Episodes

Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Chief of Staff Sheila Nix join The People's Cabinet to break down Donald Trump’s and Linda McMahon’s plan to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education — and what that means for students, teachers, schools, and families nationwide. They explain how elim…

Trump’s executive orders. Medicaid cuts. Political fear as strategy. Neera Tanden breaks it all down — and explains how Democrats can fight back. In this episode of The People’s Cabinet , Dan Koh interviews Neera Tanden, Pres...

Sen. Ruben Gallego joins Dan Koh to talk about how Democrats should approach the border — and how that message can help win back the voters they’ve been losing. From immigration and deportation to working-class men, veterans,...

Former Labor Secretary, DNC Chair, and Assistant U.S. Attorney General Tom Perez joins Dan Koh to break down how Democrats can win in 2026, reform the DOJ, and rebuild trust with working people. You’ll hear: How Democrats can...

Can America stay competitive without funding science and technology? Former White House Chief Science & Technology Advisor Dr. Arati Prabhakar joins Dan Koh to explain what’s at stake — from breakthroughs in AI and drug devel...

Trump’s tariffs could tip us into recession. Attacks on the Fed and universities are escalating. Larry Summers explains what’s at stake. Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers joins The People’s Cabinet with a stark warning:...

Marty Walsh joins The People’s Cabinet to talk addiction, recovery, and how we can win back the working-class voters we’ve lost. The former U.S. Labor Secretary and Boston Mayor—now Executive Director of the NHL Players’ Association—shares his story of hitting rock bottom and rebuilding his life, a…

Cleveland Mayor and Democratic Mayors Association President Justin Bibb joins The People’s Cabinet to share what’s actually working—from cutting crime to fixing housing and homelessness. Cleveland’s mayor shares practical, real-world solutions to critical urban issues like homelessness, permitting …

Shalanda Young — former Director of the Office of Management and Budget — oversaw a $7 trillion federal budget that touched nearly every part of American life. In this episode, she joins The People’s Cabinet to break down wha...

Jon Finer — President Biden’s former Deputy National Security Advisor — joins The People’s Cabinet for an unfiltered conversation about what the Biden administration got right, what could have gone differently, and how Presid...

Talking about transgender women and girls in sports has become one of the most polarizing debates in American culture — often used to inflame rather than inform. Pablo Torre has spent years navigating these kinds of conversat...

What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and why are so many powerful people trying to destroy it? In this episode of The People’s Cabinet, Dan sits down with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra to unpack what the agency act...

Foreign policy can feel distant and complicated — but it shapes everything from our economy to our safety. Senator Chris Coons joins us to explain what’s actually going on in the world, and why it matters more than ever. We c...

Washington feels broken, with lots of gridlock and few ideas. But there are some who are trying to change that. Rep. Jake Auchincloss was dubbed "The Democrat Who is Thinking Differently" by The New York Times . In this refre...

Ben, Brett and Jordan Meiselas have built Meidas Touch into the fastest-growing independent news network in the world, with over 450 million monthly views and a podcast whose listenership exceeds The Joe Rogan Experience. Ho...

Tariffs. Trade wars. Global supply chains. Sound confusing? You’re not alone — and former Cabinet member U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is here to break it all down. In this episode one of President Biden's main trad...

With more than 3.5 billion views and millions of followers, Brian Tyler Cohen is one of the most influential democratic voices online. But how did he build that kind of reach — and what can Democrats learn from it? In this ep...

With tariffs dominating our lives, The People’s Cabinet drops a special pre-launch episode featuring former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein. In less than 20 minutes, Jared explains: What ...

Feeling overwhelmed by all that’s happening in our country? Confused about what information is real? Trying to figure out what to do? You’re not alone. My name is Dan Koh, and welcome to The People’s Cabinet , a podcast that ...