Reasons for Hope From Iowa Republicans, Plus “American Fiction” Reasons for Hope From Iowa Republicans, Plus “American Fiction”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes Monday’s GOP caucus results, and John Powers reviews the new film starring Jeffrey Wright.
Jan 17, 2024 / Audio / Jon Wiener
Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron Ever Play Kobe in the Finals? Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron Ever Play Kobe in the Finals?
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show for another installment of Basketball Butterfly Effect.
Jan 16, 2024 / Audio / Dave Zirin
The End of Liberal Certainty With John Gray The End of Liberal Certainty With John Gray
On this episode of American Prestige, a discussion with the English political philosopher on his recent book, The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism.
Jan 16, 2024 / American Prestige / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies with Akbar Shahid Ahmed The White House, Gaza, and the NSC’s Lies with Akbar Shahid Ahmed
On this special episode of American Prestige, a discussion of the post-Gaza plans of a Biden official to rebuild the Palestinian territory through a deal between Israel and Saudi ...
Jan 16, 2024 / American Prestige / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
The ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, and Conflict in Ecuador The ICJ Israel Genocide Case, US-UK Yemen Strikes, and Conflict in Ecuador
On this episode of American Prestige, we go over the crises erupting all over the globe, from Miyanmar to the Middle East.
Jan 12, 2024 / American Prestige / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
What Social Media Meant for the Mass Protest Decade What Social Media Meant for the Mass Protest Decade
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Vincent Bevins discusses why the horizontalism of the 2010s mass protest movements didn’t quite work.
Jan 11, 2024 / Audio / Paris Marx
Only Joe Biden Can Stop The War in Gaza—Plus “Corporate Bullsh*t” Only Joe Biden Can Stop The War in Gaza—Plus “Corporate Bullsh*t”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Amy Wilentz analyzes Israeli politics, left, right, and center; and Joan Walsh talks about the lies that defend profits.
Jan 10, 2024 / Audio / Jon Wiener
Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia With Carolyn Eisenberg Kissinger and Nixon in Southeast Asia With Carolyn Eisenberg
On this episode of American Prestige, an exploration of Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon’s joint pursuit of war in Southeast Asia during the 1960s and ’70s.
Jan 9, 2024 / American Prestige / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Reasons for Hope in 2024; Plus the Bill Gates Problem Reasons for Hope in 2024; Plus the Bill Gates Problem
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, John Nichols previews politics for this year, while Tim Schwab talks about Big Philanthropy.
Jan 4, 2024 / Multimedia / Jon Wiener
Katha Pollitt’s End-of-Year Giving List—Plus Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album Katha Pollitt’s End-of-Year Giving List—Plus Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Gaza aid is number one on our list; plus Sean Wilentz explains Dylan’s holiday song selection.
Dec 28, 2023 / Audio / Jon Wiener