Podcast Episodes

Mamdani's Socialism--and Us; plus Football and Concussions / Start Making Sense

Zorhan Mamdani takes office in four weeks as the first socialist mayor of New York City. How should we understand the constraints he faces, without a…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Political Economy of Porn w/ Molly Lambert | American Prestige

Danny and Derek welcome to the show Molly Lambert, creator of the JENNAWORLD podcast, to talk about the rise of the modern porn industry and its root…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Liberal Philanthropy and the Fight for Democracy w/ David Callahan | The Nation Podcast

It’s no surprise that liberal philanthropy — a longtime pillar of the Democratic establishment — has become one of the Trump administration’s latest …

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Reframing Resistance (Live from NYC Climate Week) | A People's Climate

For this special season finale, recorded live during NYC Climate Week, host Shilpi Chhotray convenes a powerful storytelling event with three frontli…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

French Sicko: Annelise Ogaard on Gabrielle Wittkop’s Murder Most Serene | Reading Writers

Jo and Charlotte discuss secret gardens, indoor kids, and Peter Pan’s baby teeth before they’re joined by culture-shaping Annelise Ogaard, who introd…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Data Centers Are a Climate Enemy w/ Ketan Joshi | Tech Won't Save Us

Paris Marx is joined by Ketan Joshi to discuss how hyperscale data centers are fueling the consumption of more oil and gas, what that means for clima…

6 months ago

Trump condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene, praises Mamdani; plus Alice Waters on ‘A School Lunch Revolution’ / Start Making Sense

Last Friday Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she was quitting after Trump excommunicated her from MAGA, while the same day Trump welcomed Zohran Mamd…

6 months ago

Chinese Prestige: From May Fourth to Mao w/ Yidi Wu | American Prestige

In lieu of a typical Tuesday episode this week, we are releasing the first episode of our new miniseries Chinese Prestige. Annual subscribers already…

6 months ago

Angelo Herndon and the Radical Politics of Free Speech w/ Randall Kennedy | The Nation Podcast

Angelo Herndon was a Black coal miner turned Communist activist who was repeatedly “arrested, convicted of vagrancy, and incarcerated” for his effort…

6 months ago

The Age of Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein w/ Doug Henwood | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself the center of a

scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, where he teac…

6 months, 1 week ago