Down With the AI Overlords—With Sarah Myers West Down With the AI Overlords—With Sarah Myers West
Tech expert Sarah Myers West discusses how AI is concentrating power among a handful of oligarchs—and how its future could be made more democratic.
May 12, 2026 / Podcast / Jonathan Smucker, Aaron Regunberg, and Matt DaSilva
Iran Talks Near a Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand Iran Talks Near a Deal, Israel Ignores Ceasefires, Cuba Sanctions Expand
Producer Jake regrettably had his pet rat confiscated after an ill-fated cruise.
May 11, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon
Branko Marcetic on the fake populism of a sordid elite.
Muskism Is the New Fordism—With Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian Muskism Is the New Fordism—With Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian
Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / May 7, 2026 Muskism Is the New Fordism—With Ben Tarnoff & Quinn Slobodian Paris Marx is joined by Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian to…
May 7, 2026 / Podcast
How De La Soul Changed Hip Hop And The World How De La Soul Changed Hip Hop And The World
Austin McCoy joins the show to discuss his new book on De La Soul
May 7, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Radical Liberalism—With Alex Zakaras Radical Liberalism—With Alex Zakaras
Danny and Derek welcome to the show Alex Zakaras, professor of political science at the University of Vermont, to talk about the history and future of radical liberalism.
May 6, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Election Protection in the Midterms—Plus Racism and Antisemitism in the 1940s and ’50s Election Protection in the Midterms—Plus Racism and Antisemitism in the 1940s and ’50s
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Ian Bassin of Protect Democracy talks about preparations for voting in November, and historian Steven J. Ross discusses the far right post-W...
May 6, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
“If We Have a Chance, It Lives in the Tenant Union”—With Tara Raghuveer “If We Have a Chance, It Lives in the Tenant Union”—With Tara Raghuveer
Tara Raghuveer speaks on her work building tenant unions and her belief that they can be to working-class people in the 21st century what labor unions were in the 20th century.
May 5, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg
Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal Iran Talks Collapse, UAE Leaves OPEC, Mali Rebels Seize Kidal
King Charles paid his respects at AP HQ, but was put off by Danny’s pet ferrets.
May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway FDR, the OG Antifascist—With Eric Rauchway
On Fighting Fascism: What lessons can we learn from FDR's successes in battling the threat of American fascism in the 1930s?
May 1, 2026 / Podcast / Matt DaSilva, Jonathan Smucker, and Aaron Regunberg