# The Oath and The Office A podcast by Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang. The Oath and the Office is a weekly politics podcast unpacking presidential power, the U.S. Constitution, and the rule of law—with serious constitutional analysis and biting comedy. Brown University political science professor Corey Brettschneider teams up with comedian John Fugelsang to tackle the week’s biggest stories and what they mean for American democracy—from the Supreme Court and elections to free speech and abuses of presidential power. Every president swears to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, but what happens when one openly attacks it? Corey and John pull no punches, exposing threats to democracy, demanding accountability, and talking with the people fighting back. Mixing sharp wit and serious political fire, this is the civics lesson you can’t afford to miss. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe, join the conversation, and learn more at coreybrettschneider.com Feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/6518729/episodes/feed ## Latest episodes - [Could Facebook Have Stopped January 6? With Frances Haugen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/8619abbfbc5b) (2026-10-29, 77 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/76059884/102926_tonto.mp3 - [Report the News, Risk Deportation? Stanford Students Take On Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/d36df0adc7b8) (2026-10-22, 53 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75907359/102226_tonto.mp3 - [Impeach Trump? Rep. Al Green Makes the Case](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/4b12f14b8017) (2026-10-15, 70 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75796249/101526_tonto.mp3 - [Jack Smith Fights Back—and Why the Midterms Matter (with Rep. Ted Lieu)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/d69343d5d007) (2026-10-08, 75 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75628880/100826_tonto.mp3 - [Deported to Torture? The Supreme Court Greenlights Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/d40f7d487a12) (2026-10-01, 48 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75467549/100126_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s White House Press Ban & Religious Coercion (with Mickey Dollens)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/049c0063d246) (2026-09-24, 72 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75323537/092426_tonto.mp3 - [Bonus Episode: Is Bipartisanship Still Possible? With Governors Bill Haslam and Phil Bredesen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/96911042e1b9) (2026-09-22, 34 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75287536/092226oo_final.mp3 - [Did the Supreme Court Just Save the Election? With Skye Perryman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/cce314cee303) (2026-09-17, 71 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75171777/091726oo_mixdown_1.mp3 - [Will the Court Help Trump Steal the 2026 Election?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/62156dab7e13) (2026-09-10, 62 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/75029727/091026oo_mixdown_1.mp3 - [Trump’s Mafia Presidency, with Barbara McQuade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/453d077c4b5f) (2026-09-03, 64 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74800129/090326_tonto.mp3 - [The Christian Nationalism Behind January 6, with Rep. Jared Huffman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/b7f3511a0882) (2026-08-27, 38 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74707454/082726_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Presidency for Sale?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/a294253959ed) (2026-08-20, 57 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74348020/082026_tonto.mp3 - [Trump vs. the Supreme Court. Again.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/730240b824df) (2026-08-13, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73874960/081326_tonto.mp3 - [Blanche’s Confirmation Deal: Trump’s Weaponization Fund Could Return](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/5ec3e89217e9) (2026-08-06, 61 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73519396/080626_tonto.mp3 - [What Trump and the New Right Really Believe | David French](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/6cc3cde5ebeb) (2026-07-30, 76 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73244543/073026_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Media Threats & Todd Blanche’s $1.8B Slush Fund (with Skye Perryman)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/111fa47d6569) (2026-07-23, 74 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73116378/072326_tonto.mp3 - [Trump Targets the Press—and Spies on Americans (with Sen. Ron Wyden)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/dcbabd440e5c) (2026-07-16, 66 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73005537/071626_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s $2.2 Billion Presidency: The Corruption the Constitution Saw Coming](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/c77176130bf8) (2026-07-09, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72879905/070926_tonto.mp3 - [Trump Loses Birthright, Wins a Power Grab (with Joyce Vance)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/6c87732293cf) (2026-07-02, 61 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72779441/070226_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s DOJ Is Hiding the Epstein Files. Katie Phang Is Suing.