Podcasts

Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty

On “Tech Won’t Save Us”, Cecilia Rikap warns against overdependence on US tech companies.

Tech Won’t Save Us / Paris Marx

The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court

On “Start Making Sense”: Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols break down their exclusive chat, and David Cole talks about the president’s lawfare tactics.

Start Making Sense / Jon Wiener

Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury

On this episode of “American Prestige”.

American Prestige / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

See How They Run

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See How They Run is a new, weekly election-themed podcast hosted by Nation editor-in-chief D.D. Guttenplan. Every week, Guttenplan will be joined by The Nation’s leading correspondents and contributors, bringing listeners up to date on the latest news from the trail—the issues, the polls, the ads—and analyze what it means for the election and the progressive movement in America. It’s the campaign cheat sheet delivered in a way that only The Nation can.

Where Do We Go From Here?

Where Do We Go From Here? Where Do We Go From Here?

On the last edition of “See How They Run”, John Nichols and Jeet Heer examine the wreckage of Election 2024 and talk about the way forward.

D.D. Guttenplan

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

How to Watch Election Night Like an Expert How to Watch Election Night Like an Expert

Everyone’s favorite wonk Josh Cohen tells us what he’ll be watching for when the polls close tonight.

Q&A / Joshua A. Cohen and D.D. Guttenplan

Contempt of Court with Elie Mystal

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Contempt of Court is an original podcast series from The Nation about how to reform the Supreme Court. Host Elie Mystal delves into distinct avenues for change, featuring historical insights, fresh analysis of the latest SCOTUS news, and conversations with experts and changemakers who are actively working to shape the future of the judiciary.

Nadine Seiler attends a rally for voting rights in front of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., on December 7, 2022.

Delegitimize the Supreme Court Delegitimize the Supreme Court

On the final episode of “Contempt of Court”, Elie Mystal is joined by legal experts Nikolas Bowie and Rhiannon Hamam to understand how we might strip the court of its presumed leg…

Elie Mystal

People protest in front of the US Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C in response to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling.

Can’t Reform the Court’s Power? Then Let’s Take It Away. Can’t Reform the Court’s Power? Then Let’s Take It Away.

On this episode of the “Contempt of Court” podcast, a deep dive into jurisdiction stripping.

Elie Mystal

Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener

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Start Making Sense is The Nation’s flagship weekly podcast, hosted by contributing editor Jon Wiener, featuring the magazine’s writers and editors as well as activists who shape the week in news. New episodes each Wednesday.

Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign canvass relaunch event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court

On “Start Making Sense”: Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols break down their exclusive chat, and David Cole talks about the president’s lawfare tactics.

Jon Wiener

This 1943 photo shows a boat carrying people during the escape across the Oresound of some of 7,000 Danish Jews who fled to safety in neighboring Sweden as Denmark three years after the German Nazi invasion.

Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA

On “Start Making Sense”: Sarah Sophie Flicker finds lessons for us in the Danes’ refusal to cooperate with Hitler, and historian David Myers on Trump’s $1 billion fine against UCL…

Jon Wiener

The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

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The Time of Monsters podcast features the Nation’s national-affairs correspondent Jeet Heer’s signature blend of political culture and cultural politics. Each week, he’ll host in-depth conversations with urgent voices on the most pressing issues of our time. New episodes each Sunday.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes United States President Donald Trump during an arrival ceremony at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 16, 2025.

The Great Canadian Betrayal The Great Canadian Betrayal

On “The Time of Monsters: “Luke Savage on how Mark Carney sold out the Canadian people.

Jeet Heer

Working in the New Scam Economy

Working in the New Scam Economy Working in the New Scam Economy

On “The Time of Monsters”: Alexander Sammon on toiling in the grift machine.

Jeet Heer

Edge of Sports with Dave Zirin

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Edge of Sports is where sports and politics collide. Sports Editor and Host Dave Zirin talks to the trailblazers and earth shakers at the intersection of sports and politics.

A sign against the redevelopment of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

The New DC Football Stadium Is a Bad Deal—Plus, Little League Magic The New DC Football Stadium Is a Bad Deal—Plus, Little League Magic

It’s an all-new “Edge of Sports”.

Dave Zirin

Jalen Williams (8) of Oklahoma City Thunder in action against Indiana Pacers during NBA Finals game 7 between Indiana Pacers and at Paycom Center on June 22, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States.

Emergency NBA Finals Pod! Why Achilles Tears Matter! Or Do They?  Emergency NBA Finals Pod! Why Achilles Tears Matter! Or Do They? 

On this BREAKING edition of “Edge of Sports”, Arya Shirazi joins the show to talk about the NBA Finals.

Dave Zirin

Tech Won’t Save Us with Paris Marx

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The metaverse and web3 are the latest in a long line of commercial frameworks the tech industry has tried to force on us to enhance its power and profits. In this podcast from The Nation, Paris Marx speaks with experts every Thursday to dissect what new technologies and the companies behind them are doing to our world, and why we should stop them.

Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty

On “Tech Won’t Save Us”, Cecilia Rikap warns against overdependence on US tech companies.

Paris Marx

In this photo illustration, a Google AI logo is seen displayed on a smartphone with an Apple Siri logo in the background.

What Google Zero Means for Journalism What Google Zero Means for Journalism

On “Tech Won’t Save Us”: the AI monster comes for the news. With guest Matt Pearce.

Paris Marx

American Prestige

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A podcast hosted by Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison that provides listeners with everything they need to know about what’s going on in the world.

Donald Trump welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From theUS to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election Trump-Putin Summit, India’s Turn From theUS to China, and Olivia Arigho-Stiles on the Bolivia Election

The news, on “American Prestige.”

Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Glenn Loury

Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury Self-Censorship, With Glenn Loury

On this episode of “American Prestige”.

Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Going for Broke with Ray Suarez

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Going for Broke with Ray Suarez is about Americans on the edge. On this show, we talk to people who have lost jobs, lost their homes and sometimes lost the narrative thread of their lives. But with those hardships, they’ve gained valuable insights into the problems facing millions of people in this country.

Why We Made “Going for Broke”

Why We Made “Going for Broke” Why We Made “Going for Broke”

In this video roundtable, Laura Flanders joins Ray Suarez and Ann Larson to talk about our newest podcast.

The Nation, Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Laura Flanders

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home Jen Fitzgerald: A Poet Without a Home

As the pandemic closed down New York City, Fitzgerald found her daughter and herself priced out of a place to live.

The Nation and Economic Hardship Reporting Project

System Check with Melissa Harris-Perry & Dorian Warren

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On System Check, hosts Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian Warren set about diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning democracy. Dorian and Melissa talk with leaders you already know and changemakers you need to know, to figure out how we can work around, smash through, or re-create the systems that shape our lives.

Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History

Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History

Throughout our nation’s history, the threat—and actuality—of political violence has served to thwart and suppress Black agency and emancipation.

Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

The ‘System’ Check Book Club

The ‘System’ Check Book Club The ‘System’ Check Book Club

Featuring Maria Hinojosa, Rumaan Alam, Scott Farris, John Nichols, and Shana Redmond.

Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

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