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  1. TGS Live: A Black Panther's Son Discovers the Free Market

    2 DAYS AGO

    TGS Live: A Black Panther's Son Discovers the Free Market

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this excerpt from last Friday's livestream, Glenn formally introduces a familiar face to the audience: Robert Patton-Spruill. A regular presence on and off camera, Rob shares the winding personal and professional journey that shaped him, from growing up in a politically connected extended family in Boston to working in film and finding his own voice as a writer and director. He reflects on the influence of his father, James Spruill, his experiences in the film industry, and encounters with figures like Public Enemy's Chuck D. The conversation ranges widely, linking Rob’s lived experience to broader ideas about social capital, community, and practical paths to progress.

    2 min
  2. January 2026 Q&A

    4 FEB

    January 2026 Q&A

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com On this edition of my monthly Q&A session with John McWhorter, we invited a handful of subscribers to record their video or audio to be played during our livestream. I think it worked great—I loved hearing everyone’s voices and seeing their faces. We’re definitely going to keep this feature around. And if you want to hear and see your fellow TGS fans, and you’re not yet a subscriber, please consider becoming one. We start off the Q&A with a question from John Bingham, who wants to know if a PhD in economics is still worth pursuing when AI works so well as a substitute teacher, even at that high level. Neil asks whether excessive attention to the Israel issue within academia is leaving the larger biases within the university unaddressed. Lennart asks Glenn to comment on an exposé about a behind-the-scenes political struggle at UATX. RAO asks what colleges are doing to promote civil discourse across identity lines. Adam Gorski asks John an insightful question about his categorization of wokeness as a religion. Joe Nalven asks who’s to blame for the ICE shootings in Minneapolis: protesters, law enforcement, or the media? Neal Gittleman asks whether John and I were being irresponsible in speculating about the motivations of the mass shooter at Brown University before the facts were in. And finally, Jason expresses his appreciation for the show and John’s role in it. Thanks to everyone who wrote in and sent us recordings, and to all of my subscribers. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported, so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one. The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year, you’ll get weekly episodes of The Glenn Show earlier than their public release, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content.

    1 min
  3. TGS Live: Elon Musk's Identity Politics + Robert Wright and John Mearsheimer on the Future of the International Order

    2 FEB

    TGS Live: Elon Musk's Identity Politics + Robert Wright and John Mearsheimer on the Future of the International Order

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com This episode features a wide-ranging conversation on identity politics and global disorder. Glenn opened by discussing his recent UnHerd column on Elon Musk’s warnings about race war and calls for white solidarity, arguing that Musk exemplifies a troubling turn toward identity politics on the right and serves as a powerful “permission-granting” figure for fringe ideas. Robert Wright then joined to assess the unraveling rules-based international order, highlighting the hypocrisies exposed by Mark Carney and the broader implications of U.S. power. John Mearsheimer added a realist critique of Donald Trump’s disregard for international norms. The discussion also addressed Gaza, free speech, and the risks of conflating criticism of Israel with antisemitism, before closing on Trump’s actions in Greenland and Venezuela and signs of resurgent American imperialism. These livestreams will now be available only to full subscribers, both as they happen and later in video and podcast form. We’ll release shorter segments to the public later, but if you want the whole shebang, become a full subscriber today. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience supported. We need your help in order to keep delivering the show week after week, along with all the other content we post here. So to those of you who are already full supporters: thank you for all you do. And if you’re not yet a supporter, please consider becoming one.

    1h 31m
  4. TGS Live: Another Death in Minneapolis, a New International Order at Davos

    26 JAN

    TGS Live: Another Death in Minneapolis, a New International Order at Davos

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn and John examine the killing of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse shot by ICE agents despite video suggesting he had been restrained and disarmed. They debate whether ICE and CBP should be operating in city streets at all, the scope and priorities of immigration enforcement, and the tension between border security, limited resources, and proportional enforcement. The discussion then turns to Davos, where Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney sharply criticized the current international order and implicitly challenged US economic coercion. Glenn and John disagree over how to interpret Trump’s posture—from reckless bluster to strategic calculation—and what consequences a more confrontational U.S. stance may provoke globally. This episode features the first half of the livestream. The Q&A will be available to full subscribers on Sunday.

