Up From Straussianism (w/ Matt McManus & Victor Bruzzone)
Here's something fun and a little different: your beloved cohost Matt Sitman was recently interviewed by Victor Bruzzone and Matt McManus on their podcast, Plastic Pills, and the ensuing conversation ...
17 Juli 20221h 54min
How They Did It, Pt. 3: The End of the Beginning
In the third and final episode in their series on the overturning of Roe v. Wade—recorded on the day it happened—Matt and Sam pick up with 1990s, the George W. Bush administration, and eventually take...
30 Juni 20221h 47min
The State of the American Right (w/ Daniel Denvir)
Today we're sharing a special "Dig Your Enemy" crossover event, as Daniel Denvir of Jacobin magazine's The Dig podcast puts Matt and Sam in the hot seat. We answer all of Dan's excellent questions abo...
22 Juni 20222h 24min
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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 20221min
