
Compact Podcast
Geoff Shullenberger, Ashley Frawley, and Matthew Schmitz discuss current events.
Latest episodes

Mar 3, 2023 • 31min
Compact Conversations: Mary Harrington
Mary Harrington joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss her debut contribution to Compact "We Need a Class Politics of Biotech."

Mar 2, 2023 • 32min
Riots and Relocation
Geoff Shullenberger and Nina Power discuss the Biden administration's attempts to reshore the semiconductor industry, transatlantic Covid politics, and TikTok riots in the UK.

Feb 27, 2023 • 26min
Compact Conversations: Christine Baumgarthuber
Christine Baumgarthuber joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss her recent Compact column "Raw Egg Nationalist's One Weird Trick."

Feb 26, 2023 • 32min
Fantastic Mr Trump
The Ukraine War marches on after one year, Donald Trump visits East Palestine, Ohio, and Roald Dahl's books face censorship. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Feb 17, 2023 • 26min
Compact Conversations: Carmel Richardson
Carmel Richardson joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss her Compact report "Pro-Lifers in the Crosshairs."

Feb 17, 2023 • 34min
Populism Derailed
Ohio train crash causes chemical spill, Giorgia Meloni disappoints populists, and Scottish PM Nicola Sturgeon announces her resignation. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Feb 10, 2023 • 30min
Compact Conversations: Musa al-Gharbi
Musa al-Gharbi joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss his recent Compact column "Woke-ism Is Winding Down."

Feb 7, 2023 • 45min
From China with Love
The Chinese spy balloon is shot down, DeSantis wages war on wokeness in universities, and the Grammys feature Satanism. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Feb 4, 2023 • 30min
Compact Conversations: Gord Magill
Gord Magill joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss his latest Compact column "The De-Banking of Dissent."

Feb 1, 2023 • 43min
Boycotts and Brutality
The death of Tyre Nichols sparks protests and Europe confronts the possibility of nuclear war. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.