Islamophobia in America, Then and Now (w/ Rozina Ali)
Matt and Sam talk to journalist Rozina Ali about her book, Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America.
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Know Your Enemy
A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
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What Do Conservative Intellectuals Do? (w/ John Ganz) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk to writer John Ganz about the nature and function of conservative intellectuals, past and present.
The Post-MAGA Midterms? (w/ David Weigel)
Matt and Sam talk to reporter David Weigel of Semafor about the 2026 midterm elections.
Late-Stage Trumpism's Morbid Symptoms [Teaser]
Matt and Sam assess the absurd, dangerous morbid symptoms of Trump's rapidly failing second term.
End Times Fascism (w/ Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor)
Matt and Sam talk to Naomi Klein & Astra Taylor about their new book, End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World.
Hitler, "The Lessons of History," and the Maw of Late-Stage Trumpism [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk about Hitler, Charlie Kirk, Trump, and the lessons of history.
The Pump and Dump Presidency (w/ Jacob Silverman)
Matt and Sam are joined by journalist Jacob Silverman to discuss the eye-watering corruption of the Trump regime.
MAGA’s Fight for Animal Rights (w/ Astra Taylor & Aaron Regunberg) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk about MAGA's surprising embrace of animal rights with Astra Taylor and Aaron Regunberg.
The Long Struggle Against Equality in America (w/ Kim Phillips-Fein)
Matt and Sam talk to historian Kim Phillips-Fein about her new book, Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, an...
Conservatives in Disarray? [Teaser]
Matt and Sam check in with some of their favorite enemies. Why are they so mad at each other?
Archaeology and Annexation in Palestine (w/ Jasper Nathaniel)
Matt and Sam talk to Jasper Nathaniel about the role archaeology plays both in Israel's nationalist mythology and in their annexation of Pal...
UNLOCKED: Tucker Carlson and the Anti-Israel Right (w/ Peter Beinart)
We're unpaywalling our excellent conversation with Peter Beinart about Tucker Carlson's newfound anti-Israel politics.
The Platner Ordeal (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry) [Teaser]
KYE favorite Dorothy Fortenberry joins Matt and Sam to sort through Graham Platner's rise and fall.
Gerontocracy in America (w/ Sam Moyn)
Matt and Sam talk to Sam Moyn about his new book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It...
Why Patriotism [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk more Lincoln and equality, and then: should the left be patriotic?
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America
Matt and Sam discuss Garry Wills's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America.
The Left Ascendant in New York City [Teaser]
Matt and Sam break down the results from last week's Democratic primaries in NYC.
Pope Leo XIV's 'Magnifica humanitas' (w/ Jack Hanson)
Matt and Sam are joined by Jack Hanson to discuss Pope Leo's first encyclical on human dignity in the time of artificial intelligence.
Tucker Carlson and the Anti-Israel Right (w/ Peter Beinart) [Teaser]
Peter Beinart joins to discuss Tucker Carlson's newfound anti-Israel politics.
Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History (w/ Matt Dinan)
Matt and Sam talk to Matt Dinan about Leo Strauss's 1953 book, Natural Right & History.