

City Journal Audio
Manhattan Institute
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.
Episodes
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Apr 11, 2024 • 28min
Cultivating Civility
Alexandra Hudson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss her book The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves.

Apr 3, 2024 • 25min
Chaos Coordinators
Documentary filmmaker Rob Montz discusses the insights from his documentary 'It Wasn't Fauci', challenging the narrative around Fauci's role in the pandemic. The podcast explores the influence of Deborah Birx, the management style of healthcare administrators, power struggles in pandemic response, and subtle defiance within the system.

Mar 27, 2024 • 16min
Gondola Dodgers
M. Nolan Gray joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the controversial plan to install an aerial transit system connecting Los Angeles’s Dodger Stadium to the city.

Mar 20, 2024 • 17min
The Will to Liberty
Exploring the erosion of public trust in experts, the conflict between elite authority and democratic ideals, reclaiming individual rights over group control, advocating for historical memory as the foundation of individual rights, extending freedom to the digital realm, and the importance of political morality in maintaining a functional society.

Mar 13, 2024 • 22min
Harvard’s Unscientific Consensus
Martin Kulldorff joins John Tierney to discuss his firing from Harvard University and the importance of scientific debate.

Mar 6, 2024 • 21min
Abundance or Extinction?
Michael J. Totten joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the potential and danger of artificial intelligence.

Feb 28, 2024 • 21min
The Future of Mobility
Jordan McGillis joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss autonomous vehicles’ potential to remake transportation.

Feb 21, 2024 • 30min
Chaos and Order
Robert Henderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class.

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.