The Intercept Briefing

The Intercept Briefing

Cut through the noise with The Intercept’s reporters as they tackle the most urgent issues of the moment. The Briefing is a weekly podcast delivering news, incisive political analysis and deep investigative reporting, hosted by The Intercept’s journalists and contributors including Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy, and Jordan Uhl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Source
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    100K-500K monthly listeners
  • Reviews
    4.7 (6.1K ratings)
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  • Language
    English
  • Genre
    News, Politics, news:politics
  • Location
    New York
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Recent episodes

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  • May 29, 2026 — Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has been making the media rounds defending the 40,000-acre data center project he’s backing in northern Utah. Dismissing residents’ concerns over the environmental impacts and water demands of the proposed project in the...

    The Race to Build AI Data Centers — Before the People Can Protest
  • May 22, 2026 — Republican Rep. Thomas Massie was decisively ousted on Tuesday night in his Kentucky primary, a win for President Donald Trump, who had launched an all-out attack on the congressman for his role in pushing for the release of the Epstein files. But in...

    AIPAC, AI, Crypto and Gambling Are Hiding Their Big Election Spends
  • May 15, 2026 — RSVP for The Intercept Briefing Podcast’s Live Conversation on Gaza. Sign up to join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. Join The Intercept Briefing podcast for a special live episode taping with Intercept journalist Jonah Valdez and Tariq...

    “We Will Find You and We Will Kill You”
  • May 08, 2026 — The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to the Voting Rights Act, triggering a new wave of redistricting fights in the midst of midterm primary elections. Last week, the court struck down a Louisiana congressional map with a second majority-Black...

    The Supreme Court Ends Multiracial Democracy as We Know It

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