163 episodes
Know Your Enemy Matthew Sitman
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4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
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A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
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Arguing the World: Howe, Kristol, Glazer, and Bell [Teaser]
Matt and Sam watch the wonderful 1998 documentary "Arguing the World" — and go deep on Irving Howe, Irving Kristol, Daniel Bell, and Nathan Glazer.
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Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome (w/ B.D. McClay)
Matt and Sam talk to B.D. McClay about the right's deranged freakout over Taylor Swift — and what she can tell us about American fame, fortune, and fear.
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UNLOCKED: Keeping Up with the Bozells
Matt and Sam discuss a conservative family saga for the ages — the Bozells — in a classic KYE episode unlocked from the Patreon.
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Why the Right Loves Foreign Dictators (w/ Jacob Heilbrunn)
Matt and Sam talk to Jacob Heilbrunn about his new book, America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators.
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A Remedy for Envy? René Girard Redux [TEASER]
Matt and Sam return to René Girard via Pope Francis—whom Matt personally met at a recent general audience at the Vatican! Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest.
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René Girard and the Right (w/ John Ganz)
Matt and Sam welcome back John Ganz to discuss René Girard, the Stanford polymath whose theory of "mimetic desire," violence, and the meaning of secular modernity has inspired a devoted following—including Peter Thiel, Girard's former student.
Customer Reviews
Good music
Come for the informative and insightful conversations; stay for the theme music
Different view of issues
This podcast helps me understand far right conservatism.
One of My Faves
A must-listen for both political history junkies and anyone who wants to learn more about the American Right