Start Making Sense

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Start Making Sense is The Nation’s podcast, hosted by Jon Wiener and coproduced by the Los Angeles Review of Books. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes each Thursday.

 

Snowden in New York City

Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden

Seth Freed Wessler on the power of independent journalism, Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner, and Ben Wizner on Edward Snowden.

Aug 25, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Woman Behind Trump

The Woman Behind Trump The Woman Behind Trump

Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, plus Calvin Trillin on Mississippi in 1964, and Rosa Brooks on the militarization of everything.

Aug 18, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Fascist

What Donald Trump Got Very Wrong About Sexual Harassment What Donald Trump Got Very Wrong About Sexual Harassment

Katha Pollitt on Fox News, plus Ari Berman on voting-rights victories, and Dave Zirin in Rio.

Aug 11, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

An Hour Without Trump

An Hour Without Trump An Hour Without Trump

Susan Faludi on her trans father, Edward Snowden’s lawyer on the NSA, and Tom Lutz on politics and travel.

Aug 4, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work?

Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work? Will Hillary’s Outreach to Bernie’s Supporters Work?

John Nichols on Hillary in Philadelphia, D.D. Guttenplan on the Bernie movement, and Amy Wilentz on gender and politics.

Jul 29, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Convention

Can Trump Win? The Republicans After Cleveland Can Trump Win? The Republicans After Cleveland

John Nichols, D.D. Guttenplan, and George Zornick on the GOP convention, plus Amy Wilentz and Jon Wiener on Trump’s chances.

Jul 22, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling Don’t Forget: Someone Loved Philando Castile, Someone Loved Alton Sterling

Kai Wright on Black Lives Matter after Dallas, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s GOP, and Clara Bingham on remembering the sixties.

Jul 14, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Hillary At Mayors Conference

Clinton Could Gain Voters’ Trust by Facing Her E-mail Scandal Head-On Clinton Could Gain Voters’ Trust by Facing Her E-mail Scandal Head-On

Alex Gibney on cyber war, Ben Ehrenreich and Amy Wilentz on life in the West Bank, Joan Walsh on Clinton’s e-mail, and a farewell to Garrison Keillor.

Jul 7, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Brexit’s Unlikely Lessons for Hillary Clinton

Brexit’s Unlikely Lessons for Hillary Clinton Brexit’s Unlikely Lessons for Hillary Clinton

Ari Berman on the GOP’s war on voting rights, Zoë Carpenter on the Supreme Court and abortion, and D.D. Guttenplan on Brexit and Trump.

Jun 30, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Ban on Muslims

Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country Donald Trump Really Could Ban Muslims From Entering the Country

RoseAnn DeMoro on the People’s Summit, David Cole on lessons from the NRA, and Sasha Abramsky on Trump and Muslims.

Jun 23, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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