Know Your Enemy

Matthew Sitman

A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.

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278 episodes
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Episodes278

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Jul 17, 2022 · 1 hr 54 min
Up From Straussianism (w/ Matt McManus & Victor Bruzzone)
Matt answers questions about his intellectual, political, and spiritual journey on the Plastic Pills podcast.
Jun 30, 2022 · 1 hr 47 min
How They Did It, Pt. 3: The End of the Beginning
Matt and Sam conclude their in-depth exploration of the overturning Roe v. Wade, this time focusing on the way conservative intellectuals helped bridge the gap between the religious right and the institutional GOP.
Jun 22, 2022 · 2 hr 24 min
The State of the American Right (w/ Daniel Denvir)
Matt and Sam are interviewed by Daniel Denvir of The Dig — a Jacobin magazine podcast — about the state of the American Right.
Jun 16, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
How They Did It, Pt. 2: The Christian Right and Roe
Matt and Sam dig into the origins of the Christian right, their eventual embrace of anti-abortion politics, and how they joined forces with the GOP.
May 28, 2022 · 1 hr 23 min
How They Did It: Overturning Roe, Pt. 1 (w/ the 5-4 podcast)
Matt and Sam are joined by Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael from the 5-4 podcast to discuss the impending end of Roe v. Wade, especially the conservative legal movement's role and the right's use of the courts in how we got here.
May 25, 2022 · 1 hr 23 min
UNLOCKED: A New Pink Tide? (w/ Thea Riofrancos & David Adler)
Sam's conversation with David Adler and Thea Riofrancos about the return of the Latin American left — unlocked from Patreon in advance of hugely consequential elections in Colombia this weekend!!
May 21, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: Yinzer Country
Matt and Sam talk about this week's Pennsylvania primaries—especially Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's big win in the Democratic Senate race—then turn to the prospects for J.D. Vance and Blake Masters, Peter Thiel's chosen GOP Senate candidates in Ohio and Arizona, respectively.
May 15, 2022 · 1 min
TEASER: A New Pink Tide? (w/ Thea Riofrancos & David Adler)
Sam discusses the return of the Latin American left with political scientist Thea Riofrancos and David Adler, the General Coordinator of the Progressive International.
May 9, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
The Conservative and the Convict (w/ Sarah Weinman)
Matt and Sam are joined by Sarah Weinman to discuss her new book, Scoundrel—a gripping account of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s unlikely, ill-fated advocacy on behalf of a death-row prisoner with literary ambitions.
Apr 30, 2022 · 1 hr 31 min
The Right Kind of Worker (w/ Gabriel Winant)
Matt and Sam are joined by labor historian Gabriel Winant to discuss what the populist right gets wrong about the history of the American working class.
Apr 22, 2022 · 2 min
Macron vs. Le Pen (w/ Cole Stangler)
Matt and Sam talk to Paris-based journalist Cole Stangler about the French presidential election.
Apr 13, 2022 · 1 hr 4 min
The Other Side of the Story (w/ Michael Kazin)
Matt and Sam talk to Michael Kazin about his new book, What It Took To Win: A History Of The Democratic Party.
Apr 9, 2022 · 1 min
TEASER: Compact with the Devil? (w/ John Ganz)
Matt and Sam are joined by KYE all-star John Ganz to discuss Compact: A Radical American Journal, a new publication combining left-wing economics and right-wing culture war.
Mar 30, 2022 · 1 hr 30 min
Red Diaper Baby (w/ Ari Brostoff)
Matt and Sam are joined by Ari Brostoff to discuss David Horowitz's 1996 memoir, Radical Son, his account of leaving the New Left and embracing the Right.
Mar 20, 2022 · 1 hr 25 min
The Anti-Trans Agenda (w/ Gillian Branstetter)
Matt and Sam talk to writer and advocate Gillian Branstetter about the right's war on trans people and their rights.
Mar 11, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: Disinformation, Peter Thiel, and the Vibe Shift (w/ Joe Bernstein)
Sam talks to Buzzfeed's Joe Bernstein about the "disinformation industry" and why Peter Thiel is funding anti-woke art in New York City.
Mar 7, 2022 · 1 hr 24 min
A Second Civil War? (w/ Jamelle Bouie)
Matt and Sam welcome back Jamelle Bouie to discuss the rise of rhetoric—not only but especially from the right—about a "second Civil War" in the United States.
Feb 27, 2022 · 1 hr 11 min
Mothers of Conservatism (w/ Michelle Nickerson)
Matt and Sam talk to Michelle Nickerson about her book about conservative women political activists in postwar southern California, Mothers of Conservatism.
Feb 17, 2022 · 2 min
TEASER: How To Be Normal (w/ Phil Christman)
Matt talks to writer Phil Christman about his new essay collection, "How To Be Normal" — addressing religious fundamentalism, Christian conspiracy theories about rock music, Mark Fisher, impersonal love, and much more.
Jan 28, 2022 · 1 hr 1 min
School Wars (w/ Jennifer Berkshire)
Matt and Sam are joined by writer and education expert Jennifer Berkshire to discuss the right's long war on public schools.