The Oath and The Office

The Oath and The Office

Two Squared Media Productions

Episodes 71
Avg. Duration 57m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (581)
Since Feb 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Mixing sharp wit and serious political fire, The Oath and The Office is where hard-hitting constitutional analysis meets razor-sharp comedy. Distinguished political science professor Corey Brettschneider teams up with comedian John Fugelsang to break down the most powerful 35 words in American democracy—the presidential oath of office. Every president swears to “preserve, protect, and defend” the Constitution, but what happens when one openly attacks democracy and the rule of law itself? Each week, Corey and John pull no punches, exposing the latest threats to the rule of law and demanding accountability. Smart, fearless, and wickedly funny—this is the civics lesson you can’t afford to miss.

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Trump Melts Down as Congress Pushes Back

Jun 11, 2026 58m Transcript

Trump melts down in a chaotic Meet the Press interview, lashing out when pressed on his “anti-weaponization” fund and his false claims of rigged elections. Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang…

Trump’s Bad Week Is Democracy’s Opening

Jun 04, 2026 56m Transcript

Donald Trump’s revenge politics hit resistance this week — not by accident, but because citizens, journalists, lawyers, judges, and lawmakers kept pushing.This week on The Oath and The Office, Corey…

Trump’s Imperial Presidency: Bogus Charges and Foreign Wars

May 28, 2026 1h Transcript

Trump’s claim of power above the law is showing up on every front: bogus prosecutions, deportation threats, attacks on speech, war powers, and military escalation abroad.This week on The Oath and The…

The Secret Memos Behind the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket (with Jodi Kantor)

May 21, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

What is the Supreme Court doing when it acts without full briefing, oral argument, or a real explanation?This week on The Oath and The Office, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Jodi…

Can Trump Undo Our Citizenship Rights? (with ACLU’s Cecilia Wang)

May 14, 2026 1h 5m Transcript

This week on The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang begin with the new redistricting wars, as southern states move to dilute Black Americans’ voting power after a green…

The Supreme Court’s Assault on Our Rights (with Kate Shaw)

May 07, 2026 1h 12m

The Supreme Court is reshaping American democracy — weakening voting rights, empowering the presidency, and narrowing the protections that have defined modern civil rights law.John Fugelsang and…

Trump’s War on Truth and Science (with James Morone)

Apr 30, 2026 58m

Trump briefly talked about “cooling things down.” Then came the escalation.This week on The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang look at how President Trump is using political…

Trump’s Supreme Court, the Shadow Docket, and the New Normal (with Aaron Parnas)

Apr 23, 2026 51m

Has Trump changed American politics so deeply that what once seemed dangerous now feels normal?In this episode of The Oath and The Office, we begin with the Supreme Court: the shadow docket, Clarence…

Trump vs. the Pope

Apr 16, 2026 44m

Trump says the pope should stay out of politics. But when Trump posts himself as Jesus, attacks independent moral authority, and demands loyalty from every institution, the real goal is not religious…

Is Trump Committing War Crimes? Lawrence Douglas on Hegseth, Nuremberg, and the Criminal State

Apr 09, 2026 1h 1m

Can a president commit war crimes? Can a defense secretary? And what would it take to hold either one accountable?Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang open with the Supreme Court showdown over…

Before Project 2025: How the Right Built Trump’s Power Grab (with David Sirota)

Apr 02, 2026 1h 5m

Trump’s attack on birthright citizenship is only part of the story. The bigger danger is a decades-long effort to free the presidency from constitutional limits.Corey Brettschneider and John…

Mueller Warned Congress. Trump Celebrated His Death.

Mar 26, 2026 45m

Trump’s reaction to Robert Mueller’s death was grotesque. But the deeper question is what Congress failed to do when Mueller was alive: why didn’t it impeach Trump based on the Mueller report? Corey…

Stacey Abrams on the SAVE Act: The New Voter Suppression Threat

Mar 19, 2026 1h 9m

Is the SAVE Act really about election security — or is it a new blueprint for voter suppression?On this episode of The Oath and The Office, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down the…

Trump’s War and the Imperial Presidency

Mar 12, 2026 54m

Trump’s shifting war aims are a warning sign of the imperial presidency. We examine how changing justifications for war weaken democratic accountability, whether Congress can still use the power of…

Can Congress Stop Trump’s War?

Mar 05, 2026 51m

As the prospect of a U.S. military clash with Iran returns to the headlines, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down the constitutional stakes: who actually controls the power to start—and…

Can Congress Stop Trump’s War?

Mar 05, 2026 51m

As the prospect of a U.S. military clash with Iran returns to the headlines, Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang break down the constitutional stakes: who actually controls the power to start—and…

Trump Loses in Court — But Pressure Remains on the Press and Late Night (with Mike Pesca)

Feb 26, 2026 58m Transcript

Trump just suffered a major Supreme Court defeat. A significant tariffs ruling limits presidential power and reasserts Congress’s authority — applying a doctrine once confined to agencies directly to…

Title Trump’s FCC Pressures Late Night — Even as Resistance Wins

Feb 19, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

Trump’s FCC is pressuring late-night TV — and CBS is hesitating. What happens when regulators don’t censor speech outright, but make networks afraid to air it?In Minnesota, democratic guardrails…

DOJ Payback Politics (with Preet Bharara)

Feb 12, 2026 57m Transcript

Trump is turning DOJ into payback politics—and this week shows the playbook in action: pressure around the Gateway tunnel, a reporter’s home searched, the Clinton subpoena spectacle, and a growing…

Trump vs. the Rule of Law: A 5-Year-Old Detained + Election Power Grab

Feb 05, 2026 1h 12m Transcript

A federal judge warns that Trump is violating the principles of law and the Declaration of Independence—and this week’s events show exactly what that means in practice.We break down the detention of…

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