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The Glenn Show

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

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

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Recent Guests

John McWhorter
Linguist and columnist.
Episode: TGS Live: Life’s Fourth Quarter with John McWhorter
Ian Lustick
Author, political scientist
University/Think Tank
Episode: TGS Live: Daniel Bessner, Ian Lustick, and Eli Clifton on Israel’s Lobby [Free Version]
Eli Clifton
Author, co-author of Israel's Lobby
Israel's Lobby book contributors
Episode: TGS Live: Daniel Bessner, Ian Lustick, and Eli Clifton on Israel’s Lobby [Free Version]
Daniel Bessner
Guest, historian and political analyst
University of Washington? (as implied by public work)
Episode: TGS Live: Daniel Bessner, Ian Lustick, and Eli Clifton on Israel’s Lobby
Warren Smith
Author and proprietor of Secret Scholar Society YouTube channel
Author, Simon & Schuster; Secret Scholar Society
Episode: TGS Live: Warren Smith on Critical Thinking for Influencers
Robert Patton-Spruill
Guest on critical thinking and misinformation discussions
Episode: TGS Live: Warren Smith and Robert Patton-Spruill on Critical Thinking in the Age of Misinformation + Glenn on Nikole Hannah-Jones
Sean Stevens
Chief researcher at the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE)
Episode: TGS Live: Sean Stevens and John McWhorter on Campus Free Speech + Q&A [Free Version]
Roland Fryer
Favored economist, former student, professor
Harvard University
Episode: TGS Live: Roland Fryer on Breaking Through Self-Censorship [Free Version]
Nathan Cofnas
American postdoctoral researcher known for controversial views on race and intelligence
Ghent University
Episode: TGS Live: John McWhorter and Nathan Cofnas on Race and Intelligence [Free Version]

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 States4 months ago
  • Fun hang

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    541red
    United States5 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 States6 months ago
  • Fun hang

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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    541red
    United States8 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
    3
    bescheueret
    United States8 months ago

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Listeners appreciate thoughtful, evidence-based debates and the willingness to challenge prevailing narratives.
Guests are often high-caliber scholars or policy experts offering deep insights.
Some episodes draw strong criticism for perceived bias or controversial stances, but the host maintains a clear, principled stance that resonates with a dedicated audience.

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Talking Points

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TGS Live: Sean Stevens and John McWhorter on Campus Free Speech + Q&A [Free Version]
Q: Why is Harvard improving in the rankings, and what does that say about administration attitudes toward free speech?
Improvements are linked to perceived better administration protection of free speech and a more open climate, suggesting that administrative stance matters as much as formal policies.
TGS Live: Sean Stevens and John McWhorter on Campus Free Speech + Q&A [Free Version]
Q: What does free speech look like on campus when it is being suppressed?
The episode discusses that suppression can come from petitions to cancel events, disinvitations, and disruptions, with penalties applied mainly when speech is censored or punished after the fact, rather than simply existing.
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.

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