
"The Good Fight," the podcast that searches for the ideas, policies and strategies that can beat authoritarian populism.Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight.If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone.Email: goodfightpod@gmail.comTwitter: @Yascha_MounkWebsite: www.persuasion.community
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 444 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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Yascha Mounk and Sebastian Mallaby discuss why tech leaders both fear and accelerate dangerous AI development, and whether open-source models pose unacceptable risks.
Sebastian Mallaby is the author of several books including The Infinity Machine: D... more
Yascha Mounk and David Autor discuss how policy failures made trade disruption worse—and why we're still making the same mistakes.
David Autor is the Daniel (1972) and Gail Rubinfeld Professor in the MIT Department of Economics, codirector of the NB... more
Yascha Mounk and David Goodhart explore how the domination of mobile, university-educated “anywheres” sparked the populist revolt.
David Goodhart is a journalist, author and think tanker, and currently head of the demography unit at the Policy Excha... more
Yascha Mounk and Shashank Joshi examine whether the United States and Israel are achieving their strategic objectives in the Middle East.
Shashank Joshi is Defence Editor at The Economist, where he writes on a wide range of national security, defenc... more
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Rapidly becoming one of my favorite podcasts. He brings on very thoughtful guests and is, himself, conscientious and an adroit host.
You are a well informed fellow and you interview interesting people. But you have a terrible habit of interrupting your guests, to give a long winded opinion of your own, when we really wanted to hear what the guest was going to say. You would improve your podcast a hundred fold by quitting the verbose interruptions. Otherwise you could quit having guests and just do opinion pieces.
This episode was by far the best explanation of the link between immigration and the rise of the far right I have heard across my rather excessive political podcast listening. The example of Denmark as a country that has managed to see off the right, by in part neutralising the immigration issue. Many thanks Yascha
This particular podcast was somewhat irritating. Mitchell was no more convincing in the podcast than his book was.
Yascha tried to gently and patiently push back on Mitchell’s dismissive attitude towards the determinist camp, but with little effect.
Mitchell again lays out (well), how determinism exists and functions in simple systems… it that at some point magic happens, and the “I” becomes responsible.
Complexity is an insufficient argument for free will. As with his book, Mitchell actual... more
I get it. I know why black republicans are super popular on the right. But Coleman Hughes has such thin ideas. I swear I was able to finish half of his sentences, because no matter the question he responds the same. How can you claim to be a critique of some of the most thoughtful, researched, intelligent, and insightful white, black, Indian, and Jewish race scholars in this country when you yourself constantly claim not having any answers or personal theories of your own.
I honestly can’t beli... more
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Exploring the intersection of current political challenges and intellectual discourse, content focuses on the rising threats posed by authoritarian populism. Through in-depth conversations with a diverse array of experts, themes frequently involve political systems, the complexity of democratic institutions, public trust, and social justice issues. Notable episodes cover the implications of diversity and inclusion movements, critiques of rational choice theory, and the evolving dynamics of international relations, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. The discussions are enriched by guests from fields such as academia, literature, and journalism, providing listeners with multifaceted insights into contemporary socio-political debates.
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1. Shashank Joshi
2. Ibram X. Kendi
3. Adrian Wooldridge
4. Klaus Schwab
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6. Danielle Allen
7. Janice Stein
8. Daniel Diermeier
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