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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…
6 years, 1 month 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…
6 years, 2 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…
6 years, 3 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…
6 years, 3 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…
6 years, 4 months ago
KYE Extra: "Last Ounce of Courage"
Our rollicking conversation with Know Your Enemy Film Correspondent Jesse Brenneman is now out from behind the paywall! Be prepared: we dive into Dar…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Year the Clock Broke (w/ John Ganz)
Episode 15
Matt and Sam talk to John Ganz about paleoconservatism, the Island of the Misfit Toys of the American right. Along the way we're introduced to David …
6 years, 5 months ago
Morbid Symptoms (w/ Ross Douthat)
Episode 14
Ross Douthat is that strangest of all creatures, a religious conservative with a New York Times column—a perch from which he pronounces on U.S. polit…
6 years, 6 months ago
What Happened to Norman? (w/ David Klion)
Episode 13
Making It is Norman Podhoretz's 1967 memoir about his journey from the working-class neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn to his heady ascent in the…
6 years, 7 months ago
She's Got a Plan (w/ Rebecca Traister)
Episode 12
Matt and Sam talk to Rebecca Traister of New York magazine about sexism and electoral politics. How has patriarchy conditioned the political careers …
6 years, 9 months ago