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War in Ukraine: EU Ambassador to the US Stavros Lambrinidis

According to the UN, about a million refugees have fled Ukraine for points west in just seven days of fighting. Mostly women and children, they’re headed for safety in neighboring European countries. Ambassador of the European Union to the United States Stavros Lambrinidis joins Major this week at Ris in Washington’s West End neighborhood to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the unfolding refugee crisis, Europe’s response and what off-ramps are available, if any, to stem escalating violence.

“The Takeout” is a weekly podcast about politics, policy and pop culture hosted by CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett. Listeners can expect context and analysis of the week’s political news in a casual format that allows for expanded conversation with a newsmaker. Each episode is recorded over a meal at a Washington, D.C., restaurant.

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The Takeout archives

2022

Episode 265 (Mar 4): E.U. Ambassador to U.S. Stavros Lambrinidis discusses Ukraine

Episode 264 (Feb 25): The Attica Prison Rebellion: Filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr.

Episode 263 (Feb 18): Congressman Colin Allred discusses Democrats’ midterm prospects 

Episode 262 (Feb 11): Jamie Yuccas on covering the Winter Olympics from inside Beijing’s anti-COVID “bubble”

Episode 261 (Feb 4): Carl Bernstein on the political climate in Washington

Episode 260 (Jan 28): Reporter’s Notebook: CBS News’ Holly Williams in Ukraine

Episode 259 (Jan 21): NHL’s first Black player, Willie O’Ree, discusses his legacy on and off ice

Episode 258 (Jan 14): Congresswoman and Selma native Terri Sewell

Episode 257 (Jan 7): Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on life post-2020 election 

2021

Episode 256 (December 24, 2021): Misinformation and the Metaverse with CBS News Reporter Dan Patterson | Audio | Video

Episode 255 (December 17, 2021): Pollster Robert Cahaly on Accuracy in Political Polling | Audio | Video

Episode 254 (December 10, 2021): Congressman Byron Donalds | Audio | Video

Episode 253 (December 3, 2021): Walking the Line with Congressional Guru Dave Wasserman | Audio | Video

Episode 252 (November 26, 2021): Abigail Spanberger on Biden, FDR and what Democrats want | Audio | Video

Episode 251 (November 19, 2021): Donald Trump and his Shadow with Author David Drucker | Audio | Video

Episode 250 (November 12, 2021): The NRA’s Extravagant Ways with Investigative Reporter Tim Mak | Audio | Video

Episode 249 (November 5, 2021): Science and spaghetti with David Pogue | Audio | Video

Episode 248 (October 29, 2021): French Ambassador Philippe Etienne says U.S. and France are “rebuilding trust” | Audio | Video

Episode 247 (October 22, 2021): James Balog’s photos chronicle climate change | Audio | Video

Episode 246 (October 15, 2021): Pramila Jayapal says of reconciliation and infrastructure bills that Democrats “will get it done” | Audio | Video

Episode 245 (October 8, 2021): Class Act: NEA President Becky Pringle | Audio | Video

Episode 244 (September 30, 2021): Jennifer Granholm on Congress and the fate of Biden’s agenda | Audio | Video

Episode 243 (September 23, 2021): Paging Dr. Fauci | Audio | Video

Episode 242 (September 17, 2021): Ken Burns on his Muhammad Ali documentary | Audio | Video

Episode 241 (September 10, 2021): David Petraeus on Afghanistan withdrawal | Audio | Video

Episode 240 (September 3, 2021): CBS News’ Jeff Berardelli and Ben Tracy on climate change | Audio | Video

Episode 239 (August 27, 2021) Lucy Walker, director of “Bring Your Own Brigade” | Audio | Video

Episode 238 (August 20, 2021) Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock discusses Afghanistan withdrawal on “The Takeout” | Audio | Video

Episode 237 (August 13, 2021) Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on the Delta Variant and COVID Disinformation | Audio | Video

Episode 236 (August 5, 2021) Virginia Governor Ralph Northam says he’ll let New Yorkers decide Cuomo’s fate | Audio | Video

