All Episodes

Nobody Trained AI on a Soul

Bush Wasn't a Bad Man. He Was a Bad President.

9/11 Wasn't Unimaginable. It Was Unprocessed.

Mailbag: The Lindsay Clancy Trial, Tariffs, and Evangelicalism in Politics

Meta's $17 Billion Settlement and Flock Cameras

Make America Unvaccinated Again

Dolly Parton Was Never Afraid of Change

Why Everything Feels Unhinged for Women

Has America's Time Come? The Odyssey, the $40 Trillion Debt, and a New World Order

Was This Summer the Worst?

Feeling Powerless in a Red State? Meet the Mulligans

Democratic Socialists Are Winning. Now What?

My Hometown Is Getting a $100 Billion Data Center

Talking Ourselves Into Gavin Newsom?

Trust But Verify: Teen Driving with Dr. Charlie Klauer

Inside the Organ Donation System with NYT's Brian Rosenthal

What Kids Actually Need When the News is Scary

Vinok Libraries: Bringing Books to Ukraine's Children

Building Cities (and Lives) Kids Can Actually Move Through

Graham Platner's Collapse, the Progressive Movement, and AI's Accountability Gap

What Elected Officials Owe Us with Lauren Pinkston

What Food Can Teach Us About Power, Land, and Belonging

America's Next 250 with Ezra Klein

Rick Atkinson on the Revolution We Misremember

The Mamdani Effect: Is Democratic Socialism Really on the Rise?

Tulsi Gabbard, JD Vance, and Faith in Politics

Which of the Nine Political Types Are You?

Why America 250 Is Worth Celebrating

AI Goes Public: Should America Own a Piece?

Negotiation, Networking, and the New Job Search

Is Congress Finally Pushing Back on Trump?

The Normie Problem: Can Democrats Win with Platner?

Ken Paxton, Redistricting, and the Midterms Map

Shaky Ceasefires, Pope Leo’s Leadership, and the School Year’s Biggest Lessons

Consumption Is Eating Art

Trump's China Trip, the $1.7 Billion Slush Fund, and the AI Backlash

Jacqueline Coleman is Running for Governor

Gerrymandering, Iran, Ukraine & the Future of the American Family

The Abortion Pill, the Courts, and the Mess They Made

The Gerrymandering Death Spiral

The Education Crisis Nobody Wants to Fix

The WHCD shooting and the Anti-Authority Era

Sharon McMahon, Antifa, and the Self-Care We Don’t Regret

Sharon McMahon, Antifa, and the Self-Care We Don’t Regret

Who’s at the Wheel?

Who’s at the Wheel? The Roberts Memos, the War, and the President’s Mental State

What Zohran Mamdani Gets Right

Spaceship Earth and the Capricious Kings

America's Pastime, Up Close

Does the Democratic Party Have a Big Idea Problem? With Jason Kander

This F***ing Guy

Punishment Isn't the Same as Accountability

Nihilism, Special Elections, and the Smut Renaissance

The Trust Problem in Political Media with Isaac Saul

A Hothead at DHS, 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and a Holy Spirit Moment

RFK Jr., MAHA, and the Measles Crisis

Something Else Was Born: On War, Grief, and the Chaos Lottery

Separating the Commander in Chief from the War

Asymmetric Endurance: Making Sense of the Iran Strikes

Are We Overmatched? Ukraine, China, and the Future of War

Reacting to the SOTU, Spanberger's Response, and the Case for Rahm Emanuel

Trouble's Coming: Tariffs, the Dollar, and Hidden Economic Risk

On the Ground in Minneapolis: Operation Metro Surge Is Far From Over

Gift Episode: Good news from AI

Colbert Censored, the SAVE Act Explained, and AI Goes to War

When the Pitchforks Come for You

Gift Episode: Everything Is Just A Bet Away

Bad Bunny Wins the Super Bowl and the Elite Play God

What Trump Gets Wrong About China

WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?!

Your Calls Are Working

Minneapolis: A Moral and Political Turning Point

ICE, Greenland, and Building From the Wreckage

The No-Win Dynamic: Understanding Antisemitism and Israel

Thomas Paine and Tyranny in Minneapolis

The Federal Government is Broken. Our Communities Don't Have to Be.

Processing Minneapolis

Trump's Venezuela Strike and the Rise of Preventable Diseases

Habits of the Heart: Conclusion

Habits of the Heart: Part Two

Habits of the Heart: Part One

Habits of the Heart: Introductory

Looking Forward to 2026

2025: A B*tch of a Year

Empathy Without Curiosity Is Toxic

Everything is Slop

What Are We Learning from Democratic Victories?

1,000 Victims and No Accountability: Julie K. Brown on the Epstein Files

Small Gratitudes

First Ladies: Past, Present, and Melania

Everything is Expensive

Peak Alcohol: Why Drinking Is Down and What It Means for All of Us

Why Is Health Insurance So Expensive?

The Shutdown Showdown (And Why We Never Have Enough Air Traffic Controllers)

Election Results with Gretchen Whitmer

Spicy Bonus: The Good News Edition

Rep. Sarah McBride Diagnoses Congress

The Ghost Economy

What happens when SNAP benefits run out? A Local Food Bank's Perspective

Shutdown and Teardown