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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason’s Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with the activists, artists, authors, entrepreneurs, newsmakers, and politicians who are defining the 21st century.

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Peter Gray
Developmental psychologist and founder of Let Grow
Boston College (Professor); Let Grow
Episode: Why Kids Need More Freedom
CJ Ciaramella
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Senior editor at Reason; author of Fusionism, Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right
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Physician, author, UCSF professor, former director at FDA's CBER
University of California, San Francisco; FDA CBER (former)
Episode: Vinay Prasad: Public Health in This Country Is So Broken
Kurt Andersen
Essayist, novelist, Spy Magazine co-founder
Author of The Breakup
Episode: Can America Survive Its Political Divide?
Jason Silva
Filmmaker, futurist, and television personality known for Shots of Awe and Brain Games
Jason Silva Productions
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Evan Barker
Author of Nothing Left, Confessions of a Democratic Operative
Author
Episode: How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party
Pamela Colloff
Author and journalist who conducted extensive reporting for Catch the Devil
ProPublica; The New York Times Magazine
Episode: How Jailhouse Snitches Send Innocent People to Death Row
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Nick Gillespie
Host of the interview program; guides conversations, asking probing questions and offering libertarian-leaning perspectives.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • You lost me at…

    I’m a Reason fan, generally. I’m a Gillespie fan, generally. One Gillespie criticism might be that he only pushes back when he disagrees and, in those cases, his pushback is relentless. (Despite the fact that he’s not always right — go figure…) Case in point from the Jul8 eps, “Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?” he gives a free ride to Clark Neily even though the man has obviously never taken the time to look at the definition of a post road in the days of the founding. (It’s... more

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    4
    Ga76v80q
    United States3 months ago
  • Interviewer who states opinions rather than asks questions

    To be fair I only listened to the Helen gardener episode. Did not let her finish a sentence constantly interrupted and stated his opinions framed as questions.

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    Ogw2205
    Australia4 months ago
  • Pete Buttigieg

    I’m enjoying Nick’s interview style. At first I was annoyed he didn’t press Pete harder on spending cuts and entitlements. But then I realized but letting him talk about minute changes that will do nothing, it’s even more obvious that he has no ideas how to deal with the deficit.

    Keep up the good work Nick. Like how you let them express themselves and ask simple guard rail questions to help tease out the lack of serious policies.

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    SMIB66
    United States7 months ago
  • Disappointingly Weak

    Authoritarian autocracy on the rise with in-your-face corruption and unconstitutionality on proud display, and the voice of the “don’t tread on me” ethos gives us… stadium funding? Seems to me Reason was more exercised about the Covid lockdowns than they are about the armed occupation of American cities. Looks to me like Libertarianism needs to rediscover its anti-authoritarian roots.

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    Jinx Dinkum
    United States8 months ago
  • Reason - Interrupted

    Nick is grating on both this podcast and the Reason Roundtable for his constant interruptions and over-talk. The Ken Burns interview was painful to listen to, up to the point Ken even told Nick to please let him answer the question.

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    SDSSTL
    United States10 months ago

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Why Kids Need More Freedom
Q: Why does the internet appear in your narrative as a positive force for youth?
The internet provided away-from-adult spaces for teens to form identities, connect with peers, and learn to solve problems independently, which helped improve mental health indicators when coupled with more autonomy and less direct supervision.
Why Kids Need More Freedom
Q: What is the basic thesis of Restoring Childhood?
The core idea is that children have been systematically stripped of autonomy and opportunities for independent play, and this loss is tied to rising anxiety and mental health challenges; restoring childhood means increasing self-directed play, autonomy, and a healthier school climate.
Why the Right Is Embracing State Power
Q: What practical developments show potential for reviving civil society without expanding the state?
There are encouraging signs like school choice, homeschooling and private classical Christian schooling, entrepreneurial private higher education, and a robust, non-left-dominated media ecosystem that expands alternatives outside government control.
Why the Right Is Embracing State Power
Q: How has the dissident or post-liberal wing challenged fusionism?
Post-liberal currents argue that liberty can impede virtue and advocate for a stronger state to enforce a particular moral order, while others insist politics is a war to wield power against enemies, signaling a shift away from classical fusionist assumptions.
Why the Right Is Embracing State Power
Q: Why did Meyer argue for a very limited role for government in fusionist thought?
Meyer argued that government should have only three legitimate functions—defending borders, maintaining order to protect property rights, and upholding a judicial system—while virtue and civil society should guide non-governmental life.

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A thoughtful interview series featuring bold voices across politics, technology, philosophy, and culture, often centered on libertarian-leaning perspectives. Guests range from lawmakers and policy wonks to authors, economists, and tech leaders, who dissect ideas about government power, markets, innovation, and the future of society. The conversations tend to be rigorous, opinionated, and focused on practical implications of big ideas, with a knack for connecting historical context to contemporary policy debates. A notable strength is hosting engaging, candid conversations that explore controversial topics with clear ideological framing, making it helpful for listeners who want sharp analysis and diverse viewpoints while staying within a lib... more

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