Who watches the watch DOGEs? WatchCats is dedicated to fact-checking and analyzing the new US Department of Government Efficiency Service, aka DOGE. Noah Kunin and Julian Sanchez have a combined 40 years of holding the government accountable. We chat with a broad range of experts to help create a smart blueprint to make government more efficient and effective while giving you an insider-look on everything DOGE.
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Latest Episodes
Emily Badger: What DOGE Knows About You | WatchCats #10
For most of her career in journalism—first at The Washington Post, now at The New York Times—Emily Badger’s beat had been housing, transportation, and urban policy. Bu...
Makena Kelly & Vittoria Elliot: Covering Silicon Valley in DC | WatchCats #9
For more than 30 years, Wired has been where discerning nerds go for some of the sharpest tech coverage around—but as Silicon Valley exerts ever greater influence over...
Itir Cole: Preventing a Pandemic (or Not) | WatchCats #8
It’s a horror movie scenario: People are suddenly falling ill in a small area. Is it food poisoning? Is it a virus? What do the victims have in common? Is a local farm...
Amy Paris: Coding for Better Organ Transplants | WatchCats #7
Every day, an estimated 17 people die while waiting for an organ transplant, even as viable organs go to waste. As a deputy digital services lead at the Department of ...
Jonathan Kamens: A DOGE Casualty at Veterans Affairs | WatchCats #6
This week we’re doing something a little bit different: We’re kicking off a series of interviews with alumni of the United States Digital Service (USDS), now rebranded...