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01/30/2026 5:00 am ET This year marks the 60th anniversary of a storied franchise that brings together newsmakers and newsgatherers to discuss the big issues of the day. On our podcast, a current and former host of the D.C. event that Godfrey 鈥淏udge鈥� Sperling made into a Washington institution dig into the whys and hows of staying at the center of civil discourse.