Noam Chomsky and Yascha Mounk discuss America and the world, past and present.
Noam Chomsky, professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has for many decades been one of the most prominent critics of U.S. foreign policy.
In a conversation from 2021, Noam Chomsky and Yascha Mounk discuss the theory of universal grammar, w ... Show More
Yesterday
Why America’s Real Wealth Isn’t in Silicon Valley
Yascha Mounk, Owen Zidar, and Eric Zwick examine how America's hidden fortunes are built on garage doors, car dealerships, and beverage distribution. Owen Zidar is a Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Eric Zwick is the Joel F. Gemunder Professor of ... Show More
52m 47s
Oct 3
Galen Druke on the Midterms
Yascha Mounk and Galen Druke examine why the data points to a possible blue wave—and whether the polls can be trusted. Galen Druke is the founder and host of “GD Politics,” a leading nonpartisan podcast and Substack that explains politics with curiosity, rigor, and a sense of hum ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2019
Noam Chomsky
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Lawrence talks with public intellectual, linguist, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Together, they discuss topics ranging from American exceptionalism and foreign policy, to North Korea and Brazil, as well as free speech and ... Show More
2h 4m
Aug 2022
#316 – Noam Chomsky: Putin, Ukraine, China, and Nuclear War
Noam Chomsky is a linguist, philosopher, and political activist. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Skiff: https://skiff.com/lex – InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off – Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off – Bli ... Show More
52m 56s
Jan 2021
Noam Chomsky || On Human Nature and Human Progress
Today it’s great to have the legendary Noam Chomsky on the podcast. Noam is a public intellectual, linguist, and political activist. He’s the author of many influential books, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, and his latest book with Rober ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 2023
Best of Series: On Human Nature and Human Progress With Noam Chomsky
Today it’s great to have the legendary Noam Chomsky on the podcast. Noam is a public intellectual, linguist, and political activist. He’s the author of many influential books, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, and his latest book with Rober ... Show More
1h 10m
May 2025
[BEST OF] The Noam Chomsky Interview: Fragility of US Power w/ Vijay Prashad
ORIGINALLY RELEASED Aug 19, 2022 In this landmark episode, we sit down with the legendary Noam Chomsky and renowned historian Vijay Prashad to discuss their insightful new book, The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power. Exploring the aftermath of ... Show More
1h 57m
Jun 2023
Noam Chomsky on Language, Left Libertarianism, and Progress
<p class="MsoNormal">Noam Chomsky joins Tyler to discuss why Noam and Wilhelm von Humboldt have similar views on language and liberty, good and bad evolutionary approaches to language, what he thinks Stephen Wolfram gets wrong about LLMs, whether he's optimistic about the future, ... Show More
50m 38s