The 2020 Election Is One Year Away The 2020 Election Is One Year Away
John Nichols on the Polls, plus Paul Adler on Socialism and John Powers on John le Carré.
Nov 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Great Booing at Nationals Park The Great Booing at Nationals Park
Producer and podcast host Dan Bloom joins the show to talk about the Nats World Series victory and the booing of Donald Trump at Nationals Park.
Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
No More Blue Dog Democrats! No More Blue Dog Democrats!
When she was in college, Jessica Cisneros interned for a moderate Democrat congressman—now she’s running against him.
Nov 5, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering Joe Biden’s Campaign Is Faltering
Jeet Heer on Moderate Dems, plus Elie Mystal on Senate Republicans and Amy Wilentz on Haiti.
Oct 31, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet? What Is Juiced? The Players? The Balls? Or the Planet?
MLB writer and consultant Rob Arthur joins the show to talk about the rise in home runs over the last decade.
Oct 29, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating The Politician Amazon Is Dead Set on Defeating
Kshama Sawant is a committed socialist who has been involved in some of Seattle’s biggest workers’ and tenants’ rights fights. And now she’s up for reelection.
Oct 29, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
How TV Made Trump How TV Made Trump
Tom Carson on the president, David Perry on Ilhan Omar, and Pico Iyer on Japan.
Oct 24, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
NBA, China, and the Coming Season NBA, China, and the Coming Season
The Athletic’s Michael Lee joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA season, the NBA’s situation in China, and more.
Oct 22, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco Chesa Boudin Wants to Bring Restorative Justice to San Francisco
Boudin is running for the city’s district attorney seat to make the criminal justice system’s extreme racial and economic disparities a thing of the past.
Oct 22, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump The Deepening Desperation of Donald Trump
Sasha Abramsky on the president, Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas, and Katha Pollitt on abortion.
Oct 17, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener