How They Did It, Pt. 2: The Christian Right and Roe
At long last, Matt and Sam dive into the origins of the Christian right—a complicated tale often flattened by contemporary debates. What was the history of Christian anti-abortion activism before Roe,...
16 Kesä 20221h 28min
How They Did It: Overturning Roe, Pt. 1 (w/ the 5-4 podcast)
On May 5, Politico published a leaked draft of the majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, written by Justice Samuel Alito, that would overturn Roe v. Wade. How did we get here? In the fi...
28 Touko 20221h 23min
UNLOCKED: A New Pink Tide? (w/ Thea Riofrancos & David Adler)
A conversation with David Adler and Thea Riofrancos about the return of the Latin American left — unlocked from Patreon in advance of hugely consequential elections in Colombia this weekend!! (Origina...
25 Touko 20221h 23min
TEASER: Yinzer Country
In this bonus episode, Matt takes Sam on a tour of his native state, Pennsylvania, where a number of key primaries were held this week. The results brought some hopeful news: Lt. Gov. John Fetterman h...
21 Touko 20223min
TEASER: A New Pink Tide? (w/ Thea Riofrancos & David Adler)
Hope for the American left is at a fairly low ebb, at the moment, but our counterparts in Latin America are on the march and succeeding at beating back repressive right wing governments across the reg...
15 Touko 20221min
The Conservative and the Convict (w/ Sarah Weinman)
Sarah Weinman's new book—Scoundrel: How a Convicted Murderer Persuaded the Women Who Loved Him, the Conservative Establishment, and the Courts to Set Him Free—is a gripping true crime story, and perha...
9 Touko 20221h 27min
The Right Kind of Worker (w/ Gabriel Winant)
Since Donald Trump was elected president — partially on the strength of white working class support in the Rust Belt — we've heard that the GOP is a working class party; that liberals sold out America...
30 Huhti 20221h 31min
Macron vs. Le Pen (w/ Cole Stangler)
Did this week's one-on-one debate between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen change the race in any significant ways? Why is Le Pen drawing notably more support this time around than she did in 2017? H...
22 Huhti 20222min
