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Start Making Sense is The Nation’s flagship weekly podcast, hosted by contributing editor Jon Wiener, featuring the magazine’s writers and editors as well as activists who shape the week in news. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts, for new episodes each Wednesday.

How Trump’s Fake Electors Scheme Could Become Law, and Remembering Ivana Trump

How Trump’s Fake Electors Scheme Could Become Law, and Remembering Ivana Trump How Trump’s Fake Electors Scheme Could Become Law, and Remembering Ivana Trump

On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, Daniel Squadron on state legislatures and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka’s mother.

Jul 21, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

John Nichols on the “Stop the Steal” Rally, Plus Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua on Climate Change

John Nichols on the “Stop the Steal” Rally, Plus Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua on Climate Change John Nichols on the “Stop the Steal” Rally, Plus Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua on Climate Change

On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, the latest revelations from the January 6 hearings, and a reminder that climate action is still possible.

Jul 14, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Protest against Dobbs ruling at the Supreme Court Building

David Cole on What To Do About the Supreme Court, and Sarah Posner on School Prayer David Cole on What To Do About the Supreme Court, and Sarah Posner on School Prayer

On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, a discussion of how to organize to fix the Supreme Court, and a deeper look at Christian nationalists' influence in politi...

Jul 7, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine

Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine Michele Goodwin on the End of Abortion and Anatol Lieven on Ukraine

On this episode of Start Making Sense, we revisit the history of forced pregnancy under the slave regime in antebellum America, and speculate on how the war will end in Ukraine.

Jun 30, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Sarah Posner on White Evangelicals and the January 6 Insurrection, Plus Joan Walsh on Sex Ed

Sarah Posner on White Evangelicals and the January 6 Insurrection, Plus Joan Walsh on Sex Ed Sarah Posner on White Evangelicals and the January 6 Insurrection, Plus Joan Walsh on Sex Ed

On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, discussions on religion’s role in the riots and the “parental rights” movement.

Jun 23, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

John Nichols on January 6 and Peter Dreier on Progressive Prosecutors

John Nichols on January 6 and Peter Dreier on Progressive Prosecutors John Nichols on January 6 and Peter Dreier on Progressive Prosecutors

Writers join the Start Making Sense podcast to discuss the latest on the insurrection hearings and the ousting of San Francisco’s Chesa Boudin.

Jun 16, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Nichols on Crime and the Democrats, Plus Sarah Posner on Sex and the Southern Baptists

John Nichols on Crime and the Democrats, Plus Sarah Posner on Sex and the Southern Baptists John Nichols on Crime and the Democrats, Plus Sarah Posner on Sex and the Southern Baptists

Writers join the Start Making Sense podcast to discuss Tuesday’s primaries in California and the scandal that could shake the Christian right. 

Jun 9, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Katha Pollitt on How to Protect Abortion Rights and Kelly Lytle Hernandez on “Bad Mexicans”

Katha Pollitt on How to Protect Abortion Rights and Kelly Lytle Hernandez on “Bad Mexicans” Katha Pollitt on How to Protect Abortion Rights and Kelly Lytle Hernandez on “Bad Mexicans”

Writers join the Start Making Sense podcast for discussions on protecting reproductive freedom and for a tale about revolutionaries in 1910 who fought on both sides of the US-Mexic...

Jun 2, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

John Nichols on Politics in 2024 and Amy Wilentz on Reparations for Haiti

John Nichols on Politics in 2024 and Amy Wilentz on Reparations for Haiti John Nichols on Politics in 2024 and Amy Wilentz on Reparations for Haiti

On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, a discussion about Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race and an investigation into Haiti’s forced payments to France.

May 26, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, Plus Lynn Garafola on “La Nijinska”

John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, Plus Lynn Garafola on “La Nijinska” John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, Plus Lynn Garafola on “La Nijinska”

On this week’s show, an analysis on pro-Israel groups trying to sway Democratic primaries and a discussion about the amazing life of a Russian avant-garde dancer.

May 19, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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