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Matter of Opinion The New York Times
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Thoughts, aloud. Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and Lydia Polgreen. Every Friday, from New York Times Opinion.
Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
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Has Kamala Harris Changed? Or Have We?
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone from being one of President Biden’s many problems to the hope of the Democratic Party. This week Ross, Lydia and Carlos dissect the seismic campaign vibe shift in both parties. Plus, Ross criticizes another self-indulgent addition to the modern era’s Western canon.
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Trump Anoints Himself
The former president was expected to offer “unity” in his convention acceptance speech. But, after a wild week, the speech revealed the same old Donald Trump. In this episode, the hosts debate: Is Trump a “man of destiny”?
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Who’s at the Wheel of the Democratic Party?
“The dam is breaking!” Have the Democrats reached their “break glass in case of emergency” moment? This week, Michelle, Ross and Lydia dig into the Democratic Party fissures, consider what could happen if President Biden refuses to bow out, and debate just how much this moment mirrors the Republican scramble against Trump in 2016.
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Who Should Lead the Democratic Ticket? Six Columnists Weigh In.
Matter of Opinion is off this week, but the news hasn’t stopped. So this week we’re bringing you something from columnists across New York Times Opinion. With President Biden’s candidacy in question, we asked them: Who would you like to see as the Democratic nominee? These are their answers.
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Is Biden Too Old? America Got Its Answer.
Ezra Klein joins Ross and Michelle to dissect the first presidential debate of 2024: “At some point Democrats have to decide if they want to try to win this election, or it is simply too uncomfortable for them to do anything but be on this train as it derails.”
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Can a MAGA Warrior Go Normie? Michelle Cottle Goes to a Biker Bar to Find Out.
We’re getting ready for this week’s presidential debate. In the meantime, we wanted to share an audio essay from Michelle Cottle on a make-or-break vote for the MAGA warrior Lauren Boebert. The controversial lawmaker is facing a primary in Colorado that will determine her political future. Michelle visited a biker bar in Douglas County, Colo., to understand the ways Boebert is tweaking her image in a new district in hopes of winning over more traditional conservatives. Can she do it without losing hard-core Trump fans?
This audio essay was originally made for the NYT Audio app, free for Times subscribers in the Apple App Store.
Customer Reviews
Great concept, but more divergent views are required
I’m a leftist, and have been looking for podcasts that would challenge some of my thinking and navigate the perspectives of those more to the right/conservative. This podcast is good, but could be improved with more diametrical guests; having listened to a multitude of episodes now, the views are more often than not grounded in liberalism, and after some unpacking the guests find themselves fundamentally agreeing with each other.
Sneering and not great analysis
I found this show via Ezra Klein, but the gap between the quality of analysis and tone between the two shows is startling. The Ezrea Klein show I usually listen to twice there is so much content in there and even when he really disagrees with a guest he approaches the conversation open minded. This group feels more like an uncomfortable lunchtime conversation about politics with colleagues that really don’t like each other. Please add more detailed analysis and stop the wannabe “chummy” chat talking down to each other about where you think they sit on the political spectrum
They seem nice but I’m not sure what they are trying to say/do
I have kept listening to this as I used to enjoy the old episodes of the argument, but I am not quite sure what this show is trying to accomplish. It’s largely a group of people with exceptional (in the ‘not the norm’ sense of the word) lives and jobs talking, but not really bringing a lot beyond that. Their world views are largely shaped by where they have ended up, in highly desirable upper middle class jobs.