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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.

Expand the Court!

Expand the Court! Expand the Court!

Elie Mystal on Supreme Court packing, plus Sonia Shah on climate disasters.

Sep 24, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Needs Wisconsin to Win, but Biden Is Ahead

Trump Needs Wisconsin to Win, but Biden Is Ahead Trump Needs Wisconsin to Win, but Biden Is Ahead

John Nichols on Wisconsin, plus David Nasaw on refugees.

Sep 17, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

Chris Hayes: The Catastrophe of Trump Chris Hayes: The Catastrophe of Trump

Plus, Joan Walsh on when politics came to late-night TV, 1968.

Sep 10, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump’s Cynical Trip to Kenosha, Plus BLM in Europe

Trump’s Cynical Trip to Kenosha, Plus BLM in Europe Trump’s Cynical Trip to Kenosha, Plus BLM in Europe

John Nichols shares what he saw in Kenosha during Trump’s visit—plus Gary Younge on the Black Lives Matter movement in Europe.

Sep 3, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Rick Perlstein on the Republican Party, From Reagan to Trump Rick Perlstein on the Republican Party, From Reagan to Trump

Plus how Pramila Jayapal went from investment banker to community organizer.

Aug 27, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

When the LAPD Came Looking for a BLM Activist

When the LAPD Came Looking for a BLM Activist When the LAPD Came Looking for a BLM Activist

Melina Abdullah on police brutality, Katie Porter on voting by mail, and Jody Armour on unequal justice.

Aug 20, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Fighting for Vote-by-Mail: Pramila Jayapal  

Fighting for Vote-by-Mail: Pramila Jayapal   Fighting for Vote-by-Mail: Pramila Jayapal  

Plus Tom Frank on Trump, Biden, and “populism.”

Aug 13, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump’s Dangerous Push for a Vaccine by October

Trump’s Dangerous Push for a Vaccine by October Trump’s Dangerous Push for a Vaccine by October

Gregg Gonsalves on Trump, plus David Cole on the police.

Aug 6, 2020 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

This Is Disaster Relief Under Corporate Power

This Is Disaster Relief Under Corporate Power This Is Disaster Relief Under Corporate Power

David Dayen on the interests overpowering our democracy, plus Amy Wilentz on Mary Trump.

Jul 30, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests

Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests

Plus Zoë Carpenter on Portland, and Ivy Meeropol on Roy Cohn.

Jul 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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