Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDavid French and I debate polarization, secession, and the filibuster
Episode 364
David French is a senior editor at the Dispatch, a columnist at Time, and one of the conservative commentators I read most closely. French and I have…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Matt Yglesias Show
Episode 363
Matt Yglesias is a co-founder and senior correspondent at Vox, my co-host on The Weeds podcast, and my oldest friend in journalism. Matt’s college bl…
5 years, 5 months ago
Race, policing, and the universal yearning for safety
Episode 362
Our conversation over race and policing — like our conversations over virtually everything in America — is shot through with a crude individualism. T…
5 years, 5 months ago
How to think about coronavirus risk in your life
Episode 361
Coronavirus has turned life into an endless series of risk calculations. Can I take my child to see his grandparents, even if it means getting on a p…
5 years, 5 months ago
Black Republicans, Donald Trump, and America's "George Floyd moment"
Episode 360
The Republican Party began losing the Black vote around 1936. Since then, Republicans have commissioned reports, hired consultants, and spent huge su…
5 years, 6 months ago
Andrew Yang on UBI, coronavirus, and his next job in politics
Episode 359
The last time Andrew Yang was on the podcast, he was just beginning his long shot campaign for the presidency. Now, he’s fresh off a speaking slot at…
5 years, 6 months ago
What the Iraq disaster can teach us about Trump
Episode 358
In 2003, America invaded Iraq. The war cost trillions of dollars, thousands of American lives, hundreds of thousands of Iraqi lives, and destabilized…
5 years, 6 months ago
How to decarbonize America — and create 25 million jobs
Episode 357
Saul Griffith knows the US energy system better than just about anyone on this planet. He’s an inventor, a MacArthur genius fellow, and the founder a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Isabel Wilkerson wants to change how we understand race in America
Episode 356
Isabel Wilkerson is an intimidating guest. She’s a former New York Times reporter, Pulitzer Prize recipient, Guggenheim fellow, and hands-down one of…
5 years, 6 months ago
What it would take to end child poverty in America
Episode 355
In 2019, about one in six children in America — 12 million kids nationwide — lived in poverty. That’s a rate about two or three times higher than in …
5 years, 6 months ago