Matt and Sam answer listener questions for their 100th episode—and hear from friends of the podcast, new and old.
Mar 6
Trump's War Against Iran (w/ Matt Duss)
On February 28, both the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the nation's Supreme Leader, along with other political leaders and government officials, destroying various military targets, and bombing a girls elementary school that took at least ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 27
Standing Athwart History, Yelling "Slop!" (w/ John Ganz) [Teaser]
Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. On Monday, Manhattan Institute fellow Chris Rufo posted this: "The Right's collective brain is getting melted in a vat of slop, conspiracy, and algorithm-chasing. An intelligent man will guard ... Show More
2m 41s
Feb 23
Leaving MAGA Behind (w/ Pedro L. Gonzalez)
When people break with MAGA, most of them walk away and don't look back, whether out of shame or fear or both. So it's a rare thing to talk with someone willing to describe publicly why they joined the Trump movement, what life was like on the inside, and the reasons they left — ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 2025
Episode 638: Heinrich Himmler Part II - The Reich Stuff
<p>This week, the boys pick back up with Heinrich Himmler just after Hitler’s failed Beer Hall Putsch, as the Nazi's most pathetic nerd stumbles through his failed-loser era. From chicken farming and occult rabbit holes to his first taste of Nazi bureaucracy, we trace how a sulki ... Show More
2h 5m
May 2024
Max Hastings on On the Secret Mission to Defeat Hitler, Part Two
This is the second instalment of a three-part conversation. Military historian, journalist, author and broadcaster Max Hastings comes to the Intelligence Squared stage to recount the remarkable story of Operation Biting and what it tells us about the crucial role of intelligence ... Show More
39m 47s
May 2024
Echoes of History: A New Chapter
<p>Introducing a new chapter of Echoes of History, the podcast that explores the incredible real-life stories and events that inspire the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary Assassin’s Creed.</p><br><p>Join your host, historian Matt Lewis, and regular contribut ... Show More
1m 43s
Oct 2025
Episode 637: Heinrich Himmler Part I - Nazi Number Two
<p>This week, the boys turn the page and dive into a brand new overarching series, The Mt. Rushmore of Evil! Beginning with Adolf Hitler's right-hand man, head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, the pasty, double-chinned agriculture student turned bureaucratic ghoul who clawed his way ... Show More
2h 4m
Mar 2025
Introducing: The Man Who Calculated Death
In 2013, journalist Suzanne Rico gets the call. Her mother, Gabriele, is dying. As time ticks down, Gabriele reveals she has written an incomplete memoir about her traumatic childhood in World War II Germany - and makes a daunting last request: "Finish what I started." When Suzan ... Show More
2m 22s