The Close Read Podcast
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The Close Read Podcast is a news podcast hosted by The Claremont Institute. It has 78 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Associate editor Spencer Klavan phones up authors whose CRB essays have prompted deeper reflection and discussion. Over a drink, he'll chat with the leading minds on the Right about what's going on in politics and literary culture. claremontinstitute.substack.com
news ·en ·78 episodes
"The Founders' Cups," by Sam Schneider
America 250: Lincoln and Equality ft. Lucas Morel
Lane Scott on Stranger Things
"Never Trump After 2024," by William Voegeli
Jeffrey Anderson on Parks and Desecration
"Palace Intrigues," by Barry Strauss
Christopher Flannery on the Extraordinary Life of John Quincy Adams
"Streaming Shakespeare," by Martha Bayles
"Claustrophobic Metaphysics," by Edward Feser
Nathan Pinkoski on Watergate Myths
Fall 2025-Winter 2026 Review with Charles Kesler
Emmet Penney on the Global AI Race
"Goodbye to the Good War," by Sean McMeekin
Matthew Schmitz on the New Theism
"Stardust," by Helen Andrews
Summer 2025 Review with Charles Kesler
Christopher Caldwell on UK Immigration
"A Complete Unknown," by Spencer Klavan
"Land's End," by Christopher Caldwell
John Rosenthal on Free Speech Online
“Empire of Music,” by Vladimir Golstein
Aaron Kheriaty on the Biomedial Security State
“Make Speech Free Again,” by John Rosenthal
Christopher Flannery on Mark Twain
“They Forgot to Sing,” by Anthony Esolen
Spring 2025 Review with Charles Kesler
Barry Strauss on Ancient Alexandria
William Voegeli on How Woke Broke the Democrats
Winter 2024/25 Review with Charles Kesler
Fall 2024 Review with Charles Kesler
William Voegeli on Shifting Party Allegiances
Spring 2024 Review with Charles Kesler
Jeffrey H. Anderson on the Real COVID Catastrophe
Dan Mahoney on Russian Politics, Past and Future
Winter 2023/24 Review with Charles Kesler
Charles Moore on Conservatism in England and America
Fall 2023 Review with Charles Kesler
Christmas Special: Algis Valiunas on The Enduring T.S. Eliot
The Future of AI in Hollywood
Summer 2023 Review with Charles Kesler
Wilfred McClay on Understanding the Midwest
Spring 2023 Review with Charles Kesler
Jesse Merriam on The Affirmative Action Machine
Michael Knowles on Trans Ideology & Our Uncertain Future
Winter 2022/23 Review with Charles Kesler
Theodore Dalrymple on the History of Mental Health Treatment
Charles Murray on Diversity & Democracy
Barry Strauss on Julius Caesar
Fall 2022 Review with Dr. Charles Kesler
Woke Racism with Dr. Harvey Mansfield
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