City Journal Audio
City Journal is America's premier source of insightful policy analysis, sophisticated cultural commentary, and bold investigations that legacy journalists are too timid to touch. From incisive interviews to lively panel discussions, our podcasts extend CJ's trademark rigor and wit beyond the written page to the dynamic world of streaming audio. Listen today.
Latest episodes
Mar 9, 2023 • 41min
Rescuing Rikers
New York City Department of Corrections commissioner Louis A. Molina joins Manhattan Institute fellow and City Journal contributing editor Charles Fain Lehman to discuss the state and future of the Rikers Island jail complex.
Mar 1, 2023 • 17min
Keeping the Lights On
Manhattan Institute senior fellow Brian Riedl joins Brian Anderson to discuss the debt ceiling, the limits of prioritization, and the unsustainable long-term future of federal spending.
Feb 23, 2023 • 37min
The End of Journalism’s Golden Age
City Journal contributing editor and longtime Time essayist Lance Morrow joins Brian Anderson to discuss the history of journalism. His new book, The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism, is out February 28 and available for pre-order now.
Feb 16, 2023 • 21min
The New Democratic Coalition
Manhattan Institute policy analyst Zach Goldberg joins Brian Anderson to discuss the growing prominence of college-educated whites in the Democratic Party, how this group increasingly sets the party’s agenda, and the implications of the changing Democratic coalition for the GOP.
Feb 10, 2023 • 20min
Can New York City Solve Its Migrant Crisis?
Manhattan Institute graduate fellow Daniel Di Martino joins Brian Anderson to discuss the wave of migration to New York City, the roots of the federal border crisis, and the policies needed to fix the U.S. immigration system.
Feb 3, 2023 • 19min
Tyre Nichols and the State of Policing
Rafael Mangual joins Brian Anderson to discuss the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and the broader criminal-justice landscape.
Jan 25, 2023 • 50min
Lee Zeldin on New York’s Future
Lee Zeldin, the former congressman and 2022 Republican nominee for governor of New York, joins Reihan Salam to discuss the lessons of his campaign and the political future of the Empire State.
Jan 17, 2023 • 22min
The New Human Sacrifice
Critic Adam Kirsch joins Brian Anderson to discuss his new book, The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us, out now.
Jan 12, 2023 • 32min
The Persistence of Deinstitutionalization
Journalist John Hirschauer joins Brian Anderson to discuss the closure of Pennsylvania state-run institutions for the developmentally and intellectually disabled, the historical roots of deinstitutionalization, and New York City’s changing approach to the seriously mentally ill.
Jan 6, 2023 • 24min
The Last Gasp of Pandemic Restrictions?
Doctor and economist Joel M. Zinberg joins Brian Anderson to discuss the "tripledemic" of Covid, flu and RSV, the relationship of public health and epidemiology to real-world evidence, and the Covid situation in China.
