Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrumpism never existed. It was always just Trump.
Episode 374
In 2016, Julius Krein was one of Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters. In Trump’s critiques of the existing Republican and Democratic establishments…
5 years, 4 months ago
What should Democrats do about the Supreme Court?
Episode 373
If Democrats win back power this November, they will be faced with a choice: Leave the existing Supreme Court intact, and watch their legislative age…
5 years, 4 months ago
Marilynne Robinson on writing, metaphysics, and the Donald Trump dilemma
Episode 372
Marilynne Robinson is one of the greatest American novelists alive today. She’s the author of the Pulitzer-prize winning Gilead — one of my favorite …
5 years, 4 months ago
The case for Trump’s foreign policy
Episode 371
As we approach the 2020 election, I want to make sure the conversation on this show reflects the actual choice the country is facing. So we are going…
5 years, 4 months ago
Fareed Zakaria on how Biden and Trump see the world
Episode 370
Fareed Zakaria is the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, a columnist for the Washington Post, and one of the most astute foreign policy thinkers of ou…
5 years, 4 months ago
How a climate bill becomes a reality
Episode 369
Helluva week in politics, huh? And yet, in the background, the world is still warming, the fires still burning, the future still dimming. There will …
5 years, 5 months ago
The meat we eat affects us all
Episode 368
In this special episode of the Future Perfect podcast, neuroscientist Lori Marino helps us understand how arbitrarily we draw the lines between anima…
5 years, 5 months ago
A dark, dangerous debate
Episode 367
In a special, post-debate episode, I'm joined by Matt Yglesias to discuss the most unnerving presidential debate I've ever seen.
Hosts:
Matthew Yglesia…
5 years, 5 months ago
A radical — or obvious? — plan to save American democracy
Episode 366
We talk a lot on this show about the problems with American political institutions. But what if all those problems are actually just one problem: the…
5 years, 5 months ago
RBG, minority rule, and our looming legitimacy crisis
Episode 365
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, just weeks before a presidential election, leaves us in dangerous waters. It’s easy to imagine a scenario in which …
5 years, 5 months ago