Episode 235 (July 30, 2021) Public health expert Dr. Leana Wen calls CDC communications strategy “frankly, very poor” | Audio | Video

Episode 234 (July 23, 2021) Lunch with Larry Hogan | Audio | Video

Episode 233 (July 16, 2021) Charlie D’Agata on what Taliban advances could mean for the future of Afghanistan | Audio | Video

Episode 232 (July 8, 2021) “This summer is just nuts”: Peter Greenberg discusses travel | Audio | Video

Episode 231 (July 1, 2021) Constitutional scholar Jeffrey Rosen says January 6 “represents the framers’ nightmare” | Audio | Video

Episode 230 (June 25, 2021) Investigative reporter Michael Isikoff discusses Jamal Khashoggi’s murder | Audio | Video

Episode 229 (June 18, 2021) Boston University professor Ibram X. Kendi discusses racism in America | Audio | Video

Episode 228 (June 11, 2021) Bill Bratton on Race and the Future of U.S. Policing | Audio | Video

Episode 227 (June 4, 2021) CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger discusses inflation and the housing market | Audio | Video

Episode 226 (May 28, 2021) “There’s no real solution for Gaza,” former Israeli ambassador Michael Oren says on “The Takeout” | Audio | Video

Episode 225 (May 21, 2021) The Future of Space Tourism and Exploration with Bill Harwood | Audio | Video

Episode 224 (May 14, 2021) Chris Krebs on the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and Solar Winds | Audio | Video

Episode 223 (May 7, 2021) Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian Jon Meacham | Audio | Video

Episode 222 (April 30, 2021) Giuliani’s Legal Problems and Police Reform with Legal Analyst Rikki Klieman | Audio | Video

Episode 221 (April 23, 2021) Bipartisan Immigration Reform with Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. John Katko (R-NY) | Audio | Video

Episode 220 (April 16, 2021) Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Kolbert | Audio | Video

Episode 219 (April 9, 2021) Comedian Roy Wood Jr. | Audio | Video

Episode 218 (April 2, 2021) NAACP President Derrick Johnson | Audio | Video

Episode 217 (March 26, 2021) Journalist Ron Brownstein | Audio | Video

Episode 216 (March 19, 2021) Chuck Lorre, David Petraeus, Ryan Crocker, Maria Farrari, Dave Goetsch | Audio | Video

Episode 215 (March 12, 2021) Dr. Michael Osterholm | Audio | Video

Episode 214 (March 5, 2021) Chad Wolf | Audio | Video

Episode 213 (Feb 26, 2021) Peter Meijer | Audio | Video

Episode 212 (Feb 19, 2021) Jared Bernstein | Audio | Video

Episode 211 (Feb 12, 2021) Jitarth Jadeja | Audio | Video

Episode 210 (Feb 4, 2021) Adam Schiff | Audio | Video

Episode 209 (Jan 28, 2021) Joe Lieberman | Audio | 

Episode 208 (Jan 21, 2021) Pramila Jayapal | Audio | 

Episode 207 (Jan 14, 2021) Adam Kinzinger | Audio | 

Episode 206 (Jan 8, 2021) David Becker | Audio | Video

Episode 205 (Jan 1, 2021) Karl Racine | Audio | 

2020

Episode 204 (Dec 25, 2020) Armando Varricchio | Audio | 

Episode 203 (Dec 18, 2020) Amy Klobuchar and Tom Enner | Audio | 

Episode 202 (Dec 11, 2020) David Rubenstein | Audio | 

Episode 201 (Dec 3, 2020) Dr. Anthony Fauci | Audio | Video

Episode 200 (Nov 27, 2020) Four restaurateurs | Audio | Video

Episode 199 (Nov 20, 2020) Tom Colicchio | Audio | Video

Episode 198 (Nov 13, 2020) Kirsten Gillibrand | Audio | Video

Episode 197 (Nov 6, 2020) Ed O’Keefe and Anthony Salvanto | Audio

Episode 196 (Oct 30, 2020) Gretchen Whitmer | Audio | Video

Episode 195 (Oct 23, 2020) Mark Blyth | Audio | Video

Episode 194 (Oct 16, 2020) Chris Murphy and Roy Blunt | Audio | Video

Episode 193 (Oct 9, 2020) Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie | Audio | Video

