Six Questions with Steven Beschloss https://www.lincolnsquare.media/ en Ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. In each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/04db3946-5f71-11f1-8950-9757c9a42691/image/8b7f84df541613154fde9ae5a814ce6f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Six Questions with Steven Beschloss https://www.lincolnsquare.media/ episodic Lincoln Square Media Ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. In each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future. Ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. In each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future.

]]> Lincoln Square Media podcasts@resolutesquare.com Six Questions for Scott MacFarlane Mainstream legacy media is broken at a time when we could really, really use it. But journalists like Scott MacFarlane are proving that good reporting can still exist, and now without pressure from billionaires. MacFarlane joins Steven to talk about how holding power to account depends on a truly independent media ecosystem. Thu, 17 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Mainstream legacy media is broken at a time when we could really, really use it. But journalists like Scott MacFarlane are proving that good reporting can still exist, and now without pressure from billionaires. MacFarlane joins Steven to talk about how holding power to account depends on a truly independent media ecosystem. Mainstream legacy media is broken at a time when we could really, really use it. But journalists like Scott MacFarlane are proving that good reporting can still exist, and now without pressure from billionaires. MacFarlane joins Steven to talk about how holding power to account depends on a truly independent media ecosystem.

]]> 1732 yes Six Questions for Stuart Stevens | "It's a Death Squad" Stuart Stevens came up as one of the most effective strategists in the Republican Party. He helped elect George W. Bush, and worked with candidates like Mitt Romney and many, many others. He was also among the first to jump ship in the Trump years. His book, "It Was All a Lie," remains one of the most essential reads for understanding our current political moment. He joins Steven to talk very candidly about what's at stake and the lengths we need to go to if we want to move past authoritarianism. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:13:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Stuart Stevens came up as one of the most effective strategists in the Republican Party. He helped elect George W. Bush, and worked with candidates like Mitt Romney and many, many others. He was also among the first to jump ship in the Trump years. His book, "It Was All a Lie," remains one of the most essential reads for understanding our current political moment. He joins Steven to talk very candidly about what's at stake and the lengths we need to go to if we want to move past authoritarianism. Stuart Stevens came up as one of the most effective strategists in the Republican Party. He helped elect George W. Bush, and worked with candidates like Mitt Romney and many, many others. He was also among the first to jump ship in the Trump years. His book, "It Was All a Lie," remains one of the most essential reads for understanding our current political moment.


He joins Steven to talk very candidly about what's at stake and the lengths we need to go to if we want to move past authoritarianism.

]]> 3788 yes Mob Boss Presidency | Six Questions for Barb McQuade Barb McQuade joins Steven Beschloss to talk justice, the path forward, and her new book, 'The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.' Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Barb McQuade joins Steven Beschloss to talk justice, the path forward, and her new book, 'The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.' Barb McQuade joins Steven Beschloss to talk justice, the path forward, and her new book, 'The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government.'

]]> 2269 yes Six Questions for Katie Phang In this episode of Six Questions, Stephen Beschloss interviews independent journalist and former prosecutor Katie Phang about her ongoing legal battle against the Department of Justice and new Attorney General Todd Blanche. Phang explains her decision to sue Trump’s DOJ to force the release of heavily redacted Epstein files, noting that as an independent reporter, filing a lawsuit was a necessary tool to hold the government accountable. "We have an obligation to be truthful, but we don't have an obligation to be neutral,” she notes. Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:47:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media In this episode of Six Questions, Stephen Beschloss interviews independent journalist and former prosecutor Katie Phang about her ongoing legal battle against the Department of Justice and new Attorney General Todd Blanche. Phang explains her decision to sue Trump’s DOJ to force the release of heavily redacted Epstein files, noting that as an independent reporter, filing a lawsuit was a necessary tool to hold the government accountable. "We have an obligation to be truthful, but we don't have an obligation to be neutral,” she notes. In this episode of Six Questions, Stephen Beschloss interviews independent journalist and former prosecutor Katie Phang about her ongoing legal battle against the Department of Justice and new Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Phang explains her decision to sue Trump’s DOJ to force the release of heavily redacted Epstein files, noting that as an independent reporter, filing a lawsuit was a necessary tool to hold the government accountable. "We have an obligation to be truthful, but we don't have an obligation to be neutral,” she notes.

