The Politics of Perception
Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins to discuss how the world has changed as we near the two year mark of the pandemic. Is remote work good, and who is it good for? And as our political...
29 Nov 20211h 21min
Kyle Rittenhouse, Biden getting squeezed, what is really driving inflation, and our Thanksgiving binge-watch recs
Andrew and Zach discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse case, why prices are going up, and the most likely scenarios in 2022 and 2024. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8oAQeKq_gCU Follow Zach Grau...
25 Nov 202159min
Positive Populism with Van Jones
Van Jones, host of the new podcast Uncommon Ground, returns to talk about positive populism, finding common ground, and why Democrats often end up having to defend the status quo. Watch this episode o...
22 Nov 202135min
Why Asian Americans hate politics, Kamala Harris' problem, & Beto is running for Governor of Texas
Asian Americans have the lowest rate of representation in elected office - but why? Andrew talks about the experience of engaging with politics as an Asian American. Watch this episode on YouTube: htt...
18 Nov 20211h 4min
The Loneliest Americans
In 1965, a new immigration law lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigration to the United States. Over the next four decades, millions arrived, including Jay Caspian Kang’s family. Kang ...
15 Nov 20211h 20min
The Infrastructure Bill, The New University of Austin, and Why Zillow is the Poster Child for Capitalism in 2021
Democrats finally pass the infrastructure bill, Bari Weiss launches a university, and Zillow's home-buying algorithm gets them into trouble. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cHdTxCOgIjw...
11 Nov 20211h 15min
All Politics Is Tribal
Lee Drutman is a political scientist and the author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop and The Business of America is Lobbying. In this episode, Lee explains why we need proportional representation, ...
8 Nov 20211h 7min
Virginia Governor Election Breakdown, San Francisco Homelessness, and Elon Musk Solves World Hunger?
Tuesday night, the political world was stunned by the victory of Glenn Youngkin as the next governor of Virginia. Youngkin is a Republican who won a state that Joe Biden had won by 10 points just 12 m...
4 Nov 20211h 2min
