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Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to human... more

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In a prime time address on Wednesday, President Trump proclaimed that America was “on the cusp of ending Iran’s sinister threat.” But he also kept open the option of boots on the ground. The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is also about to ... more

Consciousness is this amazing, mind-bending riddle. It’s the only thing any of us truly knows. We experience everything else in life through it. And yet we barely understand it. We don’t know what it’s made of or how it works or why it exists.

But s... more

Is Trumpism crashing on the shoals of the Iran war?

That is what Christopher Caldwell thinks. Caldwell is a prominent thinker on the right. He’s a contributing editor at the conservative publication the Claremont Review of Books,and he’s one of the ... more

Iran has currently shut off more than 10 percent of the world’s oil supply. If that goes on for a lot longer — or if the war escalates to include more strikes on energy infrastructure in the region — the price of oil could go through the roof, and th... more

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Recent Guests

Jason Bordoff
Founding director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University; former Obama NSC official
Columbia University / Center on Global Energy Policy
Episode: How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get?
Naomi Klein
Author and public intellectual; author of No Logo and Doppelganger
University of British Columbia (professor); Guardian columnist
Episode: We’re All Living in the ‘Mirror World’ Now
Naomi Wolf
Best-selling author and commentator; former political adviser
Daily Cloud; former adviser to Democratic campaigns
Episode: We’re All Living in the ‘Mirror World’ Now
Ali Vaez
Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group
International Crisis Group
Episode: What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
Nadia Schadlow
Senior fellow at the Hudson Institute; former deputy national security adviser
Hudson Institute
Episode: I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War
Debra Kamen
Investigative reporter at The New York Times
The New York Times
Episode: I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War
Dean Ball
Senior fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation; author of Hyperdimensional; former senior policy advisor on AI for the Trump White House
Foundation for American Innovation
Episode: Why the Pentagon Wants to Destroy Anthropic
Ben Rhodes
A political analyst, New York Times Opinion contributing writer, and former Obama administration official
New York Times; Pod Save the World (co-host)
Episode: The Great Lie of War
Aaron Retica
Editor
The New York Times
Episode: Trump’s Fantasy State of the Union

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Ezra Klein
Host of discussions focused on important political, social, and cultural issues, encouraging nuanced perspectives and critical thinking.

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 27.8k ratings
  • Christopher Caldwell Episode

    Love the Show - But Not This Episode!

    Ezra - you’re the best, but Caldwell was ill-prepared and offered almost no insight in this interview.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    CJMcMac
    United States13 days ago
  • Nostalgia as history

    Caldwell’s entire theory rests on a 30-year-old memory he can barely articulate. When pressed, he crumbles. His prediction was wrong—polls contradicted him immediately.

    He can’t explain how an unpopular, self-enriching president represents “democratic restoration.” Instead, he offers abstractions: “It’s a republic.” “Quantum movements.” Word salad.

    He wanted to be taken seriously as a historian. Instead he just sounds evasive. The moment you actually push, there’s nothing underneath the rheto... more

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    a speck of stardust
    United States13 days ago
  • Christopher Caldwell

    Listing as this becomes slowly moving from incredibly annoying to incredibly annoying to unlistenable

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Che Block
    United States14 days ago
  • Enjoyable show, ghastly guest

    Caldwell is a well spoken monster.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Bill the Bug Guy
    United States14 days ago
  • Ezra’s my boy!

    Thanks Ezra for your insight and highlighting interesting and timely topics. Don’t listen to the haters!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    MikeLimes
    United States15 days ago

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I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War
Q: Tell me about The Globalist Delusion and its argument.
The argument contrasts a traditional globalist approach—emphasizing global problems and solutions—with a state-first approach that prioritizes national interests and bilateral solutions, suggesting the Trump administration favored the latter as a more effective framework for achieving outcomes.
I Asked a Former Trump Official to Justify This War
Q: What are America's core national interests when it comes to Iran?
The core national interests center on protecting the homeland, growing prosperity, preserving peace through strength, and deterring threats, with Trump-era actions framed as enforcing red lines and countering Iran's nuclear program while weighing the consequences of force.
What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
Q: What was the theory behind the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and what did it aim to achieve?
JCPOA aimed to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for at least 15 years by constraining its nuclear program, increasing transparency with rigorous inspections, and offering economic incentives in exchange for compliance, with the understanding that sunsets would eventually lift some restrictions.
What Trump Didn’t Know About Iran
Q: Take me through the thinking that leads to the JCPOA.
The Obama administration pursued a strategy that used large-scale sanctions to pressure Iran while keeping a diplomatic opening, ultimately allowing limited but tightly monitored uranium enrichment and a framework that could lead to broader engagement if trust built over time.
The Great Lie of War
Q: Ben Rhodes, welcome to the show.
Good to see you, Ezra.

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Content focuses extensively on contemporary socio-political discussions, underscoring the complexities of power dynamics within the U.S. political landscape, especially during the Trump administration. Topics often address systemic issues such as immigration reform, market influences on society, climate change, and the moral dilemmas surrounding modern politics. The show uniquely blends insights from diverse guests, including journalists, authors, and political figures, fostering in-depth conversations that seek to understand the broader implications of current events. It likely aims to engage listeners who value nuanced dialogue over traditional partisan perspectives, making it appealing to those interested in critical societal issues and ... more

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