15 Best Alex Thompson Podcasts in 2025

1. The Biden Cover-Up and the Failure of the Press Corps

Follow Play May 29, 2025 1:51:38
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About Episode In 2023 and 2024, there were many things that were unsayable. Perhaps the most unsayable—at least in legacy media circles—was that the President of the United States was not capable of being president, because he was no longer mentally fit. Those people who did break the taboo—who dared to notice Biden’s countless gaffes, his stiff gait, those who recognized the reality of old age, including Special Counsel Robert Hur—were written off or smeared. Videos of the president—clips of Biden tripping or misspeaking—were rebranded by The New York Times as “cheap fakes.” People were told to disbelieve their eyes and ears. It’s now the spring of 2025. Trump is the president. Biden dropped out. And now the unsayable things are being said—most dramatically in Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Tapper, of CNN, and Thompson, of Axios, interviewed more than 200 people for this book, which illuminates Biden’s mental decline, his enablers, and how the country was effectively run by committee in the midst of his clear cognitive impairment. For those of us who thought it was bad—it was actually much worse than anyone could have imagined. Alex and Jake have chosen to call the effort to hide Biden’s decline a “cover-up.” Those are choice words from two mainstream media insiders, invoking memories of Watergate and Iran-Contra. And the cover-up they are referring to is that of the Biden family and the close circle of advisers around them, many of whom are still delusional about Biden’s state. But cover-up might be the word that many Americans would use to describe the press’s coverage of Biden. How did ordinary people see more than people with White House press passes? And, what does it all say about human nature, transparency, and groupthink? This is a really illuminating conversation about presidential power, the lengths some will go to keep it, and how the media failed to report the story of a lifetime. Header 6: The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. Go to groundnews.com/Honestly to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on today’s biggest news stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Honestly with Bari Weiss
Podcast Description The most interesting conversations in American life happen in private. This show brings them out of the closet. Stories no one else is telling and conversations with the most fascinating people in the country, every week from The Free Press, hosted by former New York Times and Wall Street Journal journalist Bari Weiss.MORE Host Bari Weiss
Guest Alex Thompson
Email ****@honestlypod.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 76 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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2. Tapper & Thompson On The Biden Cover-up

Follow Play May 30, 2025 49:04
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About Episode This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com Jake Tapper is the lead DC anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN, whose books include The Outpost, The Hellfire Club, and The Devil May Dance. Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and a political analyst for CNN. They just published Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. For two clips of our convo — on the deep dysfunction of the Biden family, and the blame Jill deserves for concealing Joe’s decline — head to our YouTube page. Other topics: Alex leaving the Mormon Church after his dad’s ex-communication and a loss of faith; the cult-like loyalty of Biden’s aides; hiding Beau’s cancer; Hunter’s profound addiction; dating Beau’s widow and getting her on crack too; his emotional blackmailing of Joe; his influence peddling; his infamous laptop; Ashley Biden’s rehab and relapse; the Kennedys; the Bidens’ rift with the Obamas; Joe’s bitterness over Barack backing Hillary in 2016; the first signs of cognitive decline; the Covid election and razor-thin victory; his moderate campaign followed by a radical left agenda in office; Ron Klain’s woke influence; Mike Donilon’s greed and propaganda; “Jim Crow 2.0”; Joe preoccupied with foreign policy; inflation and Larry Summers; Jill addicted to the glamor of the White House; their disowning of a granddaughter born out of wedlock; Joe’s hubris and selfishness to run again; his delusions over polling; his disastrous debate; sticking with Kamala and sticking it to the Dems; the pillorying of Robert Hur; the media’s complicity in hiding Joe’s decline; the dissent of George Clooney, Ari Emanuel, and Dean Phillips; and the Bidens paving the way for Trump 2.0. Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy (the first 102 are free in their entirety — subscribe to get everything else). Coming up: Chris Matthews — who just revived “Hardball” on Substack, Robert Merry on President McKinley, Tara Zahra on the revolt against globalization after WWI, Walter Isaacson on Ben Franklin, Arthur C. Brooks on the science of happiness, Paul Elie on crypto-religion in ‘80s pop culture, and Johann Hari coming back to kibbitz for his fourth appearance on the pod. Please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com. MORE Podcast Title The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan
Podcast Description Unafraid conversations about anything andrewsullivan.substack.com
Host Andrew Sullivan
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Andrew Sullivan
Email ****@substack.com
Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. How Joe Biden’s inner circle hid his cognitive decline

