# Executive Functions Chat A podcast by Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith. Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith discuss news about the presidency. www.execfunctions.org Feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3516088/s/201277.rss ## Latest episodes - [Caleb Nelson on Slaughter and the “Dictatorial Presidency”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/a0851c7dbbdd) (2026-10-23, 38 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221707832/83c41d58745dccab5679ddc56186ede1.mp3 - [The Politics of Tit-for-Tat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/9beac8256ea1) (2026-10-21, 21 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/221387707/89d09f669193186fde2349ea43ae7d2e.mp3 - [Francis Fukuyama Reflects on His Career and the Challenges Facing Liberal Democracy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/ff211dc0da15) (2026-10-15, 25 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/220271060/7fcb6e2dfb984e578bdd704c8e5cc861.mp3 - [Scrambling to Regulate a Sensitive Dual-Use Technology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/6200bb5601d2) (2026-10-12, 23 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219940053/e9bcc7b80daa6e83061f1e1fc6b4213b.mp3 - [AI, Elections, and the Liar’s Dividend](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/0b5fd2940b0e) (2026-10-09, 27 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/219581669/ba641363906a3c34a386e8d6dc21d3fb.mp3 - [Election Administration Under Pressure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/56f598725769) (2026-10-02, 26 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218406641/75520c598c91380e49f9f447f404fbde.mp3 - [Advertising the President on the Taxpayer’s Dime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/c6b139bf0576) (2026-09-30, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/218208072/5c081400af32b6bebc105daefceebede.mp3 - [Is Trump Media’s Early-Access Feed Lawful?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/6e5e913bb310) (2026-09-22, 16 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/216829879/cb30e2bc750ff853ca9f86c931be42a2.mp3 - [SCOTUS Leaves the Ballot-Mail Rule Blocked](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/5948e859e935) (2026-09-15, 6 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215840363/85db3a93ba0fbae4613ac812d65a5e8f.mp3 - [Republican Pushback on the Administration's Election Program](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/6258bf566e75) (2026-09-11, 12 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/215240110/e7fe426f19ebcdf433de54aa610d2b6c.mp3 - [Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall on Bioweapons in the Age of AI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/d8331fe29edf) (2026-08-31, 31 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213567521/8fe9bbe17d1183ed1fc8d6dfdaf85cea.mp3 - [The Postal Service and the 2026 Elections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/5696f78f1394) (2026-08-27, 21 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213040928/9296286ae41321db5518d52fd13d8f6c.mp3 - [States’ Protection of Their Elections](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/597ee9a175f0) (2026-07-30, 24 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209158403/b626cf1cb956eea0853564cc58ee3977.mp3 - [Jeh Johnson on Presidential War Powers and Congressional Retreat](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/afe66173744f) (2026-07-24, 31 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208338847/e7ea5c417cb0e60d4092ff23fca866db.mp3 - [Trump and the Midterms](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/647db7b24559) (2026-07-09, 33 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206326331/4e0768af560a26189eac67776c0ee420.mp3 - [Sai Prakash on Slaughter and Cook](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/1034f77aa5af) (2026-07-01, 45 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/204469694/157840a5b9f0601e9be987ad383324ed.mp3 - [The God Test](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/9d8e6de79dda) (2026-06-19, 61 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201670588/3aca95c153e4293080e9dceaae8a1809.mp3 - [Attorney General Todd Blanche?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/0b4c16d15b5e) (2026-06-12, 17 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/201750143/c88a3f75ff0fda1a1ce76d59409118b3.mp3 - [What Exactly is Bill Pulte’s New Job as Acting Director of National Intelligence?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/6539f8705ddf) (2026-06-02, 24 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200367216/a0e1f45ff38ab61695eed48a78bdc95a.mp3 - [The Anti-Weaponization Fund and Tax Immunity Gambits](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/b7d110d130e2) (2026-05-22, 18 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/198845047/64b76fe282a468e94f873c7d7bb9ca29.mp3 - [The Many Challenges of AI Safety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/804fbb89fac4) (2026-05-01, 39 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/196136694/16179690ab30c03e81e9b5306903c9f1.mp3 - [Who Owns Presidential Records?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/5088c362fcd4) (2026-04-17, 55 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194542882/c958bd420c34457c54b7dfb17d0d5107.mp3 - [The Last Branch Standing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/0d766784d668) (2026-04-14, 31 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194103547/edfc7ced12af2d5fe4fcea52aa792486.mp3 - [Can Trump Pull Out of NATO?