Trump’s War
The fact that the war in Iran has proven so shocking to both Trump’s base and the broader commentariat reflects how distorted the popular view of Trump and MAGA has become.
Winter 2026
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Could Democrats Regain the Rural Vote?
The end of the twentieth century left rural America shell-shocked, and residents reacted accordingly.
Know Your Enemy: January 6, Five Years Later
Matt and Sam talk to Robert Draper about his reporting from the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and how the Republican Party “lost its mind” in the months that followed.
The Battle Over Civil Society
An interview with Dylan J. Riley on Trump and the state of American democracy.
Know Your Enemy: The Entrepreneurial Ethic
Matt and Sam talk to historian Erik Baker about his new book, Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America.
Know Your Enemy: Women vs. the System
Matt and Sam welcome Dorothy Fortenberry back to the podcast to discuss gender, the 2024 election, and whether or not women can run against “the System.”
Know Your Enemy: Trump 2.0 and the Courts
Matt and Sam talk to the hosts of the 5-4 podcast about how Trump can remake the federal judiciary—and perhaps the broader justice system—during his second term.
Know Your Enemy: Organizing in Rural America
Matt and Sam talk to Luke Mayville of Reclaim Idaho about progressive organizing in rural and red America.
Know Your Enemy: Trump the Dove? Or Trump the Neocon?
Matt and Sam are joined by Curt Mills of the American Conservative to assess Trump’s national security team.
Exit Right
Trump has remade Americans, and to defeat Trumpism requires nothing less than the left doing the same.
Know Your Enemy: Trump’s Triumph
Matt and Sam talk to reporter Ian Ward about Trump’s victory and the fight for influence in his second term.
Trump in the Garden
Eight years into the fascism debate, few skeptics seem willing to admit that they were wrong.
What’s the Matter With the Democrats?
Two new books reveal the shortcomings at the heart of the liberal critique of Trump voters.
Know Your Enemy: Political Fictions
Matt and Sam talk to Vinson Cunningham about his debut novel Great Expectations, political theater, and Barack Obama.
Know Your Enemy: What Happened to America’s Political Parties?
Matt and Sam interview Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld about their new book, The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics.
