Ron Brownstein, Anne Applebaum & Nikki Fried

The Origin Story podcast host Ian Dunt comes by to gloat after the UK finally elects a left-wing government to clean up the mess of the past decade plus. Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen stops by to talk about the fun prank he played on Donald Trump and how it haunts him to this day. Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines the bad week fascists have had across the globe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10 Juli 202455min

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson discusses the stakes of the 2024 election and why Trump’s denouncement of Project 2025 is unfounded. National Memo editor Joe Conason details his new book, The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism. NextGen America’s Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez examines how to motivate young people to vote.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

8 Juli 202453min

Author Garrett Graff details his new book "When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day." Voto Latino President Maria Theresa Kumar examines organizing Hispanic voters.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Juli 202432min

Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunt examines the Tulsa, Oklahoma massacre and the quest to honor it. Actor Griffin Dunne details his new book "The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

3 Juli 202431min

Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani gives us a boots-on-the-ground report from Florida, where the Democrats are making gains rebuilding their party. Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow surveys what's happening in Michigan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Juli 202438min

David Wallace-Wells updated us on what he's seeing on the climate change front. Brian Klaas, author of "Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters," examines the current state of democracy in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

28 Juni 202434min

Solidarity Strategies founder Chuck Rocha examines Biden’s path to victory. But first, we’ll talk to Ramin Setoodeh, who details his new book "Apprentice in Wonderland: How Donald Trump and Mark Burnett Took America Through the Looking Glass."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

26 Juni 202435min

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson surveys the extremely bad Republican Senate candidates. Senator Martin Heinrich examines how we ban bump stocks. The ACLU’s Deirdre Schifeling details how they are fighting back against some of the worst rulings in America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Juni 202448min