Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CNN anchor Kate Bolduan, host of 11 a.m. show "At This Hour." They discuss her extraordinary career and her 15 years at CNN. Bolduan joined the network at 24, and within five years she was named the co-host of "New Day" - making her the youngest morning show host on television. In the years since she has interviewed presidents and reported from war zones. McLaughlin and Bolduan talk about her career and the radical changes happening within CNN.

Press Club
00:37:43 9/16/2022

Past Episodes

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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin sits down with CNN's chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju to talk about a raucous Republican National Convention. Raju, who also anchors "Inside Politics" on Sundays, spent the week in Milwaukee reporting on the ground of the convention, which came just days after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. He discusses Trump's big speech, the mood on the ground, and what's next in a presidential race where Trump's opponent, President Joe Biden, is facing calls from within his own party to drop out of the race. Plus: Mediaite editors Colby Hall and Sarah Rumpf discuss Tucker Carlson's headlining speech at the convention and the future of conservative media as the Republican Party reshapes itself in Trump's image. This episode was produced Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.
00:50:02 7/21/2024
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with James Carville, the veteran Democratic strategist, about his calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race. Carville, who joined Press Club from a cruise ship in Alaska, speaks out about why he thinks Biden is done, what should happen next, and why he thinks a second Trump term would be "the end of the Constitution."
00:50:08 7/13/2024
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Nicholas Kristof, the veteran foreign correspondent and New York Times columnist, about his call for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 race. Kristof has been supportive of the Biden administration, but argued in a piece published the night of the president's disastrous debate against Donald Trump that he should bow out and let another (younger) candidate take his place. Kristof discusses how that would all play out and more. He also talks about his recent trip to the West Bank, Biden's approach to Israel, and his career as a foreign correspondent. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.
00:48:31 7/7/2024
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Mediaite editor in chief Aidan McLaughlin speaks with veteran media reporter Brian Stelter about the crisis at the Washington Post. Stelter breaks down his sprawling 9,000 word investigation of the Post just published in The Atlantic. He reveals what he found about the paper, and whether it can survive the turmoil. Plus: Stelter talks the 2024 election, the future of cable news, and McLaughlin does post-debate analysis with Mediaite founding editor Colby Hall, who argued in a new piece that President Joe Biden should drop out of the race. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.
00:50:00 6/29/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi, out now with a new book "Small Acts of Courage." They discuss the book, the stakes of the 2024 election, what a second Trump term means for journalists, the future of the news industry, and media coverage of Oct. 7 and the war in Gaza. Mediaite's Press Club has expanded into a show on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. The new show features not just a flagship interview with top figures in the media, but also conversation and debate with reporters and editors about the biggest stories in press and politics. For this week's episode, McLaughlin is joined by Mediaite founding editor Colby Hall about the "cheap fake" mania taking over cable news. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.
00:49:53 6/24/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with Alyssa Farah Griffin, former communications director in the Trump White House turned co-host of The View and CNN contributor. In a wide-ranging and at times personal conversation, they discuss her career, what she saw in the White House, why the GOP can't move on from Trump, and how a second Trump term would be defined by "rage and retribution" Mediaite's Press Club has expanded into a show on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. The new show features not just a flagship interview with top figures in the media, but also conversation and debate with reporters and editors about the biggest stories in press and politics. For this week's episode, McLaughlin is joined by Mediaite founding editor Colby Hall for a chat about media coverage of Biden's age. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke and Kathryn Wilkens.
00:50:01 6/15/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with George Stephanopoulos about covering Trump and Biden, the upcoming debates, the media industry, and his new book "The Situation Room". Stephanopoulos is the host of Good Morning America and This Week on ABC News. Mediaite's Press Club has expanded into a show on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel 124. The new show features not just a flagship interview with top figures in the media, but also conversation and debate with reporters and editors about the biggest stories in press and politics. For this week's episode, McLaughlin is joined by Mediaite founding editor Colby Hall for a chat about the Biden camp's feud with the Wall Street Journal and the controversy at The Washington Post over its new CEO and publisher Will Lewis. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke.
00:45:22 6/9/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with veteran foreign correspondent Arwa Damon about her recent mission inside Gaza. Damon started her career covering the Iraq War. She joined CNN, where she served as senior international correspondent and reported on war zones in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Libya and elsewhere. She won a Peabody Award and three Emmys, including one for her coverage of the Battle of Mosul in Iraq, where she came under fire from ISIS militants. On Press Club, Damon describes what life is like inside Gaza right now after 7 months of bombing, why this war has been so dangerous for journalists, and why the suffering in Gaza is different than any other war she's covered. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke.
00:33:04 5/9/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with New York magazine Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi, who takes us inside Donald Trump's hush money trial, which she's been covering in Manhattan's criminal court for the last few weeks as a jury was selected, opening arguments were presented, witnesses testified, and the former president was gagged. This week, Trump was fined for violating his gag order, and threatened by the judge with jail time. Nuzzi discusses those developments, what it's like watching Trump in court, and what the case means for the 2024 campaign. She also talks about the state of the media industry today and an eventful WHCD weekend. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke.
00:35:03 5/2/2024
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Mediaite editor Aidan McLaughlin speaks with CNN anchor Jim Acosta. They discuss his new show, his time as a White House correspondent under Trump, facing death threats, covering Trump's new election campaign, what he fears most about a second Trump term, Biden's handling of Israel, CNN's new boss and the uncertain future of cable news. This episode was produced by Brandon Reschke.
00:41:12 4/5/2024

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