Episode 192 (Oct 2, 2020) Beto O’Rourke |  | Video

Episode 191 (Sep 25, 2020) Carrie Severino and Elizabeth Wydra | Audio | Video

Episode 190 (Sep 18, 2020) Sarah Sanders | Audio | Video

Episode 189 (Sep 11, 2020) Larry Kudlow | Audio | Video

Episode 188 (Sep 5, 2020) Mo Rocca | Audio | Video

Episode 187 (Aug 28, 2020) Julián Castro | Audio | Video

Episode 186 (Aug 21, 2020) Chris Krebs | Audio | Video

Episode 185 (Aug 14, 2020) Paul Begala | Audio | Video

Episode 184 (Aug 7, 2020) John King | Audio | Video

Episode 183 (July 31, 2020) Ron Wyden | Audio | Video

Episode 182 (July 24, 2020) Raja Krishnamoorthi | Audio | Video

Episode 181 (July 17, 2020) Michael McCaul | Audio | Video

Episode 180 (July 10, 2020) Zeke Emanuel | Audio | Video

Episode 179 (July 3, 2020) John Bolton | Audio | Video

Episode 178 (June 26, 2020) Joe Manchin | Audio | Video

Episode 177 (June 19, 2020) Symone Sanders | Audio | Video

Episode 176 (June 12, 2020) Glenn Kessler | Audio | Video

Episode 175 (June 5, 2020) Karen Bass | Audio | Video

Episode 174 (May 29, 2020) John Barry | Audio | Video

Episode 174 (May 22, 2020) Catherine Herridge | Audio | Video

Episode 173 (May 15, 2020) Steve Adler, Michelle Kaufusi | Audio | Video

Episode 172 (May 8, 2020) Ro Khanna | Audio | Video

Episode 171 (May 1, 2020) Cal Ripken | Audio | Video

Bonus Episode (April 28, 2020) Rhett & Link (Bonus) | Audio

Episode 171 (April 24, 2020) Ray Washburne | Audio | Video

Episode 170 (April 17, 2020) Stephen Moore | Audio | Video

Episode 169 (April 17, 2020): Tony Hale | Audio 

Episode 168 (April 10, 2020): Craig Fugate | Audio | Video

Episode 167 (April 3, 2020): Greg Walden | Audio 

Episode 166 (March 27, 2020): Gary Gulman | Audio 

Episode 165 (March 20, 2020): Doug Mills at The Newseum | Audio 

Bonus episode (March 25, 2020): Joe Biden – recorded remotely | Audio 

Bonus episode: Coping with COVD-19 / Dr. Lynn Bufka – recorded remotely | Audio

Episode 165 (March 20, 2020): Doug Mills at The Newseum | Audio 

Episode 164 (March 13, 2020): Terry Sullivan and Jamal Simmons at Astro Beer Hall in Washington | Audio

Episode 163 (March 6, 2020): Leana Wen at Village Square Cafe in Baltimore | Audio | Video

Episode 162 (February 28, 2020): Hawk Newsome at The Lit. Bar in New York | Audio | Video

Episode 161 (February 21, 2020): Carla Hayden at Village Square Cafe in Baltimore | Audio | Video

Episode 160 (February 14, 2020): Arthur Brooks at Henrietta’s Table in Cambridge | Audio | Video

Episode 159 (February 7, 2020): Steve Scalise at Matchbox | Audio | Video

Episode 158 (January 31, 2020): Jim Jordan at the Capitol | Audio | Video

Episode 157 (January 24, 2020): Dan Crenshaw at Karbach Brewing Company| Audio | Extra | Video

Episode 156 (January 17, 2020): Debbie Dingell at The Dubliner | Audio | Extra | Video

Episode 155 (January 10, 2020): Enes Kanter at The Dubliner | Audio | Extra | Video

Episode 154 (January 3, 2020): Bob Garfield at Politics and Prose | Audio | Extra | Video…