Historian Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s “Authoritarian Experiment”

With Trump squaring off against the federal court system, which has attempted to block some of his actions, we look at the state of the judiciary branch.

Episode 233 of the Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Historian Heather Cox Richardson on Trump’s “Authoritarian Experiment”" was published on March 19, 2025 and runs 20 minutes.

March 19, 2025 ·20m · Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

With Trump squaring off against the federal court system, which has attempted to block some of his actions, we look at the state of the judiciary branch.

Episode Description

With Trump squaring off against the federal court system, which has attempted to block some of his actions, we look at the state of the judiciary branch.

On Today's Show:
Heather Cox Richardson, professor of American history at Boston College and author of "Letters from an American" on Substack and several books, including Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America (Viking, 2023), offers a historian's take on the first weeks of the second Trump presidency.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

#99 Typ-2-Diabetes im Alltag: Zwischen Leitlinie und Lebensrealität

Apr 7, 2026 ·32m

#98 Kochbücher schreiben und Food-Inhalte kreieren: Ein Karriere-Guide mit Inga Pfannebecker

Mar 2, 2026 ·42m

#97 Bessere Rezeptfotos von Zuhause – Foodfotografie-Grundlagen für Ernährungsfachkräfte

Feb 3, 2026 ·28m

#96 Mikronährstoffanreicherung bei Pflanzendrinks: Einordnung für die Ernährungsberatung

Jan 19, 2026 ·47m

#95 Eigene Rezepte als Werkzeug in der Ernährungsberatung - und wie wir sie entwickeln

Jan 6, 2026 ·26m

#94 Mit Vision ins neue Jahr – wie ein Visionboard dich und deine Patient:innen inspiriert und motiviert

Dec 2, 2025 ·25m

Similar Podcasts

How to Vote In America WNYC Studios What the hell is Super Tuesday and where does it come from? Why does Iowa vote first? What’s a caucus? Who gets to be a delegate? How to Vote in America is a weekly micro podcast that tries to make sense of our crazy democracy and what seems like a never-ending 2020 election process. In this podcast, we take small bites at big issues to help you understand something most people should, but probably don’t: voting. Hosted by The Takeaway’s Politics Host Amy Walter.WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including On the Media, The New Yorker Radio Hour, Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast and Death, Sex & Money. CUNY TV's Brian Lehrer CUNY TV Brian Lehrer, of WNYC Radio's Brian Lehrer Show, also hosts an hour-long weekly television show on CUNY-TV. In addition to highlighting new academic research with the power to transform society and policy in a regular segment called, "Public Intellectual," Brian interviews experts on a wide variety of topics including: the digital age and how it’s transforming our world; new social and political trends and current events in New York City and beyond; entrepreneurs of change; grassroots environmental efforts; and innovative inventions and apps. The Brian Lehrer Show WNYC Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. Brian Lehrer's Podcast About "Parks and Recreation" WNYC Studios Join New York Public Radio's Brian Lehrer for the farewell season of NBC's Parks and Recreation. Each week Brian is joined by NPR's Linda Holmes and special guests who will lend insider context to the bits of governmental bureaucracy and political gamesmanship seen on the show.

URL copied to clipboard!