Podcasts

The Nation produces various podcasts, available on all major platforms. For details on each of our original series, visit this link.

Sign up and be the first to learn about new podcasts, special episodes, and more.

The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad

The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad

The decades of disinvestment in our public health infrastructure has now cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

Dec 11, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response

Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response

Plus Amy Wilentz on pardons for the Trump kids.

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

The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success

The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success

The Queen’s Gambit producer William Horberg joins the pod to talk about his much discussed show.

Dec 8, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition

There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition

Thousands of appointments will have consequences for the next four years, and beyond.

Dec 4, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

How the Dems Can Win in Georgia

How the Dems Can Win in Georgia How the Dems Can Win in Georgia

Joan Walsh on politics, plus David Cole on the Supreme Court and reapportionment of the House of Representatives.

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

It’s Time America Abolished Poverty

It’s Time America Abolished Poverty It’s Time America Abolished Poverty

We know how to do it. On this week’s show, we lay out the path to a poverty-free future.

Nov 27, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia

Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia

Plus Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Don, Jr., Eric—and Lara

Nov 25, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Sportswriting Trailblazer Melissa Ludtke

Sportswriting Trailblazer Melissa Ludtke Sportswriting Trailblazer Melissa Ludtke

Legendary sportswriter Melissa Ludtke joins the show to talk about her remarkable career.

Nov 24, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Why Are People Poor?

Why Are People Poor? Why Are People Poor?

It doesn’t happen by accident. On this week’s show, we dig into the systemic reasons poverty exists in the richest country in the world.

Nov 20, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

A gloved hand holds a syringe and a small vial of liquid marked

Why Should the Covid Vaccine Manufacturers Keep All the Profits? Why Should the Covid Vaccine Manufacturers Keep All the Profits?

Gregg Gonsalves on virus profiteering, plus J. Hoberman on The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Nov 19, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

x