
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

Feb 14, 2024 • 19min
Dogma of Danger
Michael Torres joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the harms of public schools’ transgender secrecy policies.

Feb 7, 2024 • 17min
Psychoanalysis’s Past—and Future
Jonathan Clarke joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the value and limitations of psychoanalysis.

Jan 31, 2024 • 1h 10min
Men of Conviction
Glenn C. Loury, Randall L. Kennedy, and Robert P. George discuss Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's principles and legacy, and the price of intellectual nonconformity. Ilya Shapiro moderates their conversation.

Jan 24, 2024 • 31min
Diet and Disease
Gary Taubes joins John Tierney to discuss his book Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments.

Jan 18, 2024 • 26min
Wing Seat
Gary Leff joins Jordan McGillis to discuss airline safety, airport efficiency, and the risks and rewards of air travel.

Jan 11, 2024 • 24min
Illiberal Ivy League
Ilya Shapiro joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation, the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, and the state of free speech in higher education.

Jan 3, 2024 • 16min
A New Golden Age
Corbin K. Barthold joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to aerospace innovation and America’s need to compete in the current space race.

Dec 27, 2023 • 1h 7min
Debating Affirmative Action
Glenn C. Loury and Randall L. Kennedy discuss affirmative action and the state of race and education in America. Renu Mukherjee moderates their conversation.

Dec 20, 2023 • 15min
The New Racial Preferences
Renu Mukherjee joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to eliminate merit-based admissions at selective high schools.

Dec 14, 2023 • 25min
We Had to Do Something
Joe Nocera joins John Tierney to discuss the government's disastrous response to the Covid pandemic.