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22 April 2026

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May 11, 2018 — &
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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter critique Ta-Nehisi Coates’s recent essay on Kanye West.

May 10, 2018 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss Trump’s unpredictable personality in light of the return of American hostages from North Korea.

May 9, 2018 — &
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Psychologist Kathryn Gordon cohosts Jedi Counsel, a podcast looking at pop culture characters through a psychological lens. Here she discusses the narcissism of Darth Vader.

May 8, 2018 — &
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Robert Wright and atheist author Chris Stedman discuss the group dynamics of believers and non-believers. Plus: Is the New Atheism a gateway to the alt-right?

May 8, 2018 — &
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Economists Glenn Loury and Larry Kotlikoff discuss the political barriers to making entitlements programs like SNAP equitable and accessible.

May 7, 2018 — &
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Musa al-Gharbi, who predicted that Trump would win in 2016, looks at the factors favoring reelection.

May 4, 2018 — &
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Steven Pinker discusses his bestselling new book Enlightenment Now with Robert Wright.

May 3, 2018 — &
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In the wake of Rudy Giuliani’s recent performance as Trump’s lawyer, Bill Scher and Matt Lewis survey the field of Republican graybeards.

May 2, 2018 — &
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Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Danielle Tcholakian discuss why research is lacking on long-term use of antidepressants.

May 2, 2018 — &
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Jonah Goldberg, author of the new book Suicide of the West, argues that some conservatives learned the wrong lessons from the leftist activist. Plus: Is Trump a side effect of capitalism?

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