Podcast Episodes

A Complicated Man: William F. Buckley, Jr. (w/ Sam Tanenhaus)

Episode 116

This episode is one that Matt and Sam have been anticipating for years: after two-and-a-half decades of research and writing, Sam Tanehaus's authoritative biography of William F. Buckley, Jr.—youthfu…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

MAGA's War Over the War with Iran (w/ Curt Mills) [Teaser]

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Donald Trump's rise in U.S. politics over the past decade has been inextricable from his "America First" foreign…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Immigration Showdown in LA (w/ E. Tammy Kim) [TEASER]

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Journalist Tammy Kim joins the pod to talk about the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles — and the raids that preci…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Reagan, the Movie (w/ Jesse Brenneman) [UNLOCKED]

As the world falls apart — and we prep for our Buckley mega-episode with Sam Tanenhaus — we're unlocking this fun episode from late last year. Subscribe at Patreon.com/knowyourenemy to never miss an …

Published on 3 months ago

Joe Biden's Betrayal [TEASER]

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If you pay any attention at all to political news, it's been hard to avoid Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's recen…

Published on 3 months ago

Christopher Caldwell's Case Against Civil Rights

Episode 115

Attentive listeners will notice that this episode is about a book but isn't an author interview. That's because it's the first in a new occasional series of episodes that will be dedicated to books b…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Trump as Messianic Prophet (w/ Manvir Singh) [TEASER]

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In a recent New Yorker essay, our guest, UC Davis anthropologist Manvir Singh, argues, "The Trumpian mystique ec…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Did Podcasters Make Trump President? (w/ Andrew Marantz)

Episode 114

Among the many factors credited for Donald Trump's victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential race was one that, naturally, the hosts of Know Your Enemy took an interest in: podcasts. More s…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Conclave (2024) (w/ Brandon Taylor) [TEASER]

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With the papal conclave convening in Rome to pick Pope Francis's successor, Matt and Sam are joined by novelist …

Published on 4 months ago

The Life & Crimes of Roy Cohn (w/ In Bed with the Right)

Recently Matt joined Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub of the excellent In Bed with the Right podcast to record what turned out to be two episodes about Roy Cohn—the "lawyer, closet case and ratfucker ex…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago