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Start Making Sense is The Nation ’s podcast, featuring lively conversations with the writers, activists, and artists who shape the week in news, hosted by Jon Wiener . It’s political talk without the boring parts. Subscribe on iTunes , Stitcher , Spotify or Google Play for new episodes each Thursday.
April 18, 2019
David Cay Johnston on Trump’s taxes, Zoë Carpenter on plastics, and Laurie Winer on Stephen Miller.
April 11, 2019
Joan Walsh on the candidate, Eric Foner on Reconstruction, and Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner.
Plus Harold Meyerson on the trouble with Beto.
March 28, 2019
John Nichols on the attorney general, Greg Grandin on Trump’s wall, and Adam Hochschild on Woodrow Wilson.
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Amy Wilentz on bribery and cheating, Rebecca Grant on abortion in Mississippi, and Bryce Covert on Medicaid in Arkansas.
March 14, 2019
John Nichols on strategy, Michael Kazin on Southern Democrats, and Katha Pollitt on political victories for women.
Plus Maia Szalavitz on the opioid epidemic and Sean Wilentz on impeachment.
Plus George Zornick on Elizabeth Warren and Michael Walzer on building a movement.
Plus: Dahlia Lithwick on Trump’s fake “Emergency” and Manuel Pastor on California vs. Trump.
Katha Pollitt on universal child care, plus David Klion on Bernie’s foreign policy adviser, and Antony Loewenstein on Afghanistan.
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