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
Updated Monday
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Episodes278

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March 6 · 1 hr 16 min
Trump's War Against Iran (w/ Matt Duss)
Matt and Sam talk to Matt Duss, a leading foreign policy expert on the left, about the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran.
February 27 · 2 min
Standing Athwart History, Yelling "Slop!" (w/ John Ganz) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk to John Ganz about rightwing intellectuals yet again being surprised the leopard is eating their face.
February 23 · 1 hr 19 min
Leaving MAGA Behind (w/ Pedro L. Gonzalez)
Matt and Sam talk to writer Pedro Gonzalez about his break with MAGA and the New Right.
February 16 · 3 min
'Shattered Glass,' Journalism, & the End of History [Teaser]
Matt and Sam discuss the 2003 film, Shattered Glass, about disgraced New Republic writer and fabulist Stephen Glass.
February 9 · 1 hr 16 min
Tucker Carlson's Phases & Stages (w/ Jason Zengerle)
Matt and Sam talk to Jason Zengerle about his new book, Hated By All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind.
February 2 · 5 min
On the Ground in Minneapolis (w/ Lydia Polgreen) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk to Lydia Polgreen about her reporting from Minneapolis.
January 26 · 1 hr 13 min
The Donroe Doctrine (w/ David Adler & Matt Kirkegaard)
Matt and Sam discuss Venezuela, Greenland, and the "Donroe Doctrine" with the Progressive International's David Adler and Matt Kirkegaard.
January 19 · 4 min
The Killing of Renee Good [Teaser]
Matt and Sam discuss the killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis, and the perilous times it exemplifies.
January 12 · 1 hr 37 min
January 6, Five Years Later (w/ Robert Draper)
Matt and Sam talk to Robert Draper about his reporting from the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and how the Republican Party "lost its mind" in the months that followed.
January 2 · 5 min
Great Books and the AI Apocalypse (w/ Matt Dinan) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk to Matt Dinan about teaching, the AI apocalypse, and the state of our souls.
Dec 22, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
UNLOCKED: Trump's Big, Beautiful Ballroom (w/ Kate Wagner)
We're unpaywalling our excellent conversation with Kate Wagner (of McMansion Hell) about Trump's White House ballroom project and the politics of architecture.
Dec 15, 2025 · 6 min
What We Got Wrong (and Right) about the Right in 2025 [Teaser]
Matt and Sam look back at the American right in 2025—and offer predictions about the year ahead.
Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
One Podcast After Another (w/ Jesse Brenneman)
Matt and Sam are joined by KYE's intrepid producer, Jesse Brenneman, to discuss the recent film, One Battle After Another.
Dec 1, 2025 · 1 min
On Friendship (w/ Andy Elrick)
Andrew Elrick interviews Matt and Sam about friendship and politics, conservative views of friendship, and how friendship shapes their podcast.
Nov 24, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
The Furious Minds of MAGA (w/ Laura Field)
Matt and Sam talk to Laura Field about her new book, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right.
Nov 17, 2025 · 4 min
Trump's Big, Beautiful Ballroom (w/ Kate Wagner) [Teaser]
Matt and Sam talk to McMansion Hell's Kate Wagner about Trump's White House ballroom.
Nov 11, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Zohran, the Jews, and Reckoning with Gaza (w/ Peter Beinart)
Matt and Sam talk to Peter Beinart about Zohran and Islamophobia, Jews and anti-semitism, the genocide in Gaza, and more.
Nov 3, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
Break Glass in Case of Emergency
Matt and Sam are very worried.
Oct 24, 2025 · 3 min
Command + F + Hitler [Teaser]
Matt and Sam discuss the Young Republican Hitler group chat, Graham Platner, the No Kings rallies, and more.
Oct 15, 2025 · 1 hr 32 min
How Charles Murray (Almost) Predicted the Trump Era
Matt and Sam read Charles Murray's 2012 book, "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960–2010."