Podcast Episodes

Organizing in Rural America (w/ Luke Mayville)

Episode 105

This is a conversation we've wanted to have for a while, and it seemed like there was no better time than now, as many people on the broad center-lef…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Trump the Dove? Or Trump the Neocon? (w/ Curt Mills)

Episode 104

The second Trump administration hasn't started, but it's already proving chaotic, disturbing, and downright bewildering. (Not unlike the first!) Trum…

1 year, 3 months ago

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What's Wrong with the Democrats? [TEASER]

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In our first episode after the 2024 elections, we briefly cons…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Trump's Triumph (w/ Ian Ward)

Episode 103

As the reality of Donald Trump's decisive victory sets in, we wanted to talk to Politico's Ian Ward, who's done some of the very best reporting on po…

1 year, 3 months ago

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UNLOCKED: Voting: What Is it Good For? (w/ Astra Taylor, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, & Malcolm Harris)

If you're on the left and you've spent time on the internet in the past few weeks, you've probably observe or participated in debates about the strat…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Voting: What Is it Good For? (w/ Astra Taylor, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, & Malcolm Harris) [TEASER]

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If you're on the left and you've spent time on the internet in …

1 year, 3 months ago

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The Infernal Triangle (w/ Rick Perlstein)

Episode 102

The author of several excellent books about the history of American conservatism, including The Invisible Bridge, Nixonland, and Reaganland, Rick Per…

1 year, 4 months ago

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The Christian Right's "Wild Faith" (w/ Talia Lavin) [TEASER]

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In this episode, Matt is joined by journalist Talia Lavin to di…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Democratic Dilemmas after the New Deal Consensus (w/ Timothy Shenk) [TEASER]

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Historian Timothy Shenk joins us for a conversation about his n…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Boys and Girls in America (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry)

Episode 101

This conversation is a little different. We thought that exploring the life of, say, Russell Kirk might not be the best way to spend the weeks before…

1 year, 4 months ago

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