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The Time of Monsters features Nation national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer’s signature blend of political culture and cultural politics. Each week, he’ll host in-depth conversations with urgent voices on the most pressing issues of our time.

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canada, on January 6, 2025.

Justin Trudeau’s Exit and Canada’s Rocky Future in the Trump Era Justin Trudeau’s Exit and Canada’s Rocky Future in the Trump Era

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Nora Loreto on how political disarray in Canada’s political elite in the face of MAGA taunting.

Jan 11, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

President Barack Obama

The Paranoid Style of David Samuels The Paranoid Style of David Samuels

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion and Matt Duss on a popular right-wing fabulist.

Jan 5, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Matthew Yglesias and the Problems of Popularism

Matthew Yglesias and the Problems of Popularism Matthew Yglesias and the Problems of Popularism

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on a polarizing centrist pundit.

Dec 8, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Keynote speaker Jeet Heer questions the role of fact-checking in an increasingly distrusting society at the Reimagining Political Journalism conference at Carleton University on November 15, 2024.

Factchecking Won’t Save Democracy Factchecking Won’t Save Democracy

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, a talk about the rise of anti-system politics.

Dec 1, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris pauses while speaking during a campaign rally at the Rawhide Event Center on October 10, 2024, in Chandler, Arizona.

Don’t Believe the Election Myths Don’t Believe the Election Myths

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Branko Marcetic on media narratives that misrepresent what happened.

Nov 24, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

The Dangers of Trump’s Cynical Anti-War Message

The Dangers of Trump’s Cynical Anti-War Message The Dangers of Trump’s Cynical Anti-War Message

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matt Duss on how Democrats have ceded peace to the GOP.

Nov 3, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

The Making of Donald Trump

The Making of Donald Trump The Making of Donald Trump

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion on the new Trump biopic, The Apprentice.

Oct 27, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump dances during a campaign rally.

Trump’s Bobbing and Dancing Disaster Trump’s Bobbing and Dancing Disaster

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann on the elites’ denial of the presidential candidate’s mental decline.

Oct 20, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Francis Ford Coppola’s Contentious Utopia

Francis Ford Coppola’s Contentious Utopia Francis Ford Coppola’s Contentious Utopia

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Kate Wagner on the polarizing politics of Megalopolis.

Oct 13, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference during the NATO Summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024.

Expanding Wars With a Lame-Duck President Expanding Wars With a Lame-Duck President

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matt Duss on how the Biden administration keeps adding fuel to the fire.

Oct 7, 2024 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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