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The Reason Roundtable

Founded in 1968, Reason is the planet's leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Hosted by Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Welch, and other Re...

Episodes

20 of 118 episodes

Trump Wants the FCC To Punish His Enemies

Plus: the escalating war with Iran, Meta's $17 billion settlement, and Milo Yiannopoulos gets deported.

1:00:04Aug 31, 2026

How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt?

Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain

1:20:22Aug 24, 2026

Who Pays for Medicare for All?

Plus: Democrats reckon with the rise of the DSA, Trump scales back America's military presence abroad, and the case for letting kids play ou...

1:07:33Aug 17, 2026

Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind?

Plus: the rise of affordability politics, Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship, and the Cambridge plagiarism controversy

1:12:44Aug 10, 2026

Is Democratic Socialism Going National?

Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response.

1:17:04Aug 3, 2026

The Democrats Have a Socialism Problem

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump hits pause on Iran, and deregulating peptides

1:06:22Jul 27, 2026

Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control?

Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.

1:10:02Jul 20, 2026

Did Lindsey Graham Push Trump Toward War?

Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse

1:00:08Jul 13, 2026

Can You Hate the Government and Still Love America?

Plus: World Cup tourists embrace America, the Supreme Court expands gun rights, and Europe's resistance to air conditioning

1:13:18Jul 6, 2026

Is Socialism Going Mainstream?

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday

1:01:20Jun 29, 2026

Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem

Plus: the rise of Democratic Socialists, Trump's Iran negotiations, and ICE abandons detention center plans

1:08:25Jun 22, 2026

Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires

Plus: the Supreme Court's biggest pending decisions, renewed court-packing debates, and the economic fallout from the Iran war

1:11:53Jun 15, 2026

Do Democrats Still Have a Big-City Crime Problem?

Plus: What California's election results tell us, the economic costs of war with Iran, and the push to nationalize AI

1:04:06Jun 8, 2026

Why Socialism Won't Deliver Government Efficiency

Plus: the Democratic Party's candidate problem, property tax breaks for seniors, and the UFC on the White House lawn

1:04:47Jun 1, 2026

Does Anyone Know What's Happening in Iran?

Plus: Spencer Pratt’s mayoral campaign rattles Los Angeles, Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund" sparks backlash, and the editors revisit Proje...

1:06:03May 26, 2026

Why Is Trump Trying To Purge Thomas Massie?

Plus: inflation surges, Mamdani claims he closed New York City’s budget gap without cutting services, and a listener asks how to develop pol...

1:09:01May 18, 2026

Gavin Newsom's Free Diaper Disaster

Plus: AOC attacks billionaires, Trump heads into Xi talks weakened by the Iran conflict, and redistricting battles escalate nationwide

1:02:42May 11, 2026

Why Do Big City Democrats Keep Electing Socialists?

Plus: Trump announces “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz, King Charles visits the U.S., and a listener asks why voters keep rewarding...

1:13:01May 4, 2026

The Shooter's Manifesto Was Uncomfortably Normal

Plus: Mamdani’s city-run grocery plan, the Trump administration considers a Spirit Airlines bailout, and Iran peace talks drift without a cl...

1:04:59Apr 27, 2026

Can New York Survive Mamdani's Tax Plan?

Plus: Trump orders psychedelic drug research, Palantir calls for national service, and confusion surrounds Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.

1:05:21Apr 20, 2026