
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

Jul 11, 2024 • 48min
Luxury Beliefs and the Two-Parent Privilege
Robert Henderson and Melissa Kearney discuss the benefits for children of two-parent households and the hypocrisy of elite ideals.

Jul 3, 2024 • 19min
After the Debate Debacle
Jeffrey H. Anderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the Biden–Trump debate, marijuana policy, and the national crime rate.

Jun 26, 2024 • 23min
Telling the Truth About America
Wilfred Reilly joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula.

Jun 20, 2024 • 26min
Countering Progressive Extremism
Eric Kaufmann, author of The Third Awokening, discusses countering progressive extremism by analyzing the impact of 'woke' culture on society, generational divides in progressive views, hypersensitivity towards racial minorities, roots of progressive extremism, and the call for a post-woke world with a 12-point plan for human flourishing.

Jun 12, 2024 • 23min
Policing and the Social Order
Rafael A. Mangual joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to enacting effective crime-fighting policies.

Jun 5, 2024 • 21min
Unimaginable—and Inevitable
Victor Davis Hanson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation.

May 30, 2024 • 33min
Adverse Family Culture
Timothy P. Carney joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs to Be.

May 22, 2024 • 20min
Sidelining Science
James B. Meigs joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the decline of science journalism.

May 9, 2024 • 24min
Parsing the Birth Dearth
Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss states’ varying birth rates.

Apr 30, 2024 • 21min
Prices and Policy
Ryan Bourne joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book The War on Prices: How Popular Misconceptions about Inflation, Prices, and Value Create Bad Policy.