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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Jan 21, 2022 · 1 min
TEASER: Cancel Jay Caspian Kang (w/ Jay Caspian Kang)
Matt and Sam are joined by Jay Caspian Kang to discuss identity politics, critical race theory, and cancel culture (oh my!). Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jan 13, 2022 · 1 hr 39 min
Joan Didion, Conservative (w/ Sam Tanenhaus)
Matt and Sam are joined by Sam Tanenhaus to make sense of Joan Didion's conservatism: her Sacramento roots, her early writing for National Review, why she loved Barry Goldwater (and hated Ronald Reagan), and much, much more.
Jan 4, 2022 · 1 hr 38 min
UNLOCKED: Freud and Politics (w/ Pat Blanchfield)
In honor of 2022's infancy — and as we recover from the bitter end of 2021 — we're unlocking this much-loved bonus episode on Freud and politics, featuring Pat Blanchfield.
Dec 22, 2021 · 1 hr 47 min
Hindsight is 2021
Matt and Sam answer listener questions about Garry Wills, "human nature," how/whether to interview conservatives, Nixon, Bob Dylan, and bourbon.
Dec 15, 2021 · 1 hr 35 min
Young, Radical, and on the Right (w/ Nate Hochman)
Matt and Sam sit down with Nate Hochman, a rising star on the intellectual Right, to discuss what's driving young conservatives today, where the Right and Left might agree, and, especially, where they don't.
Dec 1, 2021 · 1 min
TEASER: Freud and Politics (w/ Pat Blanchfield)
Sam and returning guest Pat Blanchfield discuss how psychoanalytic tools can help us make sense of our irrational political moment. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Nov 25, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Retvrn of the National Conservatives
Matt and Sam are your guides on a tour of the deranged National Conservatism 2 conference.
Nov 15, 2021 · 3 min
TEASER: I Am The GooseKing (w/ Ben Firke)
Matt talks with playwright Ben Firke about I Am The GooseKing, which just finished its debut run at The Tank theater in New York City.
Nov 10, 2021 · 1 hr 30 min
Frank Meyer: Father of Fusionism
Matt and Sam dive deep into the eccentric life and fascinating work of Frank S. Meyer, a longtime senior editor at National Review who became most famous for his theory of "fusionism."
Oct 29, 2021 · 2 min
TEASER: Reporting for Duty (w/ Dave Weigel)
Matt and Sam talk to the Washington Post's David Weigel about his approach to reporting on American politics, left and right, and what he's learned during his travels across the country.
Oct 25, 2021 · 1 hr 38 min
The American Right's Hungary Hearts (w/ Lauren Stokes and John Ganz)
Matt and Sam are joined by Lauren Stokes and John Ganz to discuss the American Right's love affair with Viktor Orbán's Hungary.
Oct 16, 2021 · 50 min
God, Death, and the Pandemic (w/ Sarah Jones)
Matt is joined by Sarah Jones to discuss her recent essay, "An Atheist Reconsiders God in the Pandemic."
Sep 30, 2021 · 1 min
TEASER: The Texas Bounty Hunter Bill (w/ 5-4's Rhiannon)
In this subscribers-only episode, Matt and Sam are joined by Rhiannon from the 5-4 podcast's to discuss Texas's ghastly new anti-abortion bill. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Sep 25, 2021 · 2 min
TEASER: Coup, Covid, Congress
In this subscribers-only episode, Matt and Sam discuss the latest revelations about the Trumpist plot to steal the presidency, the madness of anti-vaxx derangement syndrome among conservatives, and the fate of Biden's Build Back Better agenda.
Sep 15, 2021 · 1 hr 38 min
Twenty Years of Terror (w/ Spencer Ackerman)
Matt and Sam are joined by national security reporter Spencer Ackerman to discuss the War on Terror and the ways it laid the groundwork for Trump.
Sep 2, 2021 · 1 hr 30 min
Living at the End of Our World (w/ Daniel Sherrell & Dorothy Fortenberry)
Matt and Sam are joined by Daniel Sherrell—author of the new book, Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World—and Dorothy Fortenberry to discuss what it feels like to imagine the future as climate catastrophe looms.
Aug 30, 2021 · 1 min
TEASER: Where's the Rest of Him?
Join Matt and Sam as they drink bourbon and talk about Ronald (and Nancy) Reagan. They begin with Matt's history as a young conservative researching Reagan and eventually get to the recent four-part Showtime documentary, The Reagans. Along the way they talk about Reagan's time as an actor, the importance of Nancy Reagan to his political project, and the consequences of a president consumed by fantasies. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Aug 23, 2021 · 1 hr 27 min
Buckley for Mayor (w/ Sam Tanenhaus)
Matt and Sam are joined by Sam Tanenhaus to discuss William F. Buckley, Jr.'s 1965 campaign for mayor of New York City.
Aug 7, 2021 · 59 min
KYE Presents: 5-4 on Connick v. Thompson
Feed swap alert! Our friends at the great 5-4 podcast recently featured one of our episodes on their feed, and now we're returning the favor. Please check out this episode of 5-4 on the Supreme Court case Connick v. Thompson—and if you like what you hear, subscribe to their feed wherever you get your podcasts.
Jul 31, 2021 · 4 min
TEASER: Woke Capital
Matt and Sam discuss "Woke Capital," James Burnham's critique of managerialism, and how right-wing populists learned to stop worrying (about liberty) and love the state. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!