Podcast Episodes

Start Making Sense: John Nichols on Recent Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump's Indictment

The landslide victory of the progressive candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, Janet Protasiewicz, ten times bigger than Biden's, shows how ab…

3 years, 1 month ago

The Time of Monsters: Two Cheers for Arresting Trump

While the arrest of former president Donald Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business record can be welcomed as a rare example of accountability for …

3 years, 1 month ago

Edge of Sports: Why the NBA World Lost Its Joy

On this episode of Edge of Sports, we speak to Michael Lee of the Washington Post about why this has been the most dispiriting NBA season in recent h…

3 years, 1 month ago

Start Making Sense: Low-Paid Workers Strike and Win in LA; Minor League Baseball Players Form a Union

In Los Angeles last week, a three-day strike by 30,000 public school custodians, food service workers, bus drivers and teacher's aides ended with a 3…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Time of Monsters: Trump Is Still GOP Top Dog

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Alex Shephard discusses why Ron DeSantis and other rivals are faltering.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is the…

3 years, 2 months ago

Start Making Sense: Katha Pollitt on Women in 2023, plus Christian Appy on Protest in 1969

American women in 2023: the news is bad, but it’s not all bad. Katha Pollitt is on the Start Making Sense podcast to explain.

Also: the largest anti-w…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Time of Monsters: New Fronts on the Abortion Fight

Last year, the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This has only emboldene…

3 years, 2 months ago

Edge of Sports: Ja Morant On The Edge

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we speak to Daily Memphian columnist Chris Herrington about the personal troubles of Memphis Grizzlies…

3 years, 2 months ago

Start Making Sense: John Nichols on Banks and Regulations, plus Gregg Gonsalves on Masks and Covid

Since the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank last week, we need to understand how and why medium-sized banks have been allowed to…

3 years, 2 months ago

The Time of Monsters: Havana Syndrome and the Psychosomatic Empire

The good news is we have one less thing to worry about: so-called Havana Syndrome turns out not to be caused by a mysterious super-weapon to harm Ame…

3 years, 2 months ago