Ted Lieu
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Ted Lieu is a Democratic U.S. representative from California known for work on technology policy, national security, and civil liberties.
7 episodes featuring Ted Lieu
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
AI expansion meets America’s political violence risk
The episode links weak AI oversight and expanding infrastructure to a separate but urgent question: whether institutions can contain escalating political conflict.
Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 15m
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis
AI policy hits a strategic fault line over China
The episode frames AI regulation and development limits as inseparable from the geopolitical pressure to compete with China.
Sep 21, 2026 · 27 min
The Bulwark Daily
Economic strain meets AI’s control problem
The episode connects near-term policy risks—from inflation and census changes to recession—with harder questions about whether advanced AI can be governed safely.
Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 14m
Pod Save America
AI safety collides with Washington’s race against China
The episode connects fast-moving AI risks to weak regulation, public distrust, political corruption, and the battles reshaping both parties before 2028.
Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 39m
The Headlines
AI warnings collide with regulation and a deadlier drug supply
The episode connects uncertain safeguards around powerful AI with the real-world consequences of increasingly potent synthetic opioids and shifting environmental policy.
Sep 14, 2026 · 11 min
All the Wrong Moves: How America Made Trump
Trump’s Ukraine pressure raises questions about Putin’s next move
The episode connects pressure on Ukraine, Russia’s tests of NATO, and the emerging political fight over AI safety.
Sep 14, 2026 · 39 min
Letters from an American
Trump-backed candidates lose as Republican loyalty shows strain
Two primary defeats give Heather Cox Richardson a concrete test of whether Donald Trump still commands Republican voters as reliably as before.
Aug 14, 2026 · 12 min