]]> 2544 no Six Questions for Neera Tanden Times are tough. There’s no question about it. A $400 emergency expense could set a family back for months, an economic reality for many Americans. Some saw Donald Trump’s message in 2024 and decided to take a chance, thinking things would be better. But they’re learning the hard way that this strongman’s message was lies and his own policies are setting them back. And in this persistent pain, progressive candidates are breaking through with a message, calling out the continued status quo with a plan for something better. Neera Tanden, President of the Center For American Progress and former advisor to President Joe Biden, joined Steven Beschloss for this edition of Six Questions to explore the idea of moments like this can inspire bold change for the future. And they discuss what it will take to fix what Trump has done. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:44:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Times are tough. There’s no question about it. A $400 emergency expense could set a family back for months, an economic reality for many Americans. Some saw Donald Trump’s message in 2024 and decided to take a chance, thinking things would be better. But they’re learning the hard way that this strongman’s message was lies and his own policies are setting them back. And in this persistent pain, progressive candidates are breaking through with a message, calling out the continued status quo with a plan for something better. Neera Tanden, President of the Center For American Progress and former advisor to President Joe Biden, joined Steven Beschloss for this edition of Six Questions to explore the idea of moments like this can inspire bold change for the future. And they discuss what it will take to fix what Trump has done. Times are tough. There’s no question about it. A $400 emergency expense could set a family back for months, an economic reality for many Americans.

Some saw Donald Trump’s message in 2024 and decided to take a chance, thinking things would be better. But they’re learning the hard way that this strongman’s message was lies and his own policies are setting them back.

And in this persistent pain, progressive candidates are breaking through with a message, calling out the continued status quo with a plan for something better.

Neera Tanden, President of the Center For American Progress and former advisor to President Joe Biden, joined Steven Beschloss for this edition of Six Questions to explore the idea of moments like this can inspire bold change for the future.

And they discuss what it will take to fix what Trump has done.

]]> 2238 Six Questions for Shannon Watts There are nearly 400 million guns circulating in America — more than one for every man, woman, and child — and 263 mass shootings already in 2026. Yet the carnage has all but vanished from the news. Steven asks Shannon Watts, who founded Moms Demand Action the day after Sandy Hook, what it will take to break through. Watts rejects the idea that Americans have gone numb. "No parent would accept that," she says — but the media "has run out of ways to tell the story." She traces how the gun lobby won legal immunity no other industry enjoys, why the NRA's collapse hasn't ended the fight, and how a plea to 75 Facebook friends became an 11-million-supporter movement that has passed more than 500 gun bills and blocked 90% of the gun lobby's agenda for a decade. Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media There are nearly 400 million guns circulating in America — more than one for every man, woman, and child — and 263 mass shootings already in 2026. Yet the carnage has all but vanished from the news. Steven asks Shannon Watts, who founded Moms Demand Action the day after Sandy Hook, what it will take to break through. Watts rejects the idea that Americans have gone numb. "No parent would accept that," she says — but the media "has run out of ways to tell the story." She traces how the gun lobby won legal immunity no other industry enjoys, why the NRA's collapse hasn't ended the fight, and how a plea to 75 Facebook friends became an 11-million-supporter movement that has passed more than 500 gun bills and blocked 90% of the gun lobby's agenda for a decade. There are nearly 400 million guns circulating in America — more than one for every man, woman, and child — and 263 mass shootings already in 2026. Yet the carnage has all but vanished from the news. Steven asks Shannon Watts, who founded Moms Demand Action the day after Sandy Hook, what it will take to break through.


Watts rejects the idea that Americans have gone numb. "No parent would accept that," she says — but the media "has run out of ways to tell the story." She traces how the gun lobby won legal immunity no other industry enjoys, why the NRA's collapse hasn't ended the fight, and how a plea to 75 Facebook friends became an 11-million-supporter movement that has passed more than 500 gun bills and blocked 90% of the gun lobby's agenda for a decade.

