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Capitol building

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

Joe Biden speaks at Mack Truck Lehigh Valley Operations

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 Sanders

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

Muhammad Ali documentary

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

Biden and Putin

Rethinking Global Security: Katrina vanden Heuvel Rethinking Global Security: Katrina vanden Heuvel

World politics after the Biden-Putin Summit: Katrina vanden Heuvel argues that we need to rethink what real security means, and that it can’t mean a new cold war but joint ac…

Jul 15, 2021 / Audio

Talking NBA Finals, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Jazz Cigarettes

Talking NBA Finals, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Jazz Cigarettes Talking NBA Finals, Sha’Carri Richardson, and Jazz Cigarettes

Friend of the show Coach Kevin McNutt joins us to talk about the latest happenings in sports.

Jul 13, 2021 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Utopia

Why We Need the Utopian Imagination: Jeet Heer Why We Need the Utopian Imagination: Jeet Heer

Plus George Sanchez on LA’s Boyle Heights.

Jul 8, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Critical Race Theory protest

The Attack on ‘Critical Race Theory’ The Attack on ‘Critical Race Theory’

Kimberlé Crenshaw on the term she helped create, plus David Talbot and Margaret Talbot on the 1960s.

Jul 1, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Voting in San Francisco

It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights It’s Time to Mobilize for Voting Rights

John Nichols on the franchise, plus David Kipen on a new Federal Writers Project.

Jun 24, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Filibuster protest

It’s Not Just Joe Manchin It’s Not Just Joe Manchin

Joan Walsh on ‘moderate’ Democrats, plus Kai Bird on Jimmy Carter.

Jun 17, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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