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Lysenko: RFK Jr.'s Soviet predecessor
William de Jong Lambert is a historian of science whose work on Trofim Lysenko illuminates the quackery of Trump's Health Secretary.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
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Maria Repnikova
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American concentration camps
Andrea Pitzer—author of 'One Long Night'—on mass internment and other human rights abuses in Trump's America.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
52:28
A mathematician looks at Trump's authoritarian takeover
Why and how Trump is attacking the Smithsonian Institution, universities, science, and medical expertise—a conversation with Christina Pagel.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
35:07
Africa's most famous dictator, Idi Amin, and Donald Trump
Professor Derek Peterson has written a new book on Idi Amin's Uganda.It's a fascinating glimpse into Africa's most notorious dictator, whose rule and…
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Jeremy Goldkorn
47:45
Iran's past and the future of America
A discussion with author Arash Azizi: From misogyny and religious conservatism to political apathy amongst the electorate—the United States and the…
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Jeremy Goldkorn
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Maria Repnikova
1:05:14
Why the U.S. is now a developing country
Journalist Richard Poplak talks about the U.S. as seen from South Africa, after six months of Trump.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
33:46

July 2025

Balkan wars and culture wars, from Slobodan Milošević to Trump
Misha Glenny is the author of numerous books on the Balkans and on organized crime, both subjects that help us understand Trump's America.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
57:12
The surveillance state in China and America
Journalist Megan K. Stack on cameras, cash apps, and being tracked by machines on both sides of the Pacific.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
43:30
Five decades in Russia: From the Era of Stagnation to the invasion of Ukraine
Maria Lipman is a Muscovite, veteran journalist, and scholar of Russian politics. This conversation is a crash course in what it's been like to be a…
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Jeremy Goldkorn
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Maria Repnikova
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June 2025

Modi and the rise of the Hindu Right
Author and scholar Rohit Chopra discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India's lurch to Hindu nationalism, and what it tells us about Trump's America.
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Jeremy Goldkorn
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Maria Repnikova
51:05
The horrors of European history and today's America
Marci Shore is a scholar and author of books about Central and Eastern European history—and not the fun parts. She has much to say about the current…
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Jeremy Goldkorn
43:15
Lessons for America from the Milk Tea Alliance
Prof. Jeffrey Wasserstrom has studied protest movements in East Asia from the 18th Century until today. We discussed what the U.S. can learn from the…
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Jeremy Goldkorn
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Maria Repnikova
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