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Biden and Xi

USA vs. China vs. Climate Change USA vs. China vs. Climate Change

Alfred McCoy on the shifting global order, plus Kristina Wong on mutual aid.

Dec 9, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Covid NYC

Omicron and Inequality Omicron and Inequality

Gregg Gonsalves on the new variant, plus Gary Younge on Josephine Baker.

Dec 2, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Kyle Rittenhouse

White Vigilantes and Black Protest White Vigilantes and Black Protest

John Nichols on Kyle Rittenhouse plus Eric Foner on housing.

Nov 24, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution

When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution When Women’s Soccer Started a Revolution

Rob Goldman joins the show to talk about his new book, The Sisterhood: The 99ers and the Rise of U.S. Women’s Soccer.

Nov 23, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project

Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project Why Republicans Want to Ban the 1619 Project

Martha Jones on history, plus  Father Greg Boyle on gangs.

Nov 18, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.

Nov 15, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Trump

Trump Will Be a Lousy Candidate in 2024, but the GOP Is Stuck With Him Trump Will Be a Lousy Candidate in 2024, but the GOP Is Stuck With Him

John Nichols on politics, plus Rebecca Solnit on George Orwell.

Nov 11, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs

John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs John Koopman: Stars and Stripes and Strip Clubs

How a war correspondent found himself bouncing rowdy customers at a strip club—and what came next.

Nov 8, 2021 / Podcast / The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

Dollars and handcuffs

Cancel Bail Debt, Abolish Student Debt: Astra Taylor Cancel Bail Debt, Abolish Student Debt: Astra Taylor

Plus Adam Shatz on John Coltrane.

Nov 4, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League 

The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League  The Hidden History of the National Women’s Football League 

Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo join the show to talk about their new book, Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League.

Nov 2, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

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