Mike Davis: 1946–2022 Mike Davis: 1946–2022
A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist’s eye and a historian’s memory.
Oct 25, 2022 / Obituary / Jon Wiener
Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, discussions on the GOP’s “Commitment to America” and how the First World War threatened democracy.
Oct 20, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, writers join the show to talk about Democratic strategy and a new biography.
Oct 13, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Nurses on Strike and the Women Lawyers Who Challenged Trump Nurses on Strike and the Women Lawyers Who Challenged Trump
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, Bryce Covert on hospitals, plus Dahlia Lithwick on the courts.
Oct 6, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History Ken Burns Gets at the Nasty Underbelly of American History
David Nasaw in conversation with Jon Wiener on the new PBS documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust.
Sep 29, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener
Can Democrats Hold the Senate? Plus: Ken Burns’s “The U.S. and the Holocaust” Can Democrats Hold the Senate? Plus: Ken Burns’s “The U.S. and the Holocaust”
On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, John Nichols comments on the future of the Senate, and David Nasaw reviews a new documentary.
Sep 29, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot” Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot”
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, The Nation’s president and its D.C. Bureau chief join the podcast for discussions on the democratic presidential bid and a Republican ...
Sep 22, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
The Conservative Takeover of the Southern Baptists, and Jared Kushner’s New Book The Conservative Takeover of the Southern Baptists, and Jared Kushner’s New Book
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, Sarah Posner explains how the Baptists became conservative, and Amy Wilentz comments on Jared’s White House memoir.
Sep 15, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Amy Littlefield on How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Kansas, Plus Barbara Ehrenreich Remembered Amy Littlefield on How Abortion Rights Triumphed in Kansas, Plus Barbara Ehrenreich Remembered
On this week’s episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, on-the-ground reporting from Kansas and an interview with the late Barbara Ehrenreich.
Sep 8, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Chris Lehmann on GOP Plans for 2023 and Patrick Leahy on January 6 Chris Lehmann on GOP Plans for 2023 and Patrick Leahy on January 6
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, a discussion of Republicans’ plans for next year and a look back at the Capitol riots from a senator’s POV.
Sep 1, 2022 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense