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The Good Fight

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Jul 5, 2017 • 56min

George Packer

Yascha Mounk talks to George Packer about social isolation, the sources of political anger, and why none of the dominant narratives of American identity can bind us together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 21, 2017 • 50min

Mark Blyth (Corrected)

Yascha Mounk talks to Mark Blyth about the economic drivers of populism, how to create a more equal society, and the failures of the Eurozone.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 7, 2017 • 50min

Brian Klaas

Yascha Mounk talks to Brian Klaas about how to save democratic norms at home and promote democratic rule abroad.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 24, 2017 • 49min

Catherine Rampell

Yascha Mounk talks to Catherine Rampell about the economic drivers of populist support, the future of economic growth, and why fears about automation may be exaggerated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 10, 2017 • 55min

Francis Fukuyama

Yascha Mounk discusses the degree to which democracy in the United States is under threat, the slow erosion of liberal norms, and the future of American identity with Francis Fukuyama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 26, 2017 • 47min

Evan McMullin

Yascha Mounk interviews Evan McMullin, 2016 Presidential Candidate and one of Donald Trump's most vocal conservative critics, about how to oppose the President across party lines; the future of the Republican Party; and the personal costs of political courage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Apr 12, 2017 • 39min

A World Without a Leader

Yascha Mounk explains the global costs of the Trump Presidency and talks to Hans Kundnani about the differences between Trump and Brexit, how to preserve the liberal world order, and the dangers of national neoliberalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 29, 2017 • 36min

Divided We Fall

Yascha Mounk explains why social media favors political outsiders over insiders and talks to Lee Drutman about the dangerous racial and cultural divide in American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 15, 2017 • 43min

The Most Dangerous Idea in American Politics

Yascha Mounk explains why the belief that Democrats are inevitably headed towards a demographic majority is the most dangerous ideas in American politics, and talks to Sheri Berman about the purpose of protests, the future of the Democratic Party, and the enduring promise of social democracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mar 1, 2017 • 36min

Liberal Nationalism

In the fourth episode of "The Good Fight," Yascha Mounk explains why Democrats can't win in 2020 just by pointing out the failings of Donald Trump and speaks to Sam Goldman, Director of the Loeb Institute for Religious Freedom, about the ways in which liberals are (or are not) blind to conservative insights--and why Trump's opponents should (or should not) embrace nationalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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