
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

Dec 6, 2023 • 18min
Cities and Prosperity
Chelsea Follett joins Jordan McGillis to discuss cities as centers of intellectual and economic progress.

Nov 29, 2023 • 23min
Resisting Gender Ideology
Miriam Grossman, child psychiatrist and author, discusses her book Lost in Trans Nation and explores topics such as the impact of gender ideology in schools, the significance of John Money's theories, the case of David Reimer, the Castro Consensus in pediatric medicine, and advice for parents dealing with a child's gender distress.

Nov 22, 2023 • 27min
Innovation Inheritance
James Pethokoukis joins Jordan McGillis to discuss technology’s potential to transform our economy, the need to improve our education system, and the future of conservatism.

Nov 15, 2023 • 18min
Death and Despair
Michael Bonner joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the rise of euthanasia in Canada, the prevalence of loneliness in the West, and the meaning of civilization.

Nov 9, 2023 • 18min
New York's Migrant Crisis
John Ketcham joins Brian Anderson to discuss the city's illegal-immigrant surge and the statutory basis of its right-to-shelter mandate.

Nov 1, 2023 • 18min
A Hand Up
Harriet Karr-McDonald and Jennifer Mitchell join Stephen Eide to discuss The Doe Fund’s efforts to provide work, housing, and vocational training to homeless men in New York City.

Oct 25, 2023 • 15min
Unity of Necessity
Judith Miller joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Israeli domestic polarization, the Gaza hostage crisis, and the future of Israel’s war with Hamas.

Oct 20, 2023 • 60min
Immoral Equivalence
Yael Bar Tur, Tal Fortgang, and Martin Gurri join Brian C. Anderson to discuss anti-Israel sentiment and the role of information in the Israel–Hamas war. The audio for this episode is adapted from a recent virtual event (watch here). anti-Israel-sentiment role-of-information-in-Israel–Hamas-war

Oct 11, 2023 • 24min
Overdose Epidemic
Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the nationwide surge in drug deaths and local governments' response to the crisis.

Oct 4, 2023 • 21min
Fleeing Retail
Steven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss urban retail flight and the benefits of gentrification.