Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAutocracy Watch with Yascha Mounk
Political theorist Yascha Mounk returns to assess whether the United States is sliding toward autocracy or demonstrating institutional resilience und…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Aaron Magid on King Abdullah, "The Most American King"
Middle East analyst Aaron Magid joins the show to discuss King Abdullah II and the argument at the heart of his book The Most American King. Magid ex…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Chris Cillizza on Trump's "Unconstitutional" Election Riff
Mike is joined by Chris Cillizza to break down Donald Trump's rambling proposal to nationalize elections, debating whether it's a master plan or just…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Funny You Should Mention: Geoffrey Asmus
Comedian Geoffrey Asmus explains how Catholic school, priests chasing laughs, and a Randy Moss analogy shaped his sense of what technically counts as…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jonathan Cohen: "Add Friction" to the Super Bowl of Gambling
Jonathan Cohen, author of Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling, makes the case that the only credible reform agenda is friction, slo…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Conor Heffernan on Why "Ego Is A Transhistorical Phenomenon"
Today on the Gist, contextualizing Donald Trump's "wrong and crazy" proposal to nationalize elections, arguing that while the rhetoric is alarming, t…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The Epstein Files Are a Distraction From… the Epstein Files
The Spiel looks at the latest Epstein document dump and why each release manages to embarrass powerful people while resolving almost nothing. With mi…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
David Greene: "Obsession Is a Window Into the Human Soul"
David Greene joins us to talk about his new podcast, David Greene Is Obsessed, where opera singers map public restrooms, pizza-tour guys chase the pe…
3 months ago
Charlie Sykes on the "Little Platoons" that Humbled Trump
Today on the Saturday show, Mike shares a conversation he had with Charlie Sykes, former host of The Bulwark and current host of the new podcast To t…
3 months ago
Paul D. Miller: "International Law Is Not the Same Thing as Justice"
Paul D. Miller joins the show to argue that international law is a set of norms, not a moral court. A former CIA analyst and Army intelligence office…
3 months ago