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The Glenn Show

Glenn Loury
Donald Trump
Race
Israel
Gaza
Kamala Harris
Democratic Party
Black Lives Matter
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Affirmative Action
George Floyd
Education
Artificial Intelligence
Trump Administration
Wokeness
Thomas Sowell
Immigration Policy
Tucker Carlson
Self-Censorship
Identity Politics
Racial Inequality

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

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Glenn and John McWhorter reflect on 9/11 twenty-five years on, weighing the pride felt in its aftermath ... more

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On this episode of The Glenn Show, Ian Rowe, Bradford Wilcox, and Delano Squires argue that children generally fare best when raised by two married parents in the same household, and that thi... more

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In this bonus episode of The Glenn Show, Glenn and TGS co-producer Robert Patton-Spruill talk about Sabrina Salvati's documentary Removed: Black Erasure in Boston, and how his own attempt to ... more

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Earlier this summer, I had Tess Chakkalakal, professor of Africana Studies and English at Bowdoin College and author of A Matter of Complexion, a wonderful biography of the writer Charles Che... more

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Recent Guests

Tess Chakkalakal
Professor at Bowdoin College, author of A Matter of Complexion
Bowdoin College
Episode: John McWhorter & Tess Chakkalakal – Was the First Black Novelist Actually Black?
Robert Patton-Spruill
Guest contributing reflections and personal parallels to Chesnutt's experiences
Episode: John McWhorter & Tess Chakkalakal – Was the First Black Novelist Actually Black?
John McWhorter
Linguist and public intellectual; frequent commentator on race and society
Columbia University
Episode: John McWhorter and Tyler Austin Harper – Why Tyler Left Academia
Steven Teles
Political scientist and author
Johns Hopkins University
Episode: TGS Live Bonus Episode: Steven Teles on Ideological Diversity on Campus
Coleman Hughes
Philosopher and commentator
Episode: TGS Live: Karmelo Anthony and the Content of Our Character
Harvey Mansfield
Guest, long-time Harvard affiliate
Harvard University
Episode: TGS Live: Harvey Mansfield on Where Harvard Went Wrong
Michael Poliakoff
President of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni
American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
Episode: TGS Live: Michael Poliakoff on Rescuing Civics
Robert J. Sampson
Professor of Sociology, Harvard University (as inferred from discussion)
Harvard University
Episode: TGS Live: Jeffrey Seaman, Robert J. Sampson & Ben Peterson on Crime, Community & Policing
Ben Peterson
Political scientist at Abilene Christian University; author on Governing the Social Commons
Abilene Christian University
Episode: Ben Peterson – Governing the Social Commons

Host

Glenn Loury
Host of The Glenn Show

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 3.1k ratings
  • Fun hang

    Glen and John’s discussions are dynamic. I genuinely look forward to them 🤙

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    541red
    United States2 months ago
  • Fun hang

    Glen and John’s discussions are rad. Really look forward to them 🤙

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    541red
    United States3 months ago
  • John McWhorter is great

    John McWhorter continues to be a pleasure to listen to; he’s eminently knowledgeable, insightful, articulate, reasonable, humble, and reserved when appropriate. Perhaps Glenn Loury is a brilliant economist, I’m not qualified to have an opinion on that. However, I can’t justify spending more time listening to someone provide head scratching cover for a man who always was and is now more than ever dangerously unqualified for the office of the presidency. I have tried but what exactly am I learning... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    J2appl
    United States5 months ago
  • Fun hang

    Glen and John’s discussions are awesome. Really mean so much to me 🤙

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    541red
    United States6 months ago
  • No longer good

    This was a great podcast until Glenn lost his mind on Israel. Now he is besotted with ta nehisi Coates, who previously Glenn effectively criticized. Now Glenn is about as thoughtful as Candice Owens. After a decade of loyalty, I am leaving. Glenn humiliated himself on Noam dwormans podcast and then insisted Noam withdraw the episode because Glenn looked like a clown on Israel. Pathetic. Now he desperately tries to find other clowns (like meersheimer) to invite on his podcast to misinform A... more

    Apple Podcasts
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    bescheueret
    United States7 months ago

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John McWhorter & Tess Chakkalakal – Was the First Black Novelist Actually Black?
Q: What would Chesnutt think of the racial environment today?
Tess and the speakers speculate that Chesnutt would be hopeful about the absence of explicit legal barriers to crossing color lines, but frustrated by the persistence of race-centric discourse in higher education and public life, and they imagine him extending a caution against overemphasizing racial categorization while still recognizing the ongoing social realities of racism.
January 2026 Q&A
Q: Can you elaborate on the use of the term religion to describe wokeness?
John discusses how labeling wokeness as religious might imply that it's not based on truth and addresses concerns about its implications on social movements.
Paul Starr – Liberal Revolution, Conservative Revenge
Q: Is revolution always good, and is the desire to conserve the existing social order necessarily evil?
Starr argues that while revolutionary movements aimed at progress have improved America, the backlash against such changes often stems from real experiences of loss among many people, making it essential to consider differing perspectives on these changes.
Paul Starr – Liberal Revolution, Conservative Revenge
Q: What led you to this particular way of looking at things, and how do you see it playing out in our current public life?
Paul Starr describes that the dynamics between revolution and revenge arise from deep historical contradictions in the U.S., rooted in the very foundation of the country. He believes that various movements for social change have experienced backlash, and this cycle continues today, especially with recent political developments.
Charles Murray – A Controversial Political Scientist's Spiritual Awakening
Q: Why Christianity in particular?
Murray explains his attraction to Christianity due to its profound moral teachings and the insights of CS Lewis.

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