Recapping an Electric DNC with Alex Wagner
The Democratic national convention was a whole vibe this year. History was made during the electric four-day convention, which culminated with Vice President Harris accepting the Democratic Party’s no...
27 Aug 202445min
What Would a Fair Society Look Like? with Daniel Chandler
Could the answer to building a more just society lie in 50-year-old ideas? Our guest this week points to the ideas of John Rawls, one of the greatest political philosophers, as a blueprint of sorts fo...
20 Aug 202450min
The Rise of Kamala Harris with Heather McGhee
Chris just got back from vacation. It just so happened that he was way during one of the most remarkable periods in American presidential political history. There’s a lot to unpack with our guest this...
13 Aug 202448min
Book Bans with Dave Eggers
We’ve seen a wave of campaigns in school districts and municipalities across the country to ban literary works over the past few years. One instance of this is the subject of MSNBC Films’ "To Be Dest...
6 Aug 202448min
“When the Clock Broke” with John Ganz
There’s a lot of unprecedented things going on nowadays. And with everything going on, it can be tempting to distort the moment we’re in and to view things as totally new and completely abrupt. Our gu...
30 Juli 202457min
“The Big Dig” with Ian Coss
Why does it seem so hard to build big things nowadays? Our guest this week points out that no one project embodies that cynicism quite like Boston’s Big Dig. Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project, co...
23 Juli 202455min
What’s Next for Biden? with Jamelle Bouie
The Democratic Party coalition is a complicated one to say the least. A growing number of Democrats have called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential election in recent weeks. ...
16 Juli 202452min
SCOTUS Doing Its Worst - Strict Scrutiny Crossover
Another year, another pretty wild Supreme Court term. SCOTUS recently ended its term with a number of big decisions including ruling that former president Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for h...
9 Juli 20241h 2min
