Sep 29

Why Things Become Popular, with Chuck Klosterman

What makes a hit a hit? Why do some bands make it while others fade into obscurity? Chuck Klosterman’s new book imagines an alternate history of 20th century music and uses it to explore why some things become popular and just how much culture depends on chance. Subscribe to our ... Show More

1h 28m

Sep 25

The Single Smartest Case Against AI Doom

With new breakthroughs in math and biology alongside reports of AI agents escaping and hacking systems, suffice it to say AI has had an interesting few weeks. How worried should we be about it all? Derek talks with researchers Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor, authors of the “A ... Show More

1h 1m

Sep 18

The Truth About Mississippi's Education "Miracle"

Education outcomes have been getting worse across much of the world, with reading and math scores falling to historic lows. The U.S. has seen some of the steepest declines in decades. But, why does Mississippi look so different? Mississippi education reformer Rachel Canter has be ... Show More

56m 42s

Jul 2025

Hidden empire: How America wields economic power

This week, Mark Leonard is joined by Henry Farrell, ECFR council member and professor at John Hopkins University, to discuss Henry’s new book “Underground Economy”, co-authored by Abraham Newman. In their take, globalisation has brought interdependence—which is being weaponised a ... Show More

34m 26s

Mar 2020

Ep. 975 - What The Hell Happens Now?

As the entire economy freezes, the feds open up the spigot; we examine what comes next; and the media won’t stop labeling Trump a racist over his use of the term “Chinese virus.” Check out The Cold War: What We Saw, a new podcast written and presented by Bill Whittle at https:// ... Show More

1h 5m

Apr 2025

Americans to Trump: You’ve Gone Too Far

Warning: This episode contains strong language.One question that has hung over the first 100 days of President Trump’s second term: Is his aggressive approach to everything from deportations to tariffs what most Americans want — or has he simply gone too far? ... Show More

29m 53s

Feb 2025

How America Turned the World Economy Into a Weapon

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Edward Fishman, Professor at Columbia University, discusses his book Chokepoints: American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare. Oskar Lewnowski, Founder and Group CEO at Orion Resource Partners, talks about Pr ... Show More

21m 42s

Oct 2025

The Crack-Up of American Democracy: A Conversation With Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar

If one thing can be said to characterize the first months of Donald Trump’s second term, it is his expansive and often norm-breaking use of presidential power, both abroad and at home. There are the lethal strikes on boats alleged to be smuggling drugs; the range of tariffs he ... Show More

57m 58s

Jan 2025

Trump's New MAGA Deep State

Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s freeze on foreign aid and the deadly consequences of stopping programs like clearing unexploded bombing and HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, Trump’s move to revoke security details for former officials like Anthony Fauci, Mike Pompeo, and John B ... Show More

1h 26m

Apr 2025

100 Days of Trump (Part 2)… What Has He Done to the US Economy?

This is a special Americast mini series, looking at five ways Donald Trump has changed America in his first 100 days back, as President of the United States. In this second episode, Matt Chorley joins Justin and Sarah to discuss how the American economy has fared during Trump’s 1 ... Show More

13m 13s

Aug 2025

Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

Today on the show, President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs go into effect this week. Fareed speaks with Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, and Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of the conservative think-tank American Compass, about what this trade war ... Show More

41m 52s

Trumponomics Explained, Part 2: The Ensh...