Hunter S. Thompson’s Sporting Life Hunter S. Thompson’s Sporting Life
Author Pete Richardson joins the show to talk about his new book, Savage Journey.
Mar 1, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Will Trump’s Senate Candidates Lose in November? Will Trump’s Senate Candidates Lose in November?
John Nichols on Congress, plus Peter Richardson on Hunter S. Thompson.
Feb 17, 2022 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Stories of Baseball Legends The Stories of Baseball Legends
Legendary sportswriter Peter Golenbock joins the show to talk about his new book, Whispers of the Gods.
Feb 15, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen Taking a Break With Viet Thanh Nguyen
A special conversation with the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
Dec 21, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Rapists, Misogynists, Creeps, and Their Books Rapists, Misogynists, Creeps, and Their Books
Katha Pollitt on Blake Bailey, plus Louis Menand on Cold War culture.
May 6, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Mike Davis: ‘Beware the Light at the End of the Covid Tunnel’ Mike Davis: ‘Beware the Light at the End of the Covid Tunnel’
Plus Amy Wilentz on Michelle Obama’s Becoming.
Mar 11, 2021 / 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
Plus Zoë Carpenter on Portland, and Ivy Meeropol on Roy Cohn.
Jul 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener