Podcast Episodes

Can Socialism Ever Really Work? w/ Bhaskar Sunkara

My guest today is Bhaskar Sunkara. He’s the founding editor of Jacobin magazine and currently serves as president at The Nation. Bhaskar is a proud democratic socialist; he was even vice-chair of the…

Published on 8 hours ago

Is America Rewarding the Wrong Values? Ben Shapiro Thinks So

I’m joined by Ben Shapiro, a controversial figure who for many needs no introduction. Ben is a political commentator, author, and co-founder of The Daily Wire. He joins me to discuss his new book, Sc…

Published on 1 week ago

Deal or No Deal? October 7 Hostage Families Divided

It’s been nearly two years since October 7, when Hamas took over 250 people hostage. Since then, families of the captives have led a relentless campaign to bring them home, but they haven’t always ag…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech w/ Greg Lukianoff

Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, author, and president of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. You may know him from his previous books, The Coddling of the American Mind and The …

Published on 3 weeks ago

How Sensitivity Readers Made Publishing More Racist w/Adam Szetela

This week on Conversations with Coleman, I’m joined by writer and cultural critic Adam Szetela, author of That Book Is Dangerous!, a trenchant look at how moral panic, social media, and identity-driv…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Coleman Hughes Special: Candace Owens, Brigitte Macron & Our Age of Conspiracy

I watched the eight-hour series on the French First Lady by podcaster Candace Owens, so you don't have to. It’s a fascinating window into a mind gripped by extreme apophenia: the tendency to see patt…

Published on 1 month ago

How to Avoid the Partisan Trap Even at The Washington Post w/ Megan McArdle

You might think you know what a Washington Post columnist sounds like, but Megan McArdle is not your typical liberal media voice. She’s spent years inside the most established outlets in journalism: …

Published on 1 month ago

Coleman Hughes Special: Israel, Hamas & the Myth of Moral Equivalence

In this special episode, I take on probably the most controversial and emotionally fraught topic of the moment: the Israel-Hamas conflict. 

I think war crimes have been committed on both sides. But t…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Hollywood's Death By Algorithm w/ Justine Bateman

Filmmaker and digital rights activist Justine Bateman joins me for a conversation on how AI is warping Hollywood and why the content we consume feels increasingly hollow. We dive into the decline of …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Do The Democrats Really Need ‘Their Own Trump’ To Win? w/ Galen Druke

This week I sat down with political analyst Galen Druke to talk about what actually moves public opinion and shifts voter behavior. We got into why some people viewed Donald Trump as the more moderat…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago