The New Liberal Podcast

What is the center left? ft. Nate Silver, Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias

Matt Yglesias, Jerusalem Demsas, Nate Silver and Jeremiah Johnson sit down for a roundtable on the big questions facing the center left in American politics. Is the cente

Why does JD Vance hate consumers? ft. Phil Magness

Why has JD Vance been on a crusade against the economics profession recently? Phil Magness joins the podcast to discuss why JD Vance thinks the concept of GDP is fake, wh

The Case for American Power ft. Shadi Hamid

Is America a force for good in the world? Shadi Hamid joins the podcast to talk about his book The Case for American Power, and why he thinks that the world is better off

What went wrong for Keir Starmer? ft. Claire Ainsley

Why did Keir Starmer get booted as Prime Minister of the UK? Former Starmer advisor Claire Ainsley joins the podcast to discuss what specifically went wrong for Starmer o

Is the Mississippi Miracle Real? ft. Kelsey Piper

Education policy has been rocked by the 'Mississippi Miracle' - the sudden improvement of test scores in reading and math in southern states like Mississippi. Kelsey Pipe

The New Liberal Podcast's Best Books of 2026 (Part 1)

It's the semi-annual books episode! Jeremiah breaks down the best books he's read so far in the first half of 2026. He discusses books about the Supreme Court, the histor

The Crisis of Liberalism

Why is liberalism in crisis? Jeremiah discusses why people seem to be turning away from liberal principles on both the left and the right. He also talks about the importa

Should libertarians ally with abundance liberals?

This week we're bringing you another joint episode of the podcast. I appeared on the Cato Institute's podcast to discuss a question for its libertarian audience - should

Why Gen Z Isn't Actually Doomed

In this episode, Jeremiah joins Yascha Mounk to talk about liberal politics, organizing, and why Gen Z isn't actually doomed, even though so many on social media think th

The Many Scandals of Graham Platner

In this episode, Jeremiah discusses the many scandals swirling around Maine Senate Candidate Graham Platner, what they say about the state of the Democratic Party, and ho

Giving People Cash Directly ft. Nick Allardice

The world spends an enormous amount on charity and foreign aid. Would that money be better spent if we just used it to directly give the world's poorest people cash? Ni

How can we make government work again? ft. Senator Michael Bennet

People are losing faith in government, and there's anxiety everywhere about the state of society. How can we govern well in an era of institutional collapse? Michael Benn

How worried are you about data centers? ft. Andy Masley

The growth of the digital economy and of AI in particular means that there's incredible demand for new data centers. But if you listen to the popular discourse, you'll he

Abundance and AI ft. Alex Bores

Alex Bores is a state legislator in New York, and he's running for Congress in the 12th Congressional district that makes up midtown Manhattan. He's been the focus of a s

What happens to humanity after the spike? ft. Dean Spears

Dean Spears is the author of the new book After the Spike about why the world's population will peak this century. We discuss why demographers are pretty certain that wor

Is the Supreme Court the Last Branch Standing? ft. Sarah Isgur

Is the Supreme Court really as polarized as people believe? How has it changed over the last few decades? And what can we do if we want the Supreme Court to keep being a

Hasan Piker Is Not Your Ally

Jeremiah tackles the recent discourse on popular streamer and influencer Hasan Piker. As many within the Democratic party cozy up to Piker, should we be worried about his

New Liberal Mailbag #11

The mailbag returns after a long hiatus! Jeremiah answers listener questions about the Iran War, social media discourses, populist anger, Joe Biden's legacy, and more!

Do Democrats have a 'Slopulism' problem? ft. Ben Ritz

Democratic senators are proposing plans that would drastically reduce taxes on the middle and upper middle class. Tax cuts are always popular with the people who receive

A New Plan for DC ft. Kenyan McDuffie

DC is facing a number of crises - interference from a hostile Congress, high levels of crime, and a local economy gutted by DOGE. Kenyan McDuffie is a former city council