A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
Matt and Sam discuss how the pandemic changed the United States, five years after it began, with David Wallace-Wells.
In the second of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam examine key moments in the billionaire's political derangement,... more
In the first of two episodes on Elon Musk, Matt and Sam explore the billionaire's fraught adolescence and first years... more
A listener discovered that we predicted DOGE and the tech right's takeover of the federal government in a bonus episode... more
Matt and Sam have a depressing conversation about how Trump's second term is going.
Matt and Sam are joined by MSNBC's Chris Hayes to discuss his new book "The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became... more
Matt and Sam talk to John Ganz about the first weeks of Trump administration.
Matt and Sam talk to historian Jennifer Burns about the fascinating life, and brutal philosophy, of Ayn Rand.
Matt talks to history podcaster Mike Duncan about the beginning of the end of the Roman Republic—and what it might... more
Matt and Sam talk to historian Erik Baker about his new book, "Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work... more