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Suburban Woman (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry)
Episode 23
Matt and Sam are joined by Dorothy Fortenberry for a wide-ranging conversation about women and politics. Topics include growing up in Washington, D.C…
5 years, 3 months ago
On the Road to Reaganland (w/ Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh)
Episode 22
Matt and Sam talk to two esteemed guests, Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh, about why U.S. politics took a right turn in the 1970s. “We organize disco…
5 years, 4 months ago
How to Be Depressed
We released this bonus episode on depression and politics in July, and it quickly became a favorite of our Patreon subscribers. A number of them aske…
5 years, 4 months ago
Not Even Past (w/ Jamelle Bouie)
Episode 21
From the never-ending culture war over the New York Times's 1619 Project to arguments about the Black Lives Matter protests to President Trump's prom…
5 years, 5 months ago
Know Your Frenemies (w/ Samuel Moyn)
Episode 20
Matt and Sam welcome Yale historian Samuel Moyn to the show for a deep-dive into the Never Trump movement. Who are the Never Trumpers? How seriously…
5 years, 6 months ago
Pandemic Politics (w/ Marshall Steinbaum & Sarah Jones)
Episode 19
Matt and Sam are joined by two special guests, Sarah Jones and Marshall Steinbaum, who return to the show to take stock of where we're at: our failed…
5 years, 7 months ago
Strange Gods and Strong Gods (w/ Tara Isabella Burton)
Episode 18
There's been no shortage of commentary on the rise of the "nones," those Americans who claim no religious affiliation, a trend especially notable amo…
5 years, 8 months ago
KYE Extra: The Sad Truth (w/ Shuja Haider)
Matt and Sam are joined by writer and editor Shuja Haider to discuss a topic near and dear to all of our hearts: country music. We talk about country…
5 years, 9 months ago
Longtime Listener, First Time Caller (the Mailbag Episode)
Episode 17
Here it is—the mailbag episode. Recorded on 4/20 and celebrating a full year of Know Your Enemy, Matt and Sam answer listener questions about: conser…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Windbag City (w/ Marshall Steinbaum)
Episode 16
Matt and Sam are finally joined by the show's longtime bête noire, Marshall Steinbaum, for a deep dive into the Chicago school of economics and the w…
5 years, 10 months ago