Jerry Kaplan on Why AI Won’t Kill Us All
Yascha Mounk and Jerry Kaplan debate whether the existential risk from AI is overstated—and if so, what we should be worrying about instead. Jerry Kaplan is an artificial intelligence expert, serial...
19 Syys 1h 5min
Jacob Weisberg on the Contagion of Cowardice
Yascha Mounk and Jacob Weisberg examine why so many powerful people and institutions capitulated to Trump the second time around. Jacob Weisberg is the co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Indus...
15 Syys 1h
Judith Dada on the Rise of the AfD
Yascha Mounk and Judith Dada also discuss why the tech sector is so behind in Europe—and how the continent can become dynamic again. Judith Dada is Co-CEO of Langdock, a leading European AI company, ...
12 Syys 1h 6min
Sarah Longwell on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump
Yascha Mounk and Sarah Longwell discuss why the pro-democracy coalition keeps losing the narrative war—and how it can fight back. Sarah Longwell is publisher of The Bulwark, host of The Focus Group p...
8 Syys 47min
Jared Diamond on Whether Leaders Make History
Yascha Mounk and Jared Diamond discuss the age-old question of structure versus agency—and when individual leaders truly change the course of events. Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the ...
5 Syys 1h
Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths (Rerun)
We’re on vacation this week, so are rerunning a fun “beach read” episode exploring if your nearest and dearest could be psychopaths. Miss us already? In an event exclusively for readers of American P...
29 Elo 1h 18min
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Building Things
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss his lifelong hobbies—from building furniture to robotics—and why they might save us in the age of big tech. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior ...
22 Elo 52min
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: How States Form
Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama delve into 9/11, the hubris of humanitarian intervention, and the letter he regretted signing. Francis Fukuyama is the Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow at Stanford Un...
15 Elo 1h 2min
