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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Jan 31, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: Realignments (w/ Timothy Shenk)
In this bonus episode, Timothy Shenk joins Matt and Sam to discuss his book on American political "realignments" and the men and women who made them.
Jan 18, 2023 · 1 hr 22 min
The Eyes of the Ranger (w/ Jesse Brenneman)
Matt and Sam are joined by KYE producer Jesse Brenneman to discuss “Walker, Texas Ranger,” Chuck Norris's hit CBS crime/action show — treating it as an ur-text of 1990s Americana & conservative values.
Jan 8, 2023 · 2 min
TEASER: The Death of Pope Benedict XVI (w/ Michael O'Loughlin)
Matt is joined by America Magazine's national correspondent, Michael O'Loughlin, for a conversation about the late Pope Benedict XVI. Listen to the entire conversation by subscribing to Know Your Enemy on Patreon!
Dec 26, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
Jesus and Bob Dylan (w/ the Jokermen)
Matt and Sam talk Bob Dylan, the late 1970s, and Christianity with Ian and Evan of the Jokermen podcast.
Dec 19, 2022 · 1 hr 27 min
J. Edgar Hoover, G-Man (w/ Beverly Gage)
Matt and Sam talk to historian Beverly Gage about her new biography of J. Edgar Hoover.
Dec 7, 2022 · 2 min
TEASER: More Mail, More Bag
Some more from the mailbag!!!
Dec 1, 2022 · 1 hr 10 min
You Have Questions, We Have Answers (Mailbag episode)
Matt and Sam answer listener questions about religion and the left, literature, white Christian nationalism, conspiracy theories, and more.
Nov 11, 2022 · 40 min
How Fetterman Won (w/ Joe Calvello)
Matt and Sam talk with Joe Calvello, Director of Communications for John Fetterman's victorious Senate campaign in Pennsylvania.
Nov 10, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: The Red Ripple (Midterm Debrief)
Matt and Sam analyze the 2022 midterms. What the hell just happened?
Nov 6, 2022 · 1 hr 31 min
Nixon Agonistes
Matt and Sam discuss Garry Wills's 1970 masterpiece of political reporting and analysis, "Nixon Agonistes."
Oct 31, 2022 · 2 min
TEASER: State of the States (w/ Aaron Kleinman)
Sam talked to Aaron Kleinman of The States Project about the battle to defend American democracy at the state level. Subscribe on patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Oct 17, 2022 · 1 hr 13 min
Why Conservatives Love Baseball (w/ David Roth)
Matt and Sam talk to David Roth about baseball, why conservatives love it, and why we do too.
Oct 6, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: Giorgia Meloni's Neo-Fascism (w/ David Broder)
Sam is joined by David Broder to discuss the recent victory of neo-fascist Giorgia Meloni in Italian general elections. Subscribe on patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Sep 24, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: I Taught the Sheriff (w/ John Ganz)
John Ganz joins Matt and Sam for a characteristically spirited discussion of The Claremont Institute's fellowship for county sheriffs. Subscribe on patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Sep 20, 2022 · 1 hr 28 min
After the Theocons (w/ Damon Linker)
Matt and Sam talk to Damon Linker about the George W. Bush administration and the conservative religious publication First Things, his own Straussian-tinged skeptical politics, and how today's Right became so deranged.
Sep 12, 2022 · 1 hr 35 min
On Barbara Ehrenreich (w/ Alex Press & Gabriel Winant)
Matt and Sam are joined by writer Alex Press and historian Gabe Winant to discuss the life and legacy of socialist feminist icon Barbara Ehrenreich.
Aug 31, 2022 · 1 hr 11 min
A Low, Dishonest Decade: The Right in the 1990s (w/ Nicole Hemmer)
Matt and Sam talk to Nicole Hemmer about her new book, Partisans: The Conservative Revolutionaries Who Remade American Politics in the 1990s.
Aug 18, 2022 · 3 min
TEASER: Blake Masters + Claremont
Matt and Sam bring you the latest from the “caesarist” wing of the conservative movement: including a new piece on the Claremont Institute and Sam's profile of Blake Masters. Subscribe on patreon.com/knowyourenemy to hear the rest.
Aug 11, 2022 · 1 hr 32 min
Christopher Lasch's Critique of Progress (w/ Chris Lehmann)
Matt and Sam are joined by writer and editor Chris Lehmann to discuss the life and work of Christopher Lasch.
Jul 30, 2022 · 2 min
TEASER: Far-Right Vanguard (w/ John S. Huntington)
Matt is joined by John Huntington, author of "Far-Right Vanguard: The Radical Roots of Modern Conservatism." Subscribe on Patreon to hear the rest!