It's here! Season 2 of Beyond Talking Points
Assessing Trump's first 100 days
I am so excited to launch season 2 of my podcast, Beyond Talking Points, with the Dallas Morning News.
Our first episode dropped today, with my good friend and renowned economist Doug Holtz-Eakin. We talk all about trade wars, market swings, DOGE, and more. It’s available on Apple, Spotify, etc. I hope you listen in and tell your friends (and maybe even give it a review :))!
Assessing Trump’s first 100 days
Columnist Abby McCloskey’s Beyond Talking Points podcast launches.
By Rudolph Bush, Editorial Page Editor
March 27, 2025
The first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term have been quite a ride, from the DOGE chainsaw to a text thread turned national security incident.
Dallas Morning News Contributing Columnist Abby McCloskey is sorting through the headlines to get beyond the talking points. Her new podcast is “Trump’s First 100 days — Beyond Talking Points: An American Middle Podcast”.
McCloskey, a veteran political consultant, will hold weekly conversations with experts on the economy, immigration, the federal budget, energy, public health and faith.
News readers will remember Season 1 of McCloskey’s podcast examined a similar list of issues leading up to November’s election. Many listeners reached out to the paper to praise the clarity and fairness McCloskey brought to those issues.
Season 2 promises the same quality of guests and the same level of insight, examining what America was promised, and what we are getting.
In Episode 1, McCloskey interviews economist Doug Holtz Eakin of the American Action Forum and former director of the Congressional Budget Office about tariffs, taxes and the Trump economy. It’s available Thursday on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or dallasnews.com/american-middle-podcast.
Listeners can expect a new episode every Thursday morning for six weeks, ending on the 100th day of this new administration, April 30.
Stay tuned for next week’s episode with parenting and family policy goddess, economist Emily Oster. We will talk about fertility rates, vaccines, closing the Department of Education, Make America Healthy Again, and….well, you’ll have to listen in to find out.