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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Feb 6, 2021 · 3 min
TEASER: L'Affaire (w/ John Ganz)
Listener favorite John Ganz returns to explain how the Dreyfus Affair (and the French Third Republic) help us understand the Trumpian right, fascism, and the left's response to both. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Feb 1, 2021 · 1 hr 35 min
Panic! In America (w/ the You're Wrong About podcast)
Matt and Sam discuss the role of moral panics in America's right turn with Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes, the hosts of the You're Wrong About podcast.
Jan 23, 2021 · 3 min
TEASER: West Coast Straussians and the "1776 Report"
A deep dive into the obscure ideology behind the Trump administration's last major act: "The 1776 Report." Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jan 17, 2021 · 1 hr 44 min
Did It Happen Here?
Is Donald Trump a fascist? Matt and Sam break down the long-roiling debate and, at last, provide some answers. (Sort of.)
Jan 7, 2021 · 5 min
TEASER: Storming the Capitol
Matt and Sam analyze the Trumpist "siege" on the Capitol building on our latest bonus episode. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jan 4, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Masks Off: The Right in 2020
Matt and Sam look back at what 2020 revealed about the state of American conservatism, from rightwing intellectuals' deranged responses to the pandemic to Trump's desperate attempts to over turn the election results.
Dec 26, 2020 · 2 min
TEASER: Trump the Dove? (w/ Stephen Wertheim)
An excerpt from our latest bonus episode on Trump's 'non-interventionist militarism' and the future of American foreign policy — with Stephen Wertheim of the Quincy Institute. Subscribe on Patreon to hear more!
Dec 21, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
Why the Supreme Court Sucks (w/ the 5-4 podcast)
Matt and Sam are joined by Rhiannon, Michael, and Peter of the 5-4 podcast to talk about the rise of the conservative legal movement and the Supreme Court's assault on American democracy.
Dec 6, 2020 · 4 min
TEASER: A Working Class GOP? (w/ Aaron Sibarium)
An excerpt from our latest bonus episode on "the limits of realignment" with Aaron Sibarium. Subscribe on Patreon to hear more!
Nov 28, 2020 · 1 hr 24 min
Talking Trump (w/ David Roth)
Matt and Sam are joined by David Roth, one of the funniest and best chroniclers of Donald Trump, to take stock of a truly grotesque and damaged man as he (hopefully) leaves the White House.
Nov 14, 2020 · 1 min
TEASER - What Happened? (w/ Eric Levitz and Dan Sherrell)
An excerpt from our post-election roundtable with Eric Levitz and Dan Sherrell. Subscribe to hear more!
Oct 29, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
Suburban Woman (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry)
Matt and Sam talk to The Handmaid's Tale writer and playwright Dorothy Fortenberry about gender and politics, the work women do, the importance of institutions, #TheResistance, and more!
Oct 21, 2020 · 1 hr 18 min
On the Road to Reaganland (w/ Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh)
Matt and Sam are joined by Rick Perlstein and Leon Neyfakh to discuss the "Battle for Boston," the weird and wild 1970s, and Ronald Reagan's path to victory.
Oct 12, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
How to Be Depressed
Matt and Sam reflect on the relationship between depression and politics.
Sep 14, 2020 · 1 hr 6 min
Not Even Past (w/ Jamelle Bouie)
Matt and Sam are joined by New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie for a wide-ranging discussion of how conservatives (and liberals and leftists) use American history to make political claims in the present.
Aug 9, 2020 · 1 hr 26 min
Know Your Frenemies (w/ Samuel Moyn)
Matt and Sam talk with historian Samuel Moyn about the dangers of the Never Trump movement—a collection of conservative intellectuals and Republican operatives trying to consolidate the so-called political center against not just Trump but the Left.
Jul 8, 2020 · 1 hr 31 min
Pandemic Politics (w/ Marshall Steinbaum & Sarah Jones)
Two special guests return to the show—Sarah Jones and Marshall Steinbaum—to help Matt and Sam make sense of the politics of the pandemic.
Jun 8, 2020 · 1 hr 33 min
Strange Gods and Strong Gods (w/ Tara Isabella Burton)
Matt and Sam talk to Tara Isabella Burton about her new book, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, and the spiritual longing behind today's politics.
May 14, 2020 · 1 hr 31 min
KYE Extra: The Sad Truth (w/ Shuja Haider)
Matt and Sam welcome Shuja Haider to the show to talk about the politics of country music—and why we need to get back to the basics of love.
May 4, 2020 · 1 hr 24 min
Longtime Listener, First Time Caller (the Mailbag Episode)
Matt and Sam celebrate one year of Know Your Enemy by answering listener questions about hidden conservatives, right-wing novelists, COVID-19, George W. Bush, the Sanders collapse, and more.