A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
https://know-your-enemy-1682b684.simplecast.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 12 hours 49 minutes
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episode 15: The Year the Clock Broke (w/ John Ganz)
Matt and Sam talk to John Ganz about David Duke, Pat Buchanan, Sam Francis, and the year 1992—when paleconservatives made a play for power and prefigured our own Trumpy times.
episode 14: Morbid Symptoms (w/ Ross Douthat)
Matt and Sam welcome their first "enemy" onto the show—Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist and author of the new book The Decadent Society—to talk about the state of conservatism.
episode 13: What Happened to Norman? (w/ David Klion)
We're back with our first episode of 2020! To plumb the depths of the neoconservative soul, we read Norman Podhoretz's 1967 memoir "Making It" with our friend David Klion of Jewish Currents (and Twitter.com).
episode 12: She's Got a Plan (w/ Rebecca Traister)
Matt and Sam talk to Rebecca Traister of New York Magazine about sexism and and electoral politics.
episode 11: We Could Be Heroes (w/ Will Arbery)
Matt and Sam have a long chat with Will Arbery, the playwright behind "Heroes of the Fourth Turning," a riveting new play about conservative Catholics in the Trump era.
episode 10: Trump Country (w/ Sarah Jones)
Sarah Jones joins your hosts to discuss the myth of "Trump Country," the pitfalls of reporting on rural America, and...the End Times.
KYE EXTRA: "Morning Hate" (w/ Hannah Gais)
Sam's interview with journalist Hannah Gais on far-right media infiltration. [Unpaywalled bonus episode.]
episode 9: Working-Class Conservatism (w/ Max Alvarez)
Matt and Sam talk with Max Alvarez, host of the Working People podcast, about blue-collar conservatism.
episode 8: Koch'd Out
In honor of David Koch's passing, Matt and Sam delve into the world of right-wing money. How did ultra-wealthy families like the Kochs, Scaifes, Olins, and Bradleys use their fortunes to reshape American politics?
episode 7: Gunpower (w/ Patrick Blanchfield)
Matt and Sam talk with author Patrick Blanchfield about gun violence and America's commitment to a social order predicated on human disposability. Patrick's book "Gunpower" is out from Verso in March 2020.