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/23cea02461a1) (2026-04-03, 32 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193061921/98aef0b6c426b4b40e681397767c3622.mp3 - [It's the President's War](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/beefd8c37e7b) (2026-03-27, 28 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192347423/8aa558f4ca68a857c6f6972ba2424c62.mp3 - [The Most Dangerous Branch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/ab6c2f611ada) (2026-03-20, 42 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191527109/f827d020a4fe844021898735c221409d.mp3 - [Homeland Security in a Time of War with Iran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/ff4bd4198b5e) (2026-03-03, 29 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/189708920/30190048f8c840c7b6a998ae4a879d0a.mp3 - [The Tariff Refund Problem](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/a95f985e2fa8) (2026-02-24, 30 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/188956039/20526c2a49a30cacdad0408fe8a67a34.mp3 - [Prosecuting Members of Congress](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/f2cbf3309340) (2026-02-13, 25 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187874876/94279b804f0b8586c71543e962945156.mp3 - [Richard Ekins on Diego Garcia and the Chagos Islands Dispute](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/c85f1f644651) (2026-02-05, 23 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186989598/1008393eab7bc18fa3354a02fff7f94b.mp3 - [Donald Trump is Settling Old Scores—and Making New Plans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/1bd9cf05f667) (2026-01-30, 30 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/186341418/2073c65afe9930728c60ba5b1be88cf3.mp3 - [Sai Prakash on the Pardon Power from the Founding to Trump](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/7ade6e6a48c9) (2026-01-20, 37 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183949795/35fc0f35943d8bdbb577350d7cf14f86.mp3 - [What Happens if Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/15cfd8ca2414) (2026-01-16, 35 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184792359/258eb866dbed51e2cced637b023accbf.mp3 - [The Criminal Investigation of the Fed Chair](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/c5f988100757) (2026-01-12, 24 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/184316148/b02fad0b5d8959b294ff39bcaf3023bb.mp3 - [Law and the Venezuela Invasion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/88f03093c05b) (2026-01-05, 26 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183589217/b18b960f1d0038105e8b1f75bed2a350.mp3 - [The President's Protective Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/28908058cce0) (2025-12-29, 32 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/182884921/70ca411fd47e11da61e30c39b6c7897d.mp3 - [Catching Up, Keeping Track](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/cf3b3b7b2872) (2025-12-12, 21 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181432894/c263c5c4745311da84a4443094cb5259.mp3 - [Executive Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/1b1415cd7ac8) (2025-12-09, 33 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/181137725/f7b1bb02ccb18956832b58c64c394151.mp3 - [A President Who Advocated for Limits on Executive Authority](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/3902b2074da5) (2025-11-19, 33 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/179285489/e8b174f654fcc246ca9d80d8406a5cff.mp3 - [What Are We Living Through?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/da96ad7f2679) (2025-11-11, 32 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178570051/41fe6738d73054b7007db9d76d9675e8.mp3 - [Decision-making Disarray at the DOJ](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/fe1629621d13) (2025-10-14, 22 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176152838/d3bfedb52d11fdf684184b8907464bd1.mp3 - [The Oregon National Guard Ruling](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/9465f3156b4b) (2025-10-07, 28 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175537038/aa26c69876b94a6dc06ad6dbb8c9a0eb.mp3 - [The Comey Indictment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/2fdcc027887d) (2025-09-29, 26 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174828779/6680bfc5485f80950240998f44a37d04.mp3 - [Is Donald Trump a Reconstructive President?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/e77fe0eba51a) (2025-09-25, 44 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174378097/d168f797c6c6f55c484e3aaa5bb907b2.mp3 - [Fateful Lawyering in the Trump Administration](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/dc4ce876df55) (2025-09-08, 37 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173096665/520dc130e2d6d123c60b4f1d64e85b0c.mp3 - [Can President Trump Lawfully Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/dc5ffa18db09) (2025-08-27, 60 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/172099456/918a481859adc71d629c85565bb5ced3.mp3 - [Epstein Scandal Management in the Executive Branch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/811846467e21) (2025-08-01, 19 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/169857163/5bf758e865d65a23ce2c52547c5cd380.mp3 - [Anne Joseph O'Connell on the New Jersey U.S. Attorney Matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/5258e15ae0d4) (2025-07-25, 20 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/169175719/59b62b2319039db98b00cb4301de5ad9.mp3 - [Does It Matter That Companies Are Disregarding the TikTok Ban?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/7ccd1fc14ef6) (2025-07-17, 23 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/168557536/718264ae73347bcb2456294c3c2b2ca8.mp3 - [Was the Court Right to Allow the Administration’s Workforce Reductions Plans to Go Forward?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1813165840/c238a3e8d65a) (2025-07-10, 28 min): audio https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/167997883/61157c96b5296ee16d8dfcb552e1125e.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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