    1 min

  5. 23 JAN

    Michael Shermer – A Skeptic's Guide to 2026

    Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:00 The crisis of belief and the crisis of speech 4:30 Michael: Deport the criminals, leave the gardeners 10:37 Michael’s list of the biggest, craziest, and most dangerous conspiracy theories 15:47 When trust in institutions breaks down 22:06 Why well-meaning people make absurd claims 26:01 Is Trump uniquely dangerous to American institutions? 29:04 Where Michael gets his news 31:49 How liberal institutions lost the plot 36:15 The roots and appeal of QAnon 41:06 Down the Jeffrey Epstein rabbit hole 44:47 Michael’s definition of truth 51:23 The stakes of religious belief 58:47 Can we live with “I don’t know” as the answer to the big questions? Recorded January 19, 2026 Links and Readings Skeptic magazine Michael’s new book, Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters Michael’s book, Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational Michael’s book, Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? The Free Press Glenn’s most recent conversation with Charles Murray Murray’s book, Taking Religion Seriously Martin Rees’s book, Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces that Shape the Universe This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 5m

  6. 16 JAN

    Daniel Bessner – Making Sense of the Donroe Doctrine

    This conversation with Daniel Bessner is only one segment from last week’s livestream, which also included a conversation with my team about ICE’s action in Minnesota and an appearance by Murtaza Hussain, who came to talk about his reporting on the Epstein Files. The full show is available here, but only for full subscribers. So if you want access to everything—including viewing privileges for new streams and access to video and podcast versions afterward—consider signing up. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience supported. We need your help in order to keep delivering the show week after week, along with all the other content we post here. So to those of you who are already full supporters: thank you for all you do. And if you’re not yet a supporter, please consider becoming one. Video Links 0:00 Trump’s ambitions in Venezuela 2:09 The downsides of American empire 5:44 Is Trump protecting US interests or engaging in regime change? 13:42 Ground News ad 15:38 Danny’s critique of realist foreign policy 23:11 The perverse domestic effects of American militarism 32:00 America’s very real but rather weak democracy 35:22 Viewer question: Could wars of conquest revivify America? 38:20 Rob’s question: Won’t a $500 billion increase in the military budget create massive inflation? 42:11 Danny: Why buy Greenland when we already have a military presence there? 47:49 Trump’s real estate instincts on the global stage 51:42 The trials and tribulations of a humble Housing Provider Recorded January 9, 2026 Links and Readings Danny’s podcast, American Prestige Lindsey O’Rourke’s book, Covert Regime Change: America’s Secret Cold War John Mearsheimer’s book, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics Michael Sherry’s book, In the Shadow of War: American since the 1930s Richard Waterman’s book, Constitutional Ambiguity and the Interpretation of Presidential Power This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

    58 min
  7. TGS Live: Inside the Epstein Files, American Empire in Venezuela & ICE in Minnesota

    12 JAN

    TGS Live: Inside the Epstein Files, American Empire in Venezuela & ICE in Minnesota

    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com The Glenn Show kicks off 2026 with a strong episode featuring Murtaza Hussain on the Epstein Files and Daniel Bessner on U.S. actions in Venezuela. The episode opens with discussion of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, urging caution and fact-finding amid polarized reactions and official statements. Hussain explores Jeffrey Epstein’s opaque financial dealings and rise to power, while Bessner analyzes the strategic motivations behind recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela, situating it within broader patterns of American empire. Read Murtaza Hussain's reporting for Drop Site. Check out Daniel Bessner's podcast, American Prestige.

    1 min

  8. 9 JAN

    David Beito – The Case against FDR

    The Glenn Show is almost entirely viewer supported, so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one. The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year, you’ll get weekly episodes of The Glenn Show earlier than their public release, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content. Video Links 0:00 Why another biography of FDR? 3:41 David’s dispute with the “heroic” view of FDR 5:56 David: “The main focus of FDR was FDR” 10:05 The surprising continuity between FDR’s and Hoover’s monetary policy 16:01 Canada’s avoidance of the banking crisis 19:50 FDR’s failed attempt to unilaterally set gold prices 26:14 Why did FDR intern Japanese Americans, despite his advisors’ opposition? 30:45 FDR’s apparent indifference to lynching 35:00 David: Roosevelt actively opposed Jewish refugees entering the US 41:42 The “unconditional surrender” policy’s negative consequences 47:31 Stalin’s victory at Yalta 51:28 How David thinks we should teach FDR and WWII history 53:54 David weighs in on Darryl Cooper Recorded December 30, 2025 Links and Readings David’s new book, FDR: A New Political Life David’s book, The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance Larry Kotlikoff’s book, Jimmy Stewart Is Dead: Ending the World’s Ongoing Financial Plague with Limited Purpose Banking David S. Wyman’s book, The Abandonment of the Jews: America and the Holocaust, 1941-1945 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

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Race, inequality, and economics in the US and throughout the world from Glenn Loury. glennloury.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Glenn Loury
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2026
  • Episodes
    421
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