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/7330d21bf510) (2026-06-25, 58 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72679833/062526_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s War on Habeas Corpus and DOJ Independence — with Harry Litman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/9b27ddf0fe9c) (2026-06-18, 60 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72570702/061826_tonto.mp3 - [Trump Melts Down as Congress Pushes Back](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/6093b22c1b63) (2026-06-11, 59 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72468433/061126_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Bad Week Is Democracy’s Opening](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/2f46052f23e1) (2026-06-04, 57 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72332905/060426_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Imperial Presidency: Bogus Charges and Foreign Wars](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/1bd313f16150) (2026-05-28, 61 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72189480/052826_tonto.mp3 - [The Secret Memos Behind the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket (with Jodi Kantor)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/8dc8dd5763f6) (2026-05-21, 65 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72091588/052126_tonto.mp3 - [Can Trump Undo Our Citizenship Rights? (with ACLU’s Cecilia Wang)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/66f778cd94d3) (2026-05-14, 66 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71997977/051426_tonto.mp3 - [The Supreme Court’s Assault on Our Rights (with Kate Shaw)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/b8ce1718b67e) (2026-05-07, 73 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71899703/050726_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s War on Truth and Science (with James Morone)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/b0ff5e91a3f8) (2026-04-30, 59 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71752120/043026_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Supreme Court, the Shadow Docket, and the New Normal (with Aaron Parnas)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/7b10755cc71d) (2026-04-23, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71573500/042326_tonto.mp3 - [Trump vs. the Pope](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/fcb273367dbe) (2026-04-16, 45 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71353293/041626_tonto_no_aclu.mp3 - [Is Trump Committing War Crimes? Lawrence Douglas on Hegseth, Nuremberg, and the Criminal State](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/442daddffe38) (2026-04-09, 62 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71195847/040926_tonto.mp3 - [Before Project 2025: How the Right Built Trump’s Power Grab (with David Sirota)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/498808b7c958) (2026-04-02, 66 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71052085/040226_tonto.mp3 - [Mueller Warned Congress. Trump Celebrated His Death.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/270354e408a0) (2026-03-26, 46 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70879428/032626oo_mixdown_1.mp3 - [Stacey Abrams on the SAVE Act: The New Voter Suppression Threat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/2da550e3da41) (2026-03-19, 70 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70724338/031926_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s War and the Imperial Presidency](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/4c344083073f) (2026-03-12, 55 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70600615/031226_tonto.mp3 - [Can Congress Stop Trump’s War?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/1cd06217a406) (2026-03-05, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70471356/030526_tonto.mp3 - [Trump Loses in Court — But Pressure Remains on the Press and Late Night (with Mike Pesca)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/b234f8f95e01) (2026-02-26, 59 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70289046/022626_tonto.mp3 - [Title Trump’s FCC Pressures Late Night — Even as Resistance Wins](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/68bd81c31be7) (2026-02-19, 65 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70141806/021926_tonto.mp3 - [DOJ Payback Politics (with Preet Bharara)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/14bff40b73b5) (2026-02-12, 58 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69995473/021226_tonto.mp3 - [Trump vs. the Rule of Law: A 5-Year-Old Detained + Election Power Grab](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/1a746802468d) (2026-02-05, 73 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69796924/020526_tonto.mp3 - [Jan. 6 Then & Now: The Insurrection Blueprint (with Tom Joscelyn)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/5764a988fa13) (2026-01-29, 76 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69656009/012926_tonto.mp3 - [DOJ vs. Trump: The Indictment That Never Came (with Glenn Kirschner)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/1b47ac96fa30) (2026-01-22, 72 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69540585/012226_tonto.mp3 - [ICE Kills Renee Good: Can Minnesota Charge? + Trump’s White-Grievance Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/099fc29bf126) (2026-01-15, 66 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69447198/011526_tonto.mp3 - [Trump's Illegal Attack on Venezuela: Congress Must Step In + Jack Smith’s Testimony](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/70f934410a7c) (2026-01-08, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69346926/010626oo_mixdown_1.mp3 - [Supreme Court Checks Trump — 2025 Year in Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/c7b513af4e29) (2026-01-01, 67 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69263519/010126_tonto.mp3 - [Brown Shooting Fallout: Lies on X — Epstein Redactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/09c1f6e8d713) (2025-12-24, 60 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69188596/122425_tonto.mp3 - [A Brown Professor on the Shooting—and Gun Laws](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/ebaa338507f1) (2025-12-18, 64 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69105201/121825_tonto.mp3 - [Trump’s Supreme Court Power Grab (with Leah Litman)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/8afd35b9d20a) (2025-12-11, 52 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68983723/121125_tonto.mp3 - [MAGA Is Blaming the Judges (with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/cf42a666cc78) (2025-12-04, 73 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68858139/120425_tonto.mp3 - [Political Prosecutions Blow Up — Judge Rules Trump’s Prosecutor Was Illegally Appointed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1795734509/04620d91293d) (2025-11-27, 51 min): audio https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68760585/112725_tonto.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.