]]> 1542 Six Questions for Miles Taylor The election meddling Trump keeps talking about is coming from inside the White House. Indeed, the meddling has already begun, but how far will he and his accomplices go to subvert the will of the people this November? Steven Beschloss welcomes Miles Taylor, a man who has seen the inner workings of a Trump administration from the inside. Taylor served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration and authored the anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed 'I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.' He is a bestselling author of books including 'A Warning' and 'Blowback' and currently runs initiatives opposing Trump policies while working as a security expert and commentator. He joins to set the stakes for November and beyond, and explain what we we need to do about it before it's too late. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media The election meddling Trump keeps talking about is coming from inside the White House. Indeed, the meddling has already begun, but how far will he and his accomplices go to subvert the will of the people this November? Steven Beschloss welcomes Miles Taylor, a man who has seen the inner workings of a Trump administration from the inside. Taylor served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration and authored the anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed 'I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.' He is a bestselling author of books including 'A Warning' and 'Blowback' and currently runs initiatives opposing Trump policies while working as a security expert and commentator. He joins to set the stakes for November and beyond, and explain what we we need to do about it before it's too late. The election meddling Trump keeps talking about is coming from inside the White House. Indeed, the meddling has already begun, but how far will he and his accomplices go to subvert the will of the people this November?

Steven Beschloss welcomes Miles Taylor, a man who has seen the inner workings of a Trump administration from the inside.

Taylor served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration and authored the anonymous 2018 New York Times op-ed 'I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.' He is a bestselling author of books including 'A Warning' and 'Blowback' and currently runs initiatives opposing Trump policies while working as a security expert and commentator.

He joins to set the stakes for November and beyond, and explain what we we need to do about it before it's too late.

]]> 1980 yes Six Questions for Glenn Kirschner The nomination of Todd Blanche is the next low point in the deterioration of our justice system. Glenn Kirschner joins Steven to talk about accountability, the destruction of the Justice Department, and how we might start to put it all back together. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media The nomination of Todd Blanche is the next low point in the deterioration of our justice system. Glenn Kirschner joins Steven to talk about accountability, the destruction of the Justice Department, and how we might start to put it all back together. The nomination of Todd Blanche is the next low point in the deterioration of our justice system. Glenn Kirschner joins Steven to talk about accountability, the destruction of the Justice Department, and how we might start to put it all back together.

]]> 2152 yes The Fight Worth Having | Six Questions for Alexander Vindman Steven Beschloss sits down with Alexander Vindman, the retired Army lieutenant colonel who blew the whistle on Donald Trump's Ukraine call, now running for the U.S. Senate in Florida. In six questions, they talk about why he's stepping back into the arena, what duty cost him the first time, his journey from refugee to the White House, and the responsibilities of citizenship in America's 250th year. Plus a lightning round on what makes him angriest — and what still gives him hope. Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Steven Beschloss sits down with Alexander Vindman, the retired Army lieutenant colonel who blew the whistle on Donald Trump's Ukraine call, now running for the U.S. Senate in Florida. In six questions, they talk about why he's stepping back into the arena, what duty cost him the first time, his journey from refugee to the White House, and the responsibilities of citizenship in America's 250th year. Plus a lightning round on what makes him angriest — and what still gives him hope. Steven Beschloss sits down with Alexander Vindman, the retired Army lieutenant colonel who blew the whistle on Donald Trump's Ukraine call, now running for the U.S. Senate in Florida.

In six questions, they talk about why he's stepping back into the arena, what duty cost him the first time, his journey from refugee to the White House, and the responsibilities of citizenship in America's 250th year. Plus a lightning round on what makes him angriest — and what still gives him hope.

