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Start Making Sense is The Nation’s podcast, hosted by Jon Wiener and coproduced by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes each Thursday.

 

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 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 / Podcast / 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 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 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

nurses at Childrens and United Hospitals in St. Paul

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 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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” 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 / Podcast / 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” 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 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Congregants at First Baptist Dallas church

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 / Podcast / 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 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 / Podcast / 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 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 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

What the Mar-a-Lago Raid Means for Democrats

What the Mar-a-Lago Raid Means for Democrats What the Mar-a-Lago Raid Means for Democrats

On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols and Eyal Press join the show to discuss Trump, Democrats, and dirty work.

Aug 25, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Abortion Rights Victories in Red States, Plus the Crisis in Haiti

Abortion Rights Victories in Red States, Plus the Crisis in Haiti Abortion Rights Victories in Red States, Plus the Crisis in Haiti

On this week’s episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Katha Pollitt on choice, and Amy Wilentz on Port-au-Prince.

Aug 18, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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