Follow Play May 21, 2025 37:43
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About Episode Throughout his presidency, Joe Biden faced questions about his age and his health, so much so that he ultimately ended his 2024 reelection campaign. In a new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson reveal the true extent of Biden’s declining cognitive health, and the lengths his inner circle took to conceal it from the public. Tapper and Thompson spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about their reporting and what it means for Biden’s legacy. MORE Podcast Title Apple News In Conversation
Podcast Description Apple News In Conversation with Shumita Basu brings you interviews with some of the world’s best journalists and experts about the stories that impact our lives. Join us every week as we go behind the headlines.MORE Host Shumita Basu
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Apple News
Email ****@icloud.com
Apple Rating 4.2/5Twitter 7.9K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson: Joe Biden's Sins & His Party's Penance

Follow Play May 23, 2025 1:19:33
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About Episode John is joined by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios's Alex Thompson to discuss their scoop-filled, headline-spawning, controversy-stirring new book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again." Jake and Alex explain the nature and central players in the concealment of the decline in President Biden's mental acuity during his time in the White House; how the lack of transparency about his health and cognitive fitness before leaving office have lent credence to the profusion of conspiracy theories following the disclosure this week of his prostate cancer diagnosis; and the impotence of a Democratic Party convinced that the stakes of the 2024 election were existential and yet unable to acknowledge Biden's age-related political liabilities before it was too late. The authors also address some of the controversies that have arisen surrounding the book and their reporting methods in the wake of its publication. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Impolitic with John Heilemann
Podcast Description Join Puck’s chief political columnist, MSNBC/NBC News national affairs analyst, and best-selling author John Heilemann as he roams the corridors of power and influence in America on this twice-weekly interview show, taking you behind the scenes and beyond the headlines with the people who shape and shift our culture: icons and up-and-comers, incumbents and insurgents, moguls and machers in the overlapping worlds of politics, entertainment, tech, business, sports, media, and beyond. The conversations are rich and revealing, unrehearsed and unexpected … and reliably impolitic. A Puck-Audacy joint, new episodes drop every Wednesday and Friday.MORE Host John Heilemann
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Audacy
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 28.1KTwitter 360.9K Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. Trump v. Musk: Choose Your Daddy

Follow Play Jun 06, 2025 2:06:17
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About Episode Donald Trump and Elon Musk's romance comes to a fiery end as the two erupt into an explosive feud, attacking each other across social media. Jon and Dan comb through the insults, including Elon calling for Trump's impeachment, Trump threatening to end all of Elon's government contracts, and, our personal favorite, Elon tweeting that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. Fun day! The guys also discuss Trump's recent slate of executive orders: another round of attacks on Harvard University, a 2025 version of Trump 1.0’s infamous Muslim ban, and an investigation into the alleged coverup of President Biden's mental and physical health. Then, Jon and Lovett sit down with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson for an extended interview about their New York Times bestselling book, Original Sin, which reckons with Biden's decision to run for reelection. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.   MORE Podcast Title Pod Save America
Podcast Description Pod Save America is a no-b******t conversation about politics hosted by former Obama aides Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, and Tommy Vietor. It cuts through the noise to break down the week’s news and helps people figure out what matters and how they can help. They’re regularly joined by journalists, activists, politicians, entertainers, and world leaders. You can watch on YouTube or listen to new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to Friends of the Pod! Your subscription makes Crooked’s work possible and gives you access to ad-free episodes of Pod Save America and Pod Save the World, plus exclusive content and a lively Discord community. Learn more and subscribe at crooked.com/friends or on Apple Podcasts. For a transcript of an episode of Pod Save America, please email transcripts@crooked.com.MORE Hosts Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Crooked Media
Email ****@crooked.com
Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 243.9KTwitter 539.7KInstagram 292.5K Avg Length 86 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Unpacking 'Original Sin': A Deep Dive, with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

Follow Play Jun 10, 2025 38:47
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About Episode In this conversation, Donny interviews Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, authors of 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.' They discuss the political dynamics surrounding Biden's presidency, the implications of immigration policies, the challenges faced by the Democratic Party, and the media's role in shaping public perception. The authors share insights from their book, detailing the internal struggles within the Biden administration and the broader implications for American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title On Brand with Donny Deutsch
Podcast Description Everything is a brand. In today’s world companies, public figures, countries, institutions, and movements are brands with their own unique values, marketing, and influence. Former CEO and Chairman of Deutsch Inc., innovative political analyst and veteran TV personality, Donny Deutsch, mastered the power of branding when he built the multibillion dollar ad agency. Now, in a hyper-saturated, over-marketed world, our media landscape too often presents one-dimensional figures who are globally seen, and yet not truly known. Where the notion “perception is reality” feels truer each day, join Donny as he peels back the layers of the images we see, to understand the depths of the people who are changing our world. You won’t want to miss Donny’s candid conversations with global experts and the biggest names across entertainment, business, media, politics and more to better understand the “brands” of the moment and examine where politics, current events, and pop culture converge.MORE Host Donny Deutsch
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Donny Deutsch
Email ****@jonesworks.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Biden's Inner Circle and the Cost of Denial