]]> 2042 no "We Are in Mortal Danger" | Guest Malcolm Nance Intelligence and counterterrorism veteran Malcolm Nance joins Steven Beschloss for Six Questions and doesn't mince words: America, he warns, is in "mortal, mortal danger." Nance lays out why Trump has accelerated the dismantling of the CIA, FBI, and DNI — installing loyalists like Bill Pulte to turn the intelligence community into a tool for hunting political enemies — and argues that the real motive isn't Putin or ideology but Trump's own ego and self-enrichment. He calls the war on Iran a historic strategic blunder that exposed America's weaknesses and handed Tehran an asymmetric victory, reads the Declaration of Independence as an indictment of "King Donald the Last," and explains what genuine repair would demand: accountability for MAGA enablers and an "FDJFK"-scale leader to rebuild trust at home and abroad. From the 2026 midterms and the threat of a "color revolution" to a lightning round on what makes him happy, angry, and hopeful, it's an urgent, unflinching conversation about the survival of American democracy. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Intelligence and counterterrorism veteran Malcolm Nance joins Steven Beschloss for Six Questions and doesn't mince words: America, he warns, is in "mortal, mortal danger." Nance lays out why Trump has accelerated the dismantling of the CIA, FBI, and DNI — installing loyalists like Bill Pulte to turn the intelligence community into a tool for hunting political enemies — and argues that the real motive isn't Putin or ideology but Trump's own ego and self-enrichment. He calls the war on Iran a historic strategic blunder that exposed America's weaknesses and handed Tehran an asymmetric victory, reads the Declaration of Independence as an indictment of "King Donald the Last," and explains what genuine repair would demand: accountability for MAGA enablers and an "FDJFK"-scale leader to rebuild trust at home and abroad. From the 2026 midterms and the threat of a "color revolution" to a lightning round on what makes him happy, angry, and hopeful, it's an urgent, unflinching conversation about the survival of American democracy. Intelligence and counterterrorism veteran Malcolm Nance joins Steven Beschloss for Six Questions and doesn't mince words: America, he warns, is in "mortal, mortal danger." Nance lays out why Trump has accelerated the dismantling of the CIA, FBI, and DNI — installing loyalists like Bill Pulte to turn the intelligence community into a tool for hunting political enemies — and argues that the real motive isn't Putin or ideology but Trump's own ego and self-enrichment. He calls the war on Iran a historic strategic blunder that exposed America's weaknesses and handed Tehran an asymmetric victory, reads the Declaration of Independence as an indictment of "King Donald the Last," and explains what genuine repair would demand: accountability for MAGA enablers and an "FDJFK"-scale leader to rebuild trust at home and abroad. From the 2026 midterms and the threat of a "color revolution" to a lightning round on what makes him happy, angry, and hopeful, it's an urgent, unflinching conversation about the survival of American democracy.

]]> 3009 yes Our Liar-in-Chief | Guest Andrew Weissman This week, Steven welcomed Andrew Weissmann to Six Questions to talk about lying. His new book, Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, is a bestseller for a reason. The lying that our president and politicians have been engaged in is becoming foundational to their project. Lying is no longer the edge case. It is the norm. Weissman, a veteran federal prosecutor and MSNOW legal analyst, has written a playbook for stopping politicians like Trump from holding office in the future—and for saving our democracy. Steven’s six questions drive a conversation about what’s at stake and how we go forward. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:38:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media This week, Steven welcomed Andrew Weissmann to Six Questions to talk about lying. His new book, Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, is a bestseller for a reason. The lying that our president and politicians have been engaged in is becoming foundational to their project. Lying is no longer the edge case. It is the norm. Weissman, a veteran federal prosecutor and MSNOW legal analyst, has written a playbook for stopping politicians like Trump from holding office in the future—and for saving our democracy. Steven’s six questions drive a conversation about what’s at stake and how we go forward. This week, Steven welcomed Andrew Weissmann to Six Questions to talk about lying. His new book, Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, is a bestseller for a reason.

The lying that our president and politicians have been engaged in is becoming foundational to their project. Lying is no longer the edge case. It is the norm.

Weissman, a veteran federal prosecutor and MSNOW legal analyst, has written a playbook for stopping politicians like Trump from holding office in the future—and for saving our democracy.

Steven’s six questions drive a conversation about what’s at stake and how we go forward.

