Episodes

  • The Tokugawa Shogunate with Carol Tsang

    The Tokugawa Shogunate with Carol Tsang
    Jul 8 2025
    Wherein Carol Tsang emerges from the Greek Chorus to tell Ben about the history of repression and resistance in Tokugawa Japan.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • World Tour

    World Tour
    Jul 7 2025
    Wherein Ben discusses safari adventures with Holly Berkley Fletcher, the state of the Supreme Court with Jonathan Rauch, Swedish and Canadian politics with Alicia Wanless, and the military situation in Ukraine with anyone willing to listen.

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    1 hr
  • Patriotism Today with Anna Bower

    Patriotism Today with Anna Bower
    Jul 4 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Anna Bower for a discussion of Independence Day under Trump, as well as DOGE, humor, and the New York Times.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Kenya, Finland, France, Ukraine

    Kenya, Finland, France, Ukraine
    Jul 3 2025
    Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss wildlife in Kenya, Minna Ålander joins in to talk about the seasons in Finland and defense policy in France, and Anastasiia Lapatina drops by with Ukrainian memes.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • NYC Mayoral Elections with Tyler McBrien

    NYC Mayoral Elections with Tyler McBrien
    Jul 2 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Tyler McBrien, Lawfare's managing editor, to discuss Mamdani's victory in the New York City mayoral primary and what, if anything, it means about the country at large.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Old Frenemies with Ben Wizner

    Old Frenemies with Ben Wizner
    Jul 1 2025
    Wherein Ben welcomes Ben Wizner of the ACLU, with whom he used to argue about civil liberties litigation, to discuss civil liberties litigation in the Trump era.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • A Mike Pesca Hijacking

    A Mike Pesca Hijacking
    Jun 30 2025
    Wherein Mike Pesca takes over the show to ask Ben about the effectiveness of the Iran strikes and the war powers debate, and Holly Berkley Fletcher about Kenyan politics.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • NATO Summit Breakdown

    NATO Summit Breakdown
    Jun 27 2025
    Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the recent NATO summit and the future of NATO in the Trump era.

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    1 hr and 1 min