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US-Mexico border

Biden’s Disastrous Deportation of Haitians Biden’s Disastrous Deportation of Haitians

Amy Wilentz on the situation at the border, plus Ruth Milkman and Stephanie Luce on Occupy Wall Street 10 years after.

Sep 23, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”?

What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”? What Is the “Kaepernick Effect”?

Princeton University Professor Eddie Glaude and Dave Zirin in conversation on Dave's new book, The Kaepernick Effect.

Sep 21, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Mosque

How Mosques Became FBI Targets After 9/11 How Mosques Became FBI Targets After 9/11

Ahilan Arulanantham on state secrets, plus Amy Wilentz on The Chair.

Sep 16, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?

Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe? Is Ballet at a Turning Pointe?

Journalist Dr. Chloe Angyal joins the show to talk about her book on the youth ballet pipeline, Turning Pointe.

Sep 14, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast

Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast Introducing “Going for Broke,” Our Latest Podcast

Subscribe today to learn more about the new show from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation, launching October 18.

Sep 14, 2021 / Audio / Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Nation

Texas abortion law

Abortion Politics and Republican Power Abortion Politics and Republican Power

Rick Perlstein on the Texas law, plus Eric Foner on Tulsa.

Sep 9, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Biden Afghanistan speech

Will the Afghanistan Withdrawal Hurt Biden? Will the Afghanistan Withdrawal Hurt Biden?

John Nichols doesn’t think so. Plus Adam Shatz on William Gardner Smith’s Parisian years.

Sep 2, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story

Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story Five Years Later: Steve Wyche on Breaking the Kaepernick Story

NFL Network’s Steve Wyche joins the show to talk about breaking the Kaepernick story and what it all means five years later.

Aug 31, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Afghan woman refugee

What America Owes Afghan Women: Katha Pollitt What America Owes Afghan Women: Katha Pollitt

Plus Eric Foner on Black politics and history.

Aug 26, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital

High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital High School Football in the Shadow of the Nation’s Capital

Author Devon Ashby joins the show to talk about his new book on Maryland high school football. 

Aug 24, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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