Follow Play May 20, 2025 1:33:49
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About Episode Katie traveled to Washington, D.C. to sit down with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson for a candid conversation about their book Original Sin—an investigation into how President Biden’s decline was hidden from voters, colleagues, and even some members of the press. As questions swirl in the wake of his cancer diagnosis, their reporting offers critical insight into just how long this story has been building. They discuss the blind spots that shaped media coverage, the role of Biden’s inner circle, and how silence and loyalty collided in the final year of his presidency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. MORE Podcast Title Next Question with Katie Couric
Podcast Description Tired of political headlines that feel like déjà vu? Wondering if you actually need to care about every controversy? This season, Katie’s asking those same questions—and talking to the people who have real answers. From political insiders to sharp-eyed journalists, she’s breaking down what’s worth your attention (and what’s not), with smarts, sanity, and even a little humor. Because none of us can be tuned in 24/7—but we can stay informed without losing our minds.  Tune in every Thursday and join Katie Couric and her guests for a conversation on NEXT QUESTION.MORE Host Katie Couric
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network iHeartPodcasts
Email ****@katiecouric.com
Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Joe Biden's Betrayal [TEASER]

Follow Play Jun 07, 2025 3:23
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About Episode Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. If you pay any attention at all to political news, it's been hard to avoid Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's recent bombshell of a book, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, which offers behind-the-scenes reporting from the White House, halls of Congress, the campaign trail, and beyond about Joe Biden's health, mental and physical, and the efforts to conceal just how bad it had gotten from his Cabinet, Congress, and, most damningly, the American people. Much of the coverage of the book has focused on a handful of sensational examples—Biden supposedly not recognizing George Clooney at a fundraiser, or forgetting the names of staffers who'd worked for him for decades—but that's unfortunate. What's most shocking is the book's cumulative force, the sheer number of details that make it undoubtedly clear Biden was not fit to run again in 2024, or, for that matter, be President. As you won't be surprised to learn, Matt eagerly read Original Sin, and he and Sam discuss what the take-aways from the book should really be, what it says about the state of the Democratic Party, what it reveals about the media, and more. Jake Tapper & Alex Thompson, Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again (2025) Matthew Sitman, "The 'Weekend at Bernie's' Primary," Commonweal, Mar 3, 2020 Sam Adler-Bell, "The Tragic Legacy of the Mourner-in-Chief," New York Magazine, Jan 14, 2025 Edmund White, City Boy: My Life in New York During the 1960s & 70s (2009) — My Lives: A Memoir (2005) — A Boy's Own Story (1982) — The Beautiful Room is Empty (1988) — The Farewell Symphony (1997) — Nocturnes for the King of Naples (1978) MORE Podcast Title Know Your Enemy
Podcast Description A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
Hosts Matthew Sitman, Sam Adler-Bell
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Matthew Sitman
Email ****@commonwealmagazine.org
Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 26.2K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

9. Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

Follow Play May 26, 2025 1:11:19
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About Episode Coming off the long weekend, an early release of this week's episode: The first 2024 presidential debate was a turning point in President Biden’s candidacy. In this episode, moderator-in-chief John Donvan and chief content officer Lia Matthow sit down with CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson to discuss the book that has Washington buzzing: “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” They discuss what transpired before, during, and after that debate and what it might mean for the future of journalism, the Democratic party, and politics overall.    Our Guests:    Jake Tapper, News Anchor; Host of CNN's "The Lead"  Alex Thompson, National Political Correspondent at Axios    Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan & Lia Matthow, Open to Debate's Chief Content officer, moderate    Visit OpentoDebate.org to watch more insightful debates.   Subscribe to our newsletter to stay informed on our curated weekly debates, dynamic live events, and educational initiatives.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Open to Debate
Podcast Description America is more divided than ever—but it doesn’t have to be. Open to Debate offers an antidote to the chaos. We bring multiple perspectives together for real, nonpartisan debates. Debates that are structured, respectful, clever, provocative, and driven by the facts. Open to Debate is on a mission to restore balance to the public square through expert moderation, good-faith arguments, and reasoned analysis. We examine the issues of the day with the world’s most influential thinkers spanning science, technology, politics, culture, and global affairs. It’s time to build a stronger, more united democracy with the civil exchange of ideas. Be open-minded. Be curious. Be ready to listen. Join us in being Open to Debate. (Formerly Intelligence Squared U.S.)MORE Host John Donvan
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Open to Debate
Email ****@opentodebate.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 42.7KTwitter 22.8KInstagram 14.9K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Weekend At Biden’s

