The Good Fight

Graeme Wood on January 6th, Saudi Arabia, and Interviewing Extremists

Jul 2, 2022

56:41

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Isis - How Does That Change Our View of the World?

03:13

A Relationship of Imoral Equals

03:16

Is There a Mental Predisposition to Terrorism?

02:13

Introduction

6min

What Do We Really Know About January 6th, 20 20?

3min

The Dummest Cool in History

5min

Will Trump's Cos Succeed?

3min

Is This a Sceptic's Coup?

2min

Sodi Arabia - What Is Sody Arabia?

3min

Has Soudy Arabia Delivered on the Vision 20 30?

3min

Is There Any Alternative to Anti Corruption?

3min

Byden's 'Kissing Off' of Sodio Arabia

3min

10.

A Relationship of Imoral Equals

3min

11.

Isis - How Does That Change Our View of the World?

3min

12.

Is There a Mental Predisposition to Terrorism?

2min

13.

How Did Speaking of Axtamis Ideology Somebody Like Spencer Come About?

2min

14.

Richard Pencer, a Kid From Texas

2min

15.

How Do You Write Good Interviews With People You Do Not Like?

4min

16.

What Is General Interest Reporting?

5min

Graeme Wood is a staff writer for The Atlantic and a lecturer in political science at Yale University. He is the author of The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Graeme Wood discuss why the January 6th insurrection does not resemble other coups; his experience interviewing Mohammed bin Salman and being Richard Spencer's middle school lab partner; and the need for general interest journalists whose curiosity is not constrained by their identity.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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