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AEI hosts a number of popular Podcasts including “What the Hell Is Going On?” with Dany Pletka and Marc Thiessen, “The Remnant” with Jonah Goldberg, “Political Economy” with James Pethokoukis, and “The Report Card with Nat Malkus” with host Nat Malkus. 2020 brings the launch of new podcasts by AEI scholars including “Hardly Working” with Brent Orrell and “Unprecedential” with Adam J. White.
