Podcast Episodes

Orientalism: How One Book Fueled 50 Years of Campus Unrest

Pro-Palestine protests have been a feature of Columbia's campus since October 7. Now, Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to the university: get control of your campus or lose $400 million in Federa…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Luigi Mangione & The History of Bourgeois Terrorism

Luigi Mangione appears in court this week. He stands accused of murdering a healthcare CEO in cold blood. It’s not the first time a well heeled winner has been celebrated for his embrace of political…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

How A Strange Group of Heroes Defeated Russia

Ronald Reagan’s speech in front of the Berlin Wall in 1987 is legendary for its six simple words: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

And two years later the wall fell. In another two years, the Sov…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Why We Can't Escape JFK Conspiracy Theories

Every now and again, a work of art is so profound that it breaches the boundary between fact and fiction and affects current events. And if you had to rank the most politically resonant artworks Amer…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paradise Burning

Last month, L.A. burned. It was one of the most predictable disasters on record. A century of development on land whose ecosystems were forged in wildfire; years of increasingly regular blazes; month…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Trump’s Populism Isn’t a Sideshow. It’s as American as Apple Pie.

Donald Trump, just sworn in as the 47th president, was reelected to be a wrecking ball, a middle finger, the people’s punch to the Beltway’s mouth. And while this populist moment feels “unprecedented…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Introducing: Breaking History

Sometimes the news moves so fast, you have to look closely to know if you’ve seen it before. And that’s what this show is about. Breaking History breaks down the news, by breaking down history. We co…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Jews Wrote Your Favorite Christmas Songs (From the Honestly Archives)

*This episode originally ran on December 23, 2024 on Honestly with Bari Weiss* 

Did you know that the Americans who wrote nearly all of the Christmas classics were . . . Jewish? Many of these songwrit…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Resistance or Opposition: Which Route Should the Democrats Take? (From the Honestly Archives)

*This episode originally ran on November 12, 2024 on Honestly with Bari Weiss* 

Even your most optimistic Mar-a-Lago member didn’t see Donald Trump winning the popular vote and taking all seven swing …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump and the Art of the Bullshitter (From the Honestly Archives)

*This episode originally ran on November 2, 2024 on Honestly with Bari Weiss* 

Bullshit is an American tradition. Think the theatrics of P.T. Barnum, miracle products sold ad nauseam on television in …

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago