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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Aug 11, 2023 · 2 min
Grateful Dead Conservatives (w/ Sophie Haigney) [TEASER]
Matt and Sam are joined by writer/editor Sophie Haigney to discuss why (some) conservatives love the Grateful Dead — and why we do too. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jul 27, 2023 · 1 hr 22 min
Midge Decter: Anti-Feminist Cold Warrior (w/ Moira Donegan & Adrian Daub)
Matt and Sam join Moira Donegan and Adrian Daub to discuss the life and work of the late Midge Decter, a neoconservative icon and anti-feminist.
Jul 21, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: Sin and Salvation in the Righteous Gemstones (w/ Jesse Brenneman)
Matt and Sam discuss HBO's The Righteous Gemstones with Know Your Enemy producer Jesse Brenneman. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jul 17, 2023 · 1 hr 17 min
Legal Trouble
Matt and Sam finally get to talk about the lawsuit that's been hanging over the podcast; then we turn to analyze three devastating SCOTUS rulings from last month.
Jul 6, 2023 · 1 hr 51 min
Impossible Professions: Freud and Janet Malcolm (ft. Patrick Blanchfield & Abby Kluchin)
Sam joins Patrick Blanchfield and Abby Kluchin for a lengthy discussion of psychoanalysis, conservative minds, and Janet Malcolm — on their excellent new podcast, "Ordinary Unhappiness."
Jun 30, 2023 · 2 min
Grow Up, Men (w/ Phil Christman) [TEASER]
Matt and Sam are joined by writer Phil Christman to discuss the limits of "manhood" as a lens for thinking about how to be a good person. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!
Jun 17, 2023 · 3 min
The Prayers and Prophecies of Pat Robertson [TEASER]
Matt and Sam talk Pat Robertson (RIP), James G. Watt (RIP), and how they shaped the Christian right. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest.
Jun 5, 2023 · 1 hr 51 min
What's Wrong With Men?
Matt and Sam explore the "crisis of masculinity" in America — reading books on the subject by Senator Josh Hawley and Harvard political theorist Harvey Mansfield.
May 18, 2023 · 2 min
The 2024 Race: "It's Showtime, Folks!" (TEASER)
Matt and Sam sit down for some rank punditry about the state of the 2024 presidential race. Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest.
May 4, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
"Succession," "Extrapolations," and TV Writing Today (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry and Will Arbery)
Matt and Sam talk to two television writers, Will Arbery of "Succession" and Dorothy Fortenberry of "Extrapolations," about how they approach political topics and themes on their shows, and close out the conversation with a discussion of the WGA strike.
Apr 29, 2023 · 1 min
TEASER: The January 6th Committee Report
Matt and Sam discuss Matt's recent Dissent essay on the January 6th Committee report. Sign up on Patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Apr 18, 2023 · 1 hr 39 min
Ron DeSantis Wants to Make America Florida (w/ Gillian Branstetter)
Matt and Sam are joined by the ACLU's Gillian Branstetter to discuss the ignominious career of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Apr 10, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: Whittaker Chambers, Redux (w/ Sam Tanenhaus)
The great Sam Tanenhaus, biographer of Whittaker Chambers and William F. Buckley Jr., returns to the podcast. Sign up on Patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Apr 4, 2023 · 1 hr 36 min
Bob Dylan's America (w/ Will Epstein)
Matt and Sam are joined by songwriter and composer Will Epstein to talk about Bob Dylan's recent book, "The Philosophy of Modern Song."
Mar 29, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: Our Lady of Guadalupe and American Democracy (w/ Nichole M. Flores)
Matt talks to University of Virginia theologian Dr. Nichole M. Flores about her book, The Aesthetics of Solidarity: Our Lady of Guadalupe and American Democracy.
Mar 20, 2023 · 3 min
TEASER: Suffering, Solidarity, and Ritual (w/ Susan Bigelow Reynolds)
Matt talks to Catholic theologian and Emory University professor Dr. Susan Bigelow Reynolds about her new book, People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury.
Mar 12, 2023 · 2 hr 19 min
Whittaker Chambers and the Freight Train of History
Matt and Sam discuss the life and times of Whittaker Chambers, the Communist spy who became a conservative hero.
Feb 27, 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
Realignments (w/ Timothy Shenk)
Tim Shenk joins to discuss his book "Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy."
Feb 22, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: Le Carre's Cold War (w/ Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz)
Sam is joined by Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz to discuss the Cold War espionage thrillers of John le Carre and the 1984 film "The Little Drummer Girl." Sign up on Patreon to hear the rest.
Feb 13, 2023 · 1 hr 39 min
Triumph of the Therapeutic (w/ Hannah Zeavin & Alex Colston)
Hannah Zeavin and Alex Colston join to discuss Philip Rieff, his book "The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith After Freud," and the conservative side of psychoanalysis.