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
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
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
Author Devon Ashby joins the show to talk about his new book on Maryland high school football.
Aug 24, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin
Andrew Bacevich: The Taliban’s Triumph Andrew Bacevich: The Taliban’s Triumph
Plus John Powers on Dick Gregory.
Aug 19, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump: the Big Loser on the Infrastructure Bill Trump: the Big Loser on the Infrastructure Bill
Joan Walsh on the GOP, and Anne Sebba on Ethel Rosenberg.
Aug 12, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Democrats Made Miserable Concessions on Their Infrastructure Bill The Democrats Made Miserable Concessions on Their Infrastructure Bill
John Nichols on “bipartisanship,” plus Art Spiegelman on Street Cop.
Aug 5, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Delta Variant: What Joe Biden Needs to Do Now The Delta Variant: What Joe Biden Needs to Do Now
Gregg Gonsalves on the pandemic, plus John Powers on Summer of Soul.
Jul 29, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Bernie’s Big Deal Bernie’s Big Deal
John Nichols on the budget, plus Francine Prose on Ethel Rosenberg.
Jul 22, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Greatest: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon on Muhammad Ali The Greatest: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon on Muhammad Ali
The directors of the new Ali documentary talk about bringing a larger-than-life figure back down to earth.
Jul 20, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin