Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering
Jeet Heer on Moderate Dems, plus Elie Mystal on Senate Republicans and Amy Wilentz on Haiti.
Oct 31, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet? What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet?
MLB writer and consultant Rob Arthur joins the show to talk about the rise in home runs over the last decade.
Oct 29, 2019 / Audio / Dave Zirin
The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating
Kshama Sawant is a committed socialist who has been involved in some of Seattle’s biggest workers’ and tenants’ rights fights. And now she’s up for reelection.
Oct 29, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols
How TV Made Trump How TV Made Trump
Tom Carson on the president, David Perry on Ilhan Omar, and Pico Iyer on Japan.
Oct 24, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
NBA, China, and the Coming Season NBA, China, and the Coming Season
The Athletic’s Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA season, the NBA’s situation in China, and more.
Oct 22, 2019 / Audio / Dave Zirin
Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco
Boudin is running for the city’s district attorney seat to make the criminal justice system’s extreme racial and economic disparities a thing of the past.
Oct 22, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols
The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump
Sasha Abramsky on the president, Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas, and Katha Pollitt on abortion.
Oct 17, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
El miedo está cambiando de lado en Puerto Rico El miedo está cambiando de lado en Puerto Rico
El representante Manuel Natal Albelo es parte de un movimiento que inspira a una nueva generación de activistas y genera temor en el corazón del establecimiento.
Oct 15, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols
Fear Is Changing Sides in Puerto Rico Fear Is Changing Sides in Puerto Rico
Representative Manuel Natal Albelo is part of a movement inspiring a new generation of activists, and striking fear into the heart of the establishment.
Oct 15, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols
The New Supreme Court Term Will Be Worse Than the Last One—a Lot Worse The New Supreme Court Term Will Be Worse Than the Last One—a Lot Worse
Elie Mystal on the new court, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Jeet Heer on impeachment.
Oct 10, 2019 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener