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C-SPAN's The Weekly

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Connecting today's political discourse with the past 40 years of politics. Using audio taken from C-SPAN's vast Video Library, each episode focuses on a theme tied to current events providing a unique perspective on today's news.© 2021 National Cable Satellite Corporation. All rights reserved. Ciencia Política Política y Gobierno
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  • Political Parties Like It's Fiscal Year 1999

    Political Parties Like It's Fiscal Year 1999
    Aug 14 2025
    We hear all the time from politicians talking about how to reduce the deficit and the debt.But have you ever heard a politician talk about how to spend a surplus.Believe it or not, that did happen. It is now official and I'm proud to announce that we posted a budget surplus of $123 billion -- the largest surplus in American history. And in the last two years alone, we have paid down our nation's debt by $140 billion -- the largest debt reduction in our nation's history. We have closed the book on deficits and open the door on a new era of economic opportunity. That was President Bill Clinton ... October 27th, 1999Ever wonder what it sounds like when the government has more money than it spends?And then - politicians come up with ideas for how to spend that extra money?And then - those ideas lead to angry arguments about how to spend that money -- arguments that kind of sound like what we hear now, but in reverse?Then this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" is just the thing for you.Because that's exactly what you'll hear.No, these aren't fake AI-generated hallucinations. Yes, it really did happen — actual real politicians saying real things about a real budget surplus... The year was 1999 ... a year politicians fought over not how to cut the deficit and debt — but how to spend the surplus.Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 m
  • Tom Wickham's Five Most Memorable Moments as House Parliamentarian

    Tom Wickham's Five Most Memorable Moments as House Parliamentarian
    Aug 7 2025
    The House parliamentarian. The C-SPAN audience knows the parliamentarian from House rules and procedures and various parliamentary inquiries and interruptions… But what about the personal side of the job? …. The unrivaled opportunity to see Congress history up close and personal – watching it all from the front, facing the chamber, and seeing all the faces… What's that like? In the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we find out. We talk with former House parliamentarian Tom Wickham .. His career in Congress spanned over a quarter century. And during that time, from his front row seat, Tom Wickham witnessed first-hand some of the most dramatic and iconic moments in House history. Tom Wickham left Congress in 2020. He's now Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And now – Tom Wickham is back on C-SPAN! He's picked the five most memorable moments he experienced as House parliamentarian — and he reveals that list in "The Weekly." What are Tom Wickham's five most memorable House moments — and why? Go behind the scenes and find out — in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" — with Tom Wickham. Find C-SPAN's "The Weekly" wherever you get podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 m
  • It's the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" – So Let's Hear from Joe Scarborough and Hunter Scott

    It's the 50th anniversary of "Jaws" – So Let's Hear from Joe Scarborough and Hunter Scott
    Jul 31 2025
    The House of Representatives … October 10th, 1998, … A Republican Congressman from Florida rises and makes remarks about a bill he's introducing: In the closing days of World War II, the U.S.S. Indianapolis had its hull pierced by three Japanese torpedoes. Twelve minutes later the cruiser went down. On board were almost 1,200 crew members and only 300 survived, the others dying of shark attacks and exposure. For half a century, the 316 remaining surviving crew members of the worst disaster in Naval history tried in vain to defend the honor of their captain, Charles McVay. This year a new secret weapon was employed in their quest, and that weapon was a 13-year-old boy named Hunter Scott Who was that? That was former representative Joe Scarborough. His mention of the U.S.S. Indianapolis might sound familiar –The story of its sinking by a sub was shared in that speech by Congressman Scarborough – and in a stirring soliloquy from a salty seasoned shark hunter in Steven Spielberg's seminal Seventies summer spectacular, Jaws. But the mention of Hunter Scott might be new to you. Who's Hunter Scott? Why did Joe Scarborough call him "a secret weapon"? And how did they take on the U.S. Navy together to change history – and win? Find out in this week's episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly" – as we mark the 50th anniversary of the blockbuster movie "Jaws" … Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 m
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