]]> 2178 yes How Race Shadows America's Story with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Eddie Glaude Jr.'s new book, 'America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries,' is a clear-eyed and beautifully written discussion not only of race in America, but of race right now in America. This summer, America's 250th, we have a unique chance to reckon with our past and imagine a better way forward. Steven welcomed Glaude with Six Questions, including, are Trump's victories just a backlash to confronting race?' Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media Eddie Glaude Jr.'s new book, 'America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries,' is a clear-eyed and beautifully written discussion not only of race in America, but of race right now in America. This summer, America's 250th, we have a unique chance to reckon with our past and imagine a better way forward. Steven welcomed Glaude with Six Questions, including, are Trump's victories just a backlash to confronting race?' Eddie Glaude Jr.'s new book, 'America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation's Anniversaries,' is a clear-eyed and beautifully written discussion not only of race in America, but of race right now in America.

This summer, America's 250th, we have a unique chance to reckon with our past and imagine a better way forward.

Steven welcomed Glaude with Six Questions, including, are Trump's victories just a backlash to confronting race?'

]]> 2122 no The Reckoning is Coming | Guest George Conway George Conway is an American attorney, political commentator, and infamous anti-Trump conservative-turned-Democrat who is now running for Congress in New York on a platform of accountability. While other Dems hedge on the need for investigations, Conway says that the base layer of our Democracy is our ability to hold the powerful and corrupt responsible for their actions. Steven has questions (six of them). Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:37:00 -0000 full Lincoln Square Media George Conway is an American attorney, political commentator, and infamous anti-Trump conservative-turned-Democrat who is now running for Congress in New York on a platform of accountability. While other Dems hedge on the need for investigations, Conway says that the base layer of our Democracy is our ability to hold the powerful and corrupt responsible for their actions. Steven has questions (six of them). George Conway is an American attorney, political commentator, and infamous anti-Trump conservative-turned-Democrat who is now running for Congress in New York on a platform of accountability. While other Dems hedge on the need for investigations, Conway says that the base layer of our Democracy is our ability to hold the powerful and corrupt responsible for their actions.

Steven has questions (six of them).

]]> 2125 yes Mary Trump: Donald Trump's Cognitive Decline Is Accelerating — "There Is No Worst, He'll Always Get Worse" In the premiere of Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, journalist and America, America author Steven Beschloss sits down with Mary Trump — clinical psychologist, bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough, and Donald Trump's niece — for an urgent diagnostic conversation about the president's mental capacity and what his unraveling means for the country. Is Donald Trump's cognitive decline accelerating? Mary Trump doesn't hedge. Drawing on her clinical training and a lifetime inside the family, she lays out what she sees as a "perfect storm" — worsening cognitive decline, decades of untreated psychiatric disorders, and a man finally cornered in a way he can't bluff his way out of. "There is no worst," she warns. "He will always get worse." Across six probing questions, Beschloss and Trump move past the daily headlines to the deeper "why": the signs of narcissistic collapse, how his cruelty has "infected" the country, whether sociopathic leadership is now the Republican model, the national trauma we're not even naming, and how long it will take to repair the damage once he's gone. The six questions: Is Trump's cognitive decline accelerating? Is there anything left that could still surprise us? Has his mental illness spread to the country? Is cruelty now the model for other leaders? How traumatized is the country? How long will it take to repair the damage? Plus a rapid-fire lightning round on what makes Mary Trump angriest, who she most admires, and what — even now — gives her hope. Memorable moments: "His decline is revealing who he's been all along." "This is the Republican Party now." "We're so traumatized that most of us don't even recognize it." Six Questions with Steven Beschloss is a weekly pro-democracy interview series from Lincoln Square Media, going beneath the noise to ask the questions that actually matter. 🎧 Subscribe so you never miss an episode. New episodes weekly.▶️ Watch the video version on YouTube · Read more at the America, America and Lincoln Square Substacks. Guest: Mary Trump (@MaryLTrump). Host: Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss). A Lincoln Square Media production. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:00 -0000 Mary Trump: Donald Trump's Cognitive Decline Is Accelerating full 1 1 Lincoln Square Media In the premiere of Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, journalist and America, America author Steven Beschloss sits down with Mary Trump — clinical psychologist, bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough, and Donald Trump's niece — for an urgent diagnostic conversation about the president's mental capacity and what his unraveling means for the country. Is Donald Trump's cognitive decline accelerating? Mary Trump doesn't hedge. Drawing on her clinical training and a lifetime inside the family, she lays out what she sees as a "perfect storm" — worsening cognitive decline, decades of untreated psychiatric disorders, and a man finally cornered in a way he can't bluff his way out of. "There is no worst," she warns. "He will always get worse." Across six probing questions, Beschloss and Trump move past the daily headlines to the deeper "why": the signs of narcissistic collapse, how his cruelty has "infected" the country, whether sociopathic leadership is now the Republican model, the national trauma we're not even naming, and how long it will take to repair the damage once he's gone. The six questions: Is Trump's cognitive decline accelerating? Is there anything left that could still surprise us? Has his mental illness spread to the country? Is cruelty now the model for other leaders? How traumatized is the country? How long will it take to repair the damage? Plus a rapid-fire lightning round on what makes Mary Trump angriest, who she most admires, and what — even now — gives her hope. Memorable moments: "His decline is revealing who he's been all along." "This is the Republican Party now." "We're so traumatized that most of us don't even recognize it." Six Questions with Steven Beschloss is a weekly pro-democracy interview series from Lincoln Square Media, going beneath the noise to ask the questions that actually matter. 🎧 Subscribe so you never miss an episode. New episodes weekly.▶️ Watch the video version on YouTube · Read more at the America, America and Lincoln Square Substacks. Guest: Mary Trump (@MaryLTrump). Host: Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss). A Lincoln Square Media production. In the premiere of Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, journalist and America, America author Steven Beschloss sits down with Mary Trump — clinical psychologist, bestselling author of Too Much and Never Enough, and Donald Trump's niece — for an urgent diagnostic conversation about the president's mental capacity and what his unraveling means for the country.

