After a two-week hiatus, the Monday livestream of America This Week returned at 4:00 PM ET, Monday, instead of the previous campaign-inspired evening schedule. With Harvard University at the center of the news cycle, it’s a lucky accident Walter and I chose Graham Greene’s The Quiet American as our first novel to discuss. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 58 min
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May 09, 2025•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Mark Zuckerberg's proposed solution to the loneliness problem heralds a new era in data collection. Plus "Time Enough at Last," by Lynn Venable
May 02, 2025•31 min
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Apr 25, 2025•31 min
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Apr 18, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news In 1992, Bill Clinton helped wipe out a century of labor battles through embrace of China. This week, lifetime tariff proponent Bernie Sanders launched a sequel. Plus, "Faith of Our Fathers," by PKD
Apr 11, 2025•30 min
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Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 53 min
Left and right populism almost came together many times to oppose globalization. Now that Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" are here, minds have changed. Why? Also "The Pedestrian," by Ray Bradbury This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Apr 04, 2025•2 hr 18 min
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Apr 01, 2025•2 hr 13 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Has NPR turned over a new leaf? What really happened with Chatgate? Matt and Walter discuss all this, the Alien Enemies Act, and Flannery O'Connor's classic, "A Good Man is Hard to Find."
Mar 28, 2025•31 min
Thank you Phil Stanford , Tom Kudla , Keith Davis , Colin Longval , Daniel Milosevich , and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe...
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 56 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The JFK Files don't unmask a killer, but they do reveal a spy state out of control. Plus, "The Golden Bird," by the Brothers Grimm
Mar 21, 2025•30 min
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Mar 15, 2025•1 hr 46 min
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Mar 07, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Faced with collapse, the Luftreich - the international elite consensus - fights back. Also, "The Main Death,' by Dashiell Hammett
Feb 28, 2025•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news With video appearances by Jon Stewart, Jen Psaki, an EPA official caught on tape, and a 990 form or two. Which set of lawbreakers is ahead? Plus, "The Fatalist," by Mikhail Lermontov
Feb 21, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Tulsi Gabbard confirmed. Plus, "Angel Fire," by our own Walter Kirn
Feb 14, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter attends the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. hearings. We discuss highlights and (mostly) lowlights. Also, "Dark-Brown Dog," by Stephen Crane
Jan 31, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Undoing the Great American Cluster$&%k? Also, “Alyosha the Pot” by Lev Tolstoy
Jan 24, 2025•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news A historically peculiar presidency ends on an oddly half-assed note. Plus, the chilling "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," by Kate Braverman
Jan 17, 2025•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Los Angeles is in flames, and California's leaders seem helpless, unmasking a generation of public investment in non-essential services. Also, "On Guard," by Evelyn Waugh
Jan 10, 2025•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Pundits throw a fit over a settlement, and the legend of Luigi Mangione expands. Plus, "Damn!" by Charles Portis
Dec 20, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The suspect in the United Health CEO murder becomes a "folk hero" through preposterous means. Also, "The Elephant" by Slawomir Mrozek
Dec 13, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news A trial balloon floats presidential pardons no one asked for, no one knows anything about, and no one needs, but will be done anyway. Plus, the "Masque of the Red Death," by Edgar Allan Poe
Dec 06, 2024•30 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news The New York Times teams with David Brock's Media Matters to smash records for editorial mendacity. Plus, Mark Twain's great take on fraud, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
Nov 01, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Kamala Harris does a rare contentious interview, but seemingly not to win over Fox viewers. Why? Also, Walter and Matt discuss "The Catbird Seat," by James Thurber.
Oct 18, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Did something just get broken in a 60 Minutes interview that won't easily be fixed? Walter and Matt discuss. Plus, "After the Ball," by Leo Tolstoy
Oct 11, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Elite America responded with sympathy to the revelations of Hurricane Katrina. Is it the same this time? Also, "My First Goose," by Isaac Babel
Oct 04, 2024•30 min
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Sep 27, 2024•31 min
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton combine to move us several steps closer to Walter's prediction of the first drone assassination for a tweet. Plus, "The Blood of the Martyrs," by Stephen Vincent Benét
Sep 20, 2024•31 min
