Morbid Symptoms (w/ Ross Douthat)
Ross Douthat is that strangest of all creatures, a religious conservative with a New York Times column—a perch from which he pronounces on U.S. politics, the Catholic Church, and modern culture with s...
5 Feb 20201h 26min
What Happened to Norman? (w/ David Klion)
Making It is Norman Podhoretz's 1967 memoir about his journey from the working-class neighborhood of Brownsville, Brooklyn to his heady ascent in the New York literary scene of 1950s and '60s. It's al...
15 Jan 20201h 44min
She's Got a Plan (w/ Rebecca Traister)
Matt and Sam talk to Rebecca Traister of New York magazine about sexism and electoral politics. How has patriarchy conditioned the political careers of politicians like Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth W...
28 Nov 20191h 29min
We Could Be Heroes (w/ Will Arbery)
Will Arbery's play "Heroes of the Fourth Turning"—about four conservative Catholic friends arguing under a night sky in Wyoming—feels like it was written to be discussed on Know Your Enemy. An ominous...
11 Nov 20192h 8min
Trump Country (w/ Sarah Jones)
Sarah Jones joins Matt and Sam to discuss the myth of "Trump Country" and the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and to address the most important question of all: is Donald Trump the Antichrist?...
29 Okt 20191h 40min
KYE EXTRA: "Morning Hate" (w/ Hannah Gais)
UNPAYWALLED:Sam interviews journalist Hannah Gais about (1) the far right's ongoing efforts to infiltrate conservative media and (2) the self-victimizing grift of Quillette anti-anti-fascist Andy Ngo....
23 Okt 201944min
Working-Class Conservatism (w/ Max Alvarez)
Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of Working People, an excellent podcast—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed race household.Matt and Max compare experie...
7 Okt 20191h 24min
Koch'd Out
With the help of Jane Mayer's essential 2016 book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right, your hosts explore the world of right-wing philanthropy and ...
9 Sep 20191h 32min
