# Speed Round (with Molly Jong-Fast)

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Podcast: [The Briefing with Michael Waldman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-michael-waldman-6875018)
Published: 2026-04-08T18:52:31+00:00
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## Resource

Molly Jong-Fast is a journalist, political commentator, and contributing writer at The New York Times . She has appeared numerous times as an analyst on MSNBC and has contributed to national publications including The Atlantic and Vanity Fair . She hosts iHeartMedia’s Fast Politics podcast and is the author of How to Lose Your Mother . Listen as Jong-Fast discusses the war with Iran, upheaval at the Justice Department, and the strengths and weaknesses of legacy and new media in responding to the current political moment. Recorded on April 6, 2026. Keep up with the Brennan Center’s work by subscribing to our weekly newsletter, The Briefing , at https://go.brennancenter.org/briefing . The Brennan Center is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to repair, revitalize, and defend our systems of democracy and justice so that they work for all Americans. The Brennan Center cannot support or oppose any candidate for office.

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