Follow Play May 29, 2025 1:31:42
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About Episode Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson join Jonah Goldberg to discuss their new book that has taken Washington by storm, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. Tapper and Thompson discuss what top Democrats knew about Biden’s cognitive decline prior to him launching his reelection campaign, the boiling frogs mentality of Biden’s advisers, and the media’s role in reporting—or not reporting—this story in real time. Show Notes—Order Original Sin here The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including Jonah’s G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
Podcast Description In “The Remnant," Jonah Goldberg enlists a “Cannonball Run”-style cast of stars, has-beens, and never-weres to address the most pressing issues of the day. Is America doomed? Has liberalism failed? And will mankind ever invent something better than ‘90s-era “Simpsons?” Mixing political history, pop culture, rank punditry, and shameless book-plugging, Goldberg and guests will have the kinds of conversations we wish they featured on TV. And the nudity will (almost) always be tasteful. Brace your bingo cards.MORE Host Jonah Goldberg
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network The Dispatch
Email ****@thedispatch.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 37.9KTwitter 120.5K Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson on President Joe Biden’s Decline, and Its..

Follow Play May 16, 2025 49:50
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About Episode Nearly a year ago, a Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, moderated by Jake Tapper and Dana Bash of CNN, began the end of Biden’s bid for a second term. The President struggled to make points, complete sentences, and remember facts; he spoke in a raspy whisper. This was not the first time voters expressed concern about Biden’s age, but his decline was shocking to many, and suddenly Trump seemed likely to win in a landslide. New reporting by Tapper and Thompson reveals that the debate was no fluke at all. In “How Joe Biden Handed the Presidency to Donald Trump” (an excerpt from their new book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again”), they lay out a case that the latter half of Biden’s Presidency was carefully stage-managed by his top aides; Biden would often end the workday as early as four-thirty.  “What [aides and] others would say is, ‘His decision-making was always fine.’ The job of the President is not just decision-making. It’s also communication,” Tapper tells David Remnick. “If you are a President . . . and you’re not able to go into a room full of donors and speak extemporaneously for ten minutes, then there’s something wrong. And that was happening in 2023.” MORE Podcast Title The New Yorker Radio Hour
Podcast Description Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.
Host David Remnick
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network The New Yorker
Email ****@newyorker.com
Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 122KTwitter 183.2KInstagram 6.9K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. An Explosive Report, Then a Bombshell Diagnosis: The "Original Sin" Authors..

Follow Play May 21, 2025 37:20
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About Episode On this episode, executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone sit down with CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson, authors of the bombshell political book, “Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.” The authors discuss new revelations behind Biden’s fateful decision, including the roles of his family and close advisers, and why Democrats—and the news media—need to reckon with the bungled candidacy.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesMORE Podcast Title Inside the Hive
Podcast Description What won’t people do for power? On Inside the Hive, Vanity Fair’s editor in chief, Radhika Jones, along with executive editor Claire Howorth and Hive editor Michael Calderone, spotlight the players jockeying for status, the coattail riders, and the ones truly calling the shots. How far will these power seekers go? What rules will they break? And what happens to those who stand in their way? Each week Inside the Hive brings you tales of the rich and fickle. Power brokers eventually fall. Betrayals happen. And plots get twisted. MORE Hosts Radhika Jones, Claire Howorth, Michael Calderone
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Vanity Fair
Email ****@vanityfair.com
Apple Rating 4.1/5 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 5/23/25

Follow Play May 23, 2025 24:11
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About Episode Presidential legacies tend to be debated for decades, but in the four months since Joe Biden left office, a consensus seems to have emerged that his decision to stand for a second term all but guaranteed Donald Trump’s return to power and that efforts to hide his infirmities were disastrous and dishonest. Jeffrey Goldberg speaks with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson about their book, “Original Sin.”MORE Podcast Title Washington Week Podcast | PBS
Guest Alex Thompson
Producer/Network Washington Week
Apple Rating 4.3/5 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact