The Ezra Klein Show
Each Tuesday and Friday, 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 humans and animals alike?
Trump Kicks Down the Guardrails
I’ve been watching since the election to see what timeline we’re in. And Donald Trump’s first...
EscucharThe End of the Obama Coalition
The Democratic Party has been hemorrhaging nonwhite and working-class voters. There are a lot of theories...
EscucharThe Book That Predicted the 2024 Election
To understand the 2024 election results, it helps to go back to 2020. Donald Trump lost the election...
EscucharWhere Does This Leave Democrats?
The coalition the Democratic Party built in the Obama years has crumbled. But Democrats can choose how...
EscucharJon Stewart Looks Back With Sanity and/or Fear
In 2010, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a satirical rally on the National Mall in Washington,...
EscucharAre We on the Cusp of a New Political Order?
Our politics are increasingly divided on fundamental issues like the legitimacy of elections and the...
EscucharVivek Ramaswamy Has a Different Vision for Trumpism From JD Vance
Vivek Ramaswamy burst onto the national scene last year as a wild card candidate for the Republican...
EscucharMaggie Haberman on What an Unleashed Trump Might Do
This week I published an audio essay about what I think is unique about Donald Trump as a personality...
EscucharWhat’s Wrong With Donald Trump?
I think there’s an answer. But it’s not age — or, at least, it’s not just age.Mentioned:“White...
EscucharThe Hidden Politics of Disorder
Crime data has been a flashpoint in this election. Kamala Harris has claimed that violent crime is at...
EscucharBook Review: Robert Caro on 50 Years of ‘The Power Broker’
As of this week, the archive of this show is behind a paywall. The three most recent episodes are free,...
EscucharTa-Nehisi Coates on Israel: ‘I Felt Lied To.’
In his new book of essays, “The Message,” Ta-Nehisi Coates writes about a trip he took to Israel...
EscucharHow Biden’s Middle East Policy Fell Apart
On Oct. 6 of last year, the Biden administration was hammering out a grand Middle East bargain in which...
EscucharThe Economy Is at a Hinge Moment
The economy has hit a hinge moment. For the past few years, inflation has been the big economic story...
EscucharThe V.P. Debate Came Down to One Moment
The most consequential and revealing exchange during the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday came toward...
EscucharAbout the Coming Paywall
In a couple weeks, the archives of our show will only be available to subscribers. Here’s why that’s...
EscucharMAGA Is Not as United as You Think
I’ve been fascinated by the problem Donald Trump faces with Project 2025. Trump has been caught in...
EscucharPete Buttigieg on 2024 and the ‘Crank Realignment’
America has become increasingly polarized when it comes to trust. Voters who distrust the system —...
EscucharIsrael vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself
It’s been almost a year since Oct. 7. More than 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza are dead. The hostages...
EscucharZadie Smith on Populists, Frauds and Flip Phones
I stumbled on a Zadie Smith line recently that stopped me in my tracks. She was writing in January 2017,...
EscucharThe Real ‘Border Czar’ Defends the Biden-Harris Record
Republicans want to label Kamala Harris as the border czar. And by just looking at a chart, you can...
EscucharHarris Had a Theory of Trump, and It Was Right
Tuesday night was the first — perhaps the only — debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris....
EscucharThe Opinions: A Pro-Life Case for Harris and a Writing Contest With ChatGPT
Our Times Opinion colleagues recently launched a new podcast called “The Opinions.” It’s basically...
EscucharOn Children, Meaning, Media and Psychedelics
I feel that there’s something important missing in our debate over screen time and kids — and even...
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