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The Gay Men Who Built the Conservative Movement (w/ Neil J. Young)

Episode 94

In this special Pride Month episode of Know Your Enemy, Matt and Sam talk to historian Neil J. Young about his new book, Coming Out Republican: A His…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Will the Trump Verdict Matter? [Teaser]

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Matt a…

2 years, 4 months ago

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What Was the CIO? (w/ Tim Barker and Ben Mabie)

Episode 93

Historian Tim Barker and editor/organizer Ben Mabie join to discuss a thrilling episode in the history of American labor. Barker and Mabie are two co…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Consider the Cranks (w/ David Austin Walsh)

Episode 92

Historian David Austin Walsh joins to discuss his excellent new book Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right — a fascinating…

2 years, 5 months ago

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The Inconclusive Mr. Buckley [Teaser]

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Matt a…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Against Despair (w/ Christian Wiman)

Episode 91

This conversation is a little different. We wanted to take a break from the election-year political jousting to talk to the poet Christian Wiman abou…

2 years, 6 months ago

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"Write Like a Man" (w/ Ronnie Grinberg)

Episode 90

Historian Ronnie Grinberg's new book Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals couldn't be better "Know Your Enemy" fodder.…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Arguing the World: Howe, Kristol, Glazer, and Bell [Teaser]

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2 years, 6 months ago

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Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome (w/ B.D. McClay)

Episode 89

Why are Republicans and the right losing their minds over Taylor Swift, the gifted songwriter and globe-bestriding pop star? Why do they think her NF…

2 years, 7 months ago

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UNLOCKED: Keeping Up with the Bozells

What can four generations of men named "L. Brent Bozell" tell us about the trajectory of modern American conservatism? Well, quite a lot. In this cla…

2 years, 7 months ago

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