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Pulitzer Winner on How the End of the Cold War Created MAGA Populism
Brad Onishi sits down with Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Starr to dig into his new book, American Contradiction, and the idea that the United States is …
7 months, 1 week ago
Short Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump is the Anti-Christian President
In this episode of 'Straight White American, Jesus,' Brad Oishi discusses the Trump administration's paradoxical treatment of Christianity. Highlight…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
It's in the Code ep 170: “Order, Chaos, and Evil”
[CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to, and discussion of, death by suicide]. In this episode, Dan begins exploring what Josh Hawley c…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ICE is Detaining Holocaust Survivors
Brad takes listeners through two heartbreaking stories that reveal how religion, immigration policy, and selective notions of freedom collide in toda…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Weekly Roundup: MAGAworld Splinters: Epstein Revelations, Civilizational Populism, and the Future of the GOP
MAGAworld Splinters: Epstein Revelations, Civilizational Populism, and the Future of the GOP
In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, hosts …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
American Unexceptionalism: K-Pop Demon Hunters IRL Korea
Dan is off this week. So we are pleased to bring you a feature from our new limited series American Unexceptionalism: Global Lessons on Fighting Reli…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Librarian Who Fought Christian Nationalist Book Bans and Won
One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values most about books is how they can affirm a young person's sense of self. So in 2022, when s…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Weekly Roundup: Mamdani Wins and Dems Sweep - Blame the Women!
Brad and Dan unpack the historic election of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of New York City and the predictable right-wing meltdown that followed, complete…
8 months ago
It's in the Code ep 169: “It’s the Same Story”
Josh Hawley argues that American “liberals” (anyone who isn’t a conservative Christian) don’t have a story to tell about men’s purpose in the world. …
8 months ago
The Intellectual Forces Behind JD Vance + Vance Divorce Rumors
Brad Onishi is joined by Dr. Laura Field, author of Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right, for a fascinating look into the intellectual roo…
8 months ago