Thank you, Ezra. Yours is one of the few podcasts I depend on to help me make sense of the world and to talk with the people in my life about how to take action. But in answering the question “How did we get here?” you talk about the rise of right-wing populism globally - neglecting the role centrist liberals have played in derailing and demeaning a vital alternative: Left-wing populism. And in thinking about who’s inspiring or effective in this moment, you make no mention of the liberal left that’s taking the message to the people: Walz, AOC, Bernie. You may or may not agree with their tactics, but I hope you will keep them in view. If we leave populism to the right, they will keep winning.

Ezra regularly being interviewed by one of his subordinates simply doesn’t work. I realize, like in the “ask me anything” episodes, the throngs are waiting on Klein’s answers with bated breath (and, I suppose, the conceit — no pun intended — attracts a bigger fan base). But the self-interview, as it were, comes off as kind of contrived and simply weird. Just lose the bit and stick to a Klein one-sided narrative or interview (of others).

I was truly surprised by the analysis of why Dems lost. IMO the number one reason was racism not elitism. We have made some progress since Brown vrs The Board of Ed but not much. Yes there were many other factors: Biden should have not run as he said going into his term, there should have been an open primary, Dems should have said we welcome everyone and all are deserving without hyper-focusing on any one group but racism was IMO absolutely at the top.

Get real guts, guys. DOGE dodges the real waste: cut one week from DOD’s budget.

This is a wonderful discussion of a problem that is right in your (NYC) backyard: The City of Yes. Mayor Adams has pushed this through and tomorrow at 10:30 there’s a protest on the steps of City Hall. You have rightly complained that NYC and other Blue cities/states are driving people to Red states because of housing costs. Well, here’s a plan (perhaps not ideal) that addresses lack of affordable housing in Manhattan and all of NYC. This is a perfect opportunity for you to highlight a real problem, where the two sides can get together and reach a compromise: DO A PODCAST: The City of Yes

I’ve been listening for a few months and I really like what I’m hearing. There is no shortage of things to criticize Trump about, but Ezra is looking for ideas, alternatives and progress. “Abundance” yes! It’s all in the perspective. Ezra’s voice is a gift.

I listened with anticipation to the conversation with David Shor. I was mildly disappointed with the overall discussion, but greatly disappointed that the discussion dodged the issue of sexism. Although Shor’s graph showed young men trending to Trump in significantly higher numbers than young women, you just moved on. Trump won against the first woman nominated by a major party and against the second woman, but lost - by a healthy margin - against the man nominated between.

First, 5 stars usually, but 3 today, because one of the recent reviews about the polling was so right. Political correctness notwithstanding, how could the pollster ignore that the younger vote shift was because Biden was in his 80s, not the future of the country, and for other ages, racism is alive and well. Bottom line: the Dems had the worst candidates—and keep ignoring it!

So informative with a clearer understanding of our current state of affairs.

Why are you punishing non-subscribers using Apple Podcasts? Every other podcast app lets you download any episode, and also lets you keep old episodes downloaded as long as you want. Yet, Apple Podcasts blocks access to anything other than the couple most recent episodes. Why? If you want to charge, charge for ad-free access like everyone else. Hiding old episodes from Apple Podcasts users only is asinine.