Is Donald Trump's cognitive decline accelerating? Mary Trump doesn't hedge. Drawing on her clinical training and a lifetime inside the family, she lays out what she sees as a "perfect storm" — worsening cognitive decline, decades of untreated psychiatric disorders, and a man finally cornered in a way he can't bluff his way out of. "There is no worst," she warns. "He will always get worse."

Across six probing questions, Beschloss and Trump move past the daily headlines to the deeper "why": the signs of narcissistic collapse, how his cruelty has "infected" the country, whether sociopathic leadership is now the Republican model, the national trauma we're not even naming, and how long it will take to repair the damage once he's gone.

The six questions:

  1. Is Trump's cognitive decline accelerating?
  2. Is there anything left that could still surprise us?
  3. Has his mental illness spread to the country?
  4. Is cruelty now the model for other leaders?
  5. How traumatized is the country?
  6. How long will it take to repair the damage?

Plus a rapid-fire lightning round on what makes Mary Trump angriest, who she most admires, and what — even now — gives her hope.

Memorable moments:

  • "His decline is revealing who he's been all along."
  • "This is the Republican Party now."
  • "We're so traumatized that most of us don't even recognize it."

Six Questions with Steven Beschloss is a weekly pro-democracy interview series from Lincoln Square Media, going beneath the noise to ask the questions that actually matter.

🎧 Subscribe so you never miss an episode. New episodes weekly.
▶️ Watch the video version on YouTube · Read more at the America, America and Lincoln Square Substacks.

Guest: Mary Trump (@MaryLTrump). Host: Steven Beschloss (@StevenBeschloss). A Lincoln Square Media production.

]]> 1727 yes NEW SERIES ALERT! Six Questions with Steven Beschloss Steven Beschloss and Lincoln Square Media present Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, bringing the ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. Each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future. Premier's Thursday, June 4th, everywhere you get your pods. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:31:00 -0000 trailer Lincoln Square Media Steven Beschloss and Lincoln Square Media present Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, bringing the ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. Each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future. Premier's Thursday, June 4th, everywhere you get your pods. Steven Beschloss and Lincoln Square Media present Six Questions with Steven Beschloss, bringing the ideas behind the news, in an age of chaos and cruelty. Each episode, Steven Beschloss brings an expert guest into a compelling conversation — one necessary issue, in fearless pursuit of honesty, understanding, truth, and yes, hope, in the ongoing fight for democracy’s future.

Premier's Thursday, June 4th, everywhere you get your pods.

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