/ left policies have proved very popular with the American people irrespective of Trump. I was disappointed in how there was NO pushback on Cotton’s comments that Biden can’t get 60 votes AS IF such a super majority of an already gross system of 2 senators for every state irrespective of population is anything approaching an indication of public opinion and wishes. Any thought given to asking Cotton why a body that has 48 senators elected by 82% of the people should have the ability to thwart any progress unless there is agreement by an even greater super majority? In any event, while I will probably keep listening, I was, to be kind, disappointed in the way the interview was conducted. Other than that, I do enjoy it for the most part and usually learn something I didn’t know before.
  • Rock-It
    I'm embarrased fo Mr. Ellis
    Does John Ellis owe Tom Cotton money? I've heard of softballs, but this was more like tee-ball. What would be the point of publishing an interview like this? Isn't all the information available on Mr. Cotton's reelection website? I was confused. Then I googled John PRESCOTT Ellis... Now its clear.
  • Seabiscuit 47
    Listening is important, but…
    Do you think you might push back on the sometimes hyperbolic assertions of Senator Cotton? But then maybe you simply agree and it’s just another bubble of like perceptions. Cotton is sharp and intelligent but his characterizations of motives and facts, and his of ignoring obvious contradictions in the service of his political persuasion diminishes his message and the usefullness of your conversations.
  • JimLutt
    Balanced
    This is the most balanced news source I’ve come across in a long time. It’s a breath of fresh air.
  • Nahomt14
    Great Pod
    Great pod
  • mdafknPIMP
    Smart
    This and the news items news letter are the only way to get your news. Cuts through all the fluff and keeps you informed on what is actually important. Must listen!
  • sts050992
    Awesome show!
    Love the hosts and the stories they cover! Stuff you won’t hear on other daily news podcasts, but super important to being informed!!
  • Tarheels 14
    Keeps me informed
    News Items keeps me informed and prioritizes the important domestic and global issues , straight and to the point .
  • oneillsdc
    What matters
    A sophisticated summary from two perspectives. Off to a good start!
  • EzraTErnst
    Can’t wait!!
    I love John Ellis’s newsletter. He really knows how to curate what is important!!!
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