A show about politics, music, technology, rollercoasters, golf carts, and the United States of America.
https://podcast.charlescwcooke.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 2 hours 11 minutes
episode 49: Episode 49: The Front of the Auditorium
On episode 49—so called because there have been 48 others—Charles talks to Russ Roberts, the host of the EconTalk podcast and the president of Shalem College in Jerusalem...
episode 48: Episode 48: Trias Politica
On episode 48, Charles celebrates the Jacksonville Jaguars' 34-14 over the Tennessee Titans, and then talks to Steve Simpson about the core of America's system of government: the separation of of powers...
episode 47: Episode 47: See Saw, Stalemate Thaw?
On episode 47, Charles tries to work out why some of the anti-Israel protests have bothered him so much, and then talks to Ruy Texeira about the current state of the Democratic Party...
episode 46: Episode 46: October 7
On episode 46, Charles talks to Dan Senor about the horrors of October 7. Among the topics discussed are: What happened? Why did it happen? Why would Hamas's apologists say it happened? Was Dan surprised that it happened? Does he worry about another Holocaust? Has he been shocked by the reaction in the United States? What will happen next?
episode 45: Episode 45: Where Did Identity Politics Come From?
On episode 45, Charles admits that he missed the podcast's anniversary. Then he talks to Yascha Mounk about his new book, 'The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time.' Among the topics discussed are where identity politics comes from, how it spread so fast over the last ten years, why it's a problem, whether opposition to it should be moral or practical or both, and what will happen if it's not checked.
episode 44: Episode 44: Differ We Must
On episode 44, Charles talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about his excellent new book on Abraham Lincoln, Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America...
episode 43: Episode 43: Deconstructing Carpeaux
On episode 43, Charles answers a question about atheism and individual rights: "How can your belief in unalienable rights be squared with your professed atheism?" Then he talks to Heather Mac Donald about her book, 'When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.'
episode 42: Episode 42: Pop Goes the Diesel
On episode 42, Charles answers a question about the game of Rugby, and then talks to Douglas Brunt about his fascinating new book about Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine and, at one point, one of the most famous and interesting people in the world...
episode 41: Episode 41: Cold War II
On episode 41, Charles talks to the historian Niall Ferguson about Cold War II (not Cold War 2.0). Among the questions asked are: What is a Cold War and why are we in one? Is China now more ideological than it was twenty years ago? Should America be taking more drastic action at home and abroad? What sort of tools should the United States be creating? Is Ukraine a distraction from the real threat? Will the Chinese turn on their government? Who will win the battle this time around?
episode 40: Episode 40: New Old Americans
On episode 40, Charles talks to Wink Twyman Jr. and Jennifer Richmond about their book, 'Letters in Black and White: A New Correspondence on Race in America...