Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Plus Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline and Rachel Kushner on women in prison.
Aug 16, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media? Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media?
Nichols on journalism, Harold Meyerson on Brett Kavanaugh, and Nomi Prins on Trump and economic entropy.
Aug 9, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How Do So Many Samoans Make it to the NFL? How Do So Many Samoans Make it to the NFL?
Rob Ruck joins the show to talk about the history of Samoans and football.
Aug 7, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Is Trumpism Fascism? Is Trumpism Fascism?
Katha Pollitt examines Trump’s ideology, Mike Lux surveys political strategy, and Harold Meyerson remembers Jonathan Gold.
Aug 2, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What’s Next After Trump’s Worst Week: Joan Walsh What’s Next After Trump’s Worst Week: Joan Walsh
Plus, David Cole on Brett Kavanaugh and Michael Kazin on Jimmy Carter.
Jul 26, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Royce White on Mental Heath Royce White on Mental Heath
Royce White joins the show to talk about Tyler Honeycutt, the NBA, and mental health.
Jul 24, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plus John Nichols on Kavanaugh and Adam Winkler on the Supreme Court and corporate “rights.”
Jul 19, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump as New Cold War Heretic Trump as New Cold War Heretic
The president has broken with the nearly 20-year orthodoxy of blaming Russia alone for today’s post-Soviet confrontations.
Jul 18, 2018 / Stephen F. Cohen
World Cup Wrap-Up: Deconstructing Les Bleus World Cup Wrap-Up: Deconstructing Les Bleus
Shireen Ahmed joins the show to talk about the French soccer team, xenophobia, racism, and the World Cup.
Jul 16, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Is Trump… OK? Is Trump… OK?
Amy Wilentz on the president’s mental health, Jane Mayer on Mike Pence, and E.J. Dionne on America after Trump.
Jul 12, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener