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Know Your Enemy #13: What Happened to Norman? with David Klion

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ January 16, 2020

To plumb the depths of the neoconservative soul, Matt and Sam read Norman Podhoretz’s 1967 memoir Making It with David Klion of Jewish Currents.

Know Your Enemy #12: She’s Got a Plan, with Rebecca Traister

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ December 2, 2019

How does patriarchy condition women’s political careers? How does the right mobilize anti-feminism to win?

Know Your Enemy #11: We Could Be Heroes, with Will Arbery

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ November 11, 2019

A long chat with Will Arbery, the playwright behind Heroes of the Fourth Turning, a riveting new play about conservative Catholics in the Trump era.

Know Your Enemy #10: Trump Country, with Sarah Jones

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 29, 2019

Journalist Sarah Jones joins hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell to discuss the myth of “Trump Country,” the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and…the End Times.

Know Your Enemy #9: Working-Class Conservatism, with Max Alvarez

Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell ▪ October 8, 2019

Matt and Sam talk to Max Alvarez—writer, editor, and host of the podcast Working People—about growing up working-class and conservative in a mixed-race household.