Best Jesse Singal Podcasts (2025)

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Tyler Cowen on AI (Rerun) 1:15:51

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Yascha Mounk and Tyler Cowen also discuss AI and the state of the world economy. Tyler Cowen is an American economist, columnist, and blogger. Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris chair in economics at George Mason University, and is the co-author, with Alex Tabarrok, of the blog Marginal Revolution. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Tyler Co…

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Guest Host Jeffrey Tucker Interviews Tom Harrington 1:30:02

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Jeffrey Tucker, substituting for Trish Woods, speaks with author/scholar Tom Harrington about the treason of the experts. Their dark arts have long been painted with the veneer of science that is being exposed each day. The Covid experience revealed all: crazy plans that ended only in a big marketing push by powerful industries in league with gover…

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Live with Blocked and Reported 1:14:54

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Thanks to everyone who tuned in, asked questions, and stepped in when Jesse needed a drink. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Blocked and Reported

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Premium: The Struggle Session Of Laverne Cox 23:38

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss an update from the trans-rationalist cult, a firing at the National Park Service, a new liberal publication, and Laverne Cox’s atonement for dating a conservative white cop. Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent - The New York Times Park ranger fired afte…

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Musa Al-Gharbi on Why We Have Never Been Woke (Rerun) 1:01:48

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Yascha Mounk and Musa Al-Gharbi discuss why so many members of elite groups like to pretend they’re oppressed. Musa al-Gharbi is an assistant professor in the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University. His most recent book is ⁠We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite⁠. In this week's conversation, Y…

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Why Do We Always Think We're Right? (Rerun) 50:03

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What transforms reasonable people into an angry mob? Why are we so eager to dismiss those who disagree with us as inherently evil? These are questions which Jonathan Haidt has spent his career trying to answer. One of the world’s most influential social psychologists and a member of Persuasion's Board of Advisors, he argues that a lot of recent cul…

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Guest Host Jeffrey Tucker Interviews Cooper Davis 1:57:45

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There's a new voice behind the microphone this week! Frequent guest and close friend of Trish, Jeffrey Tucker is leading the show to sound the alarm on the rising medicalization and chemicalization of everything. Joined by one of his colleagues at the Brownstone Institute, Cooper Davis, the two explore why during the Covid pandemic so many had fait…

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Episode 273: Chris Rufo, Offense Archeologist (with Brad Polumbo) 43:39

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over offensive tweets. Plus, conservative snowflakes and the Venn diagram of maskers and queers. Brad vs Everyone Why are so many of the young people I still see wearing masks queer? : r/NoStupidQuestions ht…

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Arlie Hochschild on Trump Voters, Old and New (Rerun) 57:11

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Arlie Hochschild is an author and professor emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Her books include Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right and Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Arlie Hochschild discuss the fear of empathy among…

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Episode 272: Death By Internet 1:02:07

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla Raines. Ed Piskor exhibition postponed over sexual misconduct allegations | Visual Art | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper Ed Piskor's show postponed over sexual misconduct accusations 'Les…

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The Good Fight Club: Trump's Firings, Reinventing Liberalism, and the Rise of AI 55:25

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In this week’s conversation, recorded live in D.C. at the “Liberalism for the 21st Century” conference, Yascha Mounk, Francis Fukuyama, Steven Pinker, and Sabina Ćudić discuss Trump’s firings and what this means for the civil service, how to build a positive case for liberalism, and the impact of the rise of AI. Steven Pinker is Johnstone Professor…

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Guest Jacquie Bynon Producer 1:41:38

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Two successful true crime producers ponder the nature of psychic darkness and the evil that was serial killer Ted Bundy. Both Trish and Jacquie have done full streaming series on him and compare notes on the rampage that changed a generation of women. Watch and Read Trish on Substack Follow Trish on X @woodreporting Website: www.trishwoodpodcast.co…

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Premium: The Suicide Grifter 23:13

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanaian artist and influencer who announced his intention to seek assisted suicide, and invited people to dine with him in his last months. Joseph on Instagram Joseph Awuah-Darko's spreadsheet of emotion: 'Bipolar, colour and me’ Can Artist Kehinde Wiley Survive Sexual Assa…

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David Enoch on Certainty and Compromise 1:23:04

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We’re delighted to feature this conversation as part of our new series on Liberal Virtues and Values. That liberalism is under threat is now a cliché—yet this has done nothing to stem the global resurgence of illiberalism. Part of the problem is that liberalism is often considered too “thin” to win over the allegiance of citizens, and that liberals…

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Episode 271: Engagement Bait 59:22

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily Wilson, Morgen Ariel, and one little engagement ring. Pre-order Katie’s book: https://www.drinkyourwaysober.com/ The engagment photo Deranged MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Engagement Ring Size This is a …

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Christine Rosen on the Harms of the Digital Age 1:00:03

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Yascha Mounk and Christine Rosen discuss the societal consequences of always being online. Christine Rosen is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She is also a monthly columnist for Commentary magazine, one of the cohosts of The Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast, a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Stud…

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Catherine Austin Fitts 1:50:37

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Catherine Austin Fitts believes it won’t be long until we are all being tracked and destroyed like Palestinians. This former Wall Street ace and Assistant Secretary of Housing — now living overseas, puts the pieces together for us. She also says the medical freedom movement needs to speak up before its too late. Also — Trish explores why a woman ha…

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Premium: Harry Potter And The Fan Fiction Freak-Out 28:01

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie wade into the melodramatic world of Harry Potter fan fiction, the early-2000s cancellation of fan fic star Cassandra Claire/Clare, and a more recent controversy in the booming subgenre of Potter–inspired romance known as “Dramione.” Meet The College Junior Behind The Longest Fan Fiction Ever BBC NEWS | R…

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Miles Taylor on Resisting Donald Trump 54:44

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Miles Taylor is a national security expert. Based in Washington, D.C., he is editor of the recently launched newsletter Treason on Substack. Taylor previously served as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he published an “Anonymous” essay in The New York Times, blowing the whistle on presidential misconduct. In this we…

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Episode 270: A Very Strange Hate Crime In San Francisco 1:01:53

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a bizarre hate crime. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s good genesjeans. Buy Katie’s book (please and thank you) Meghan Daum + Lionel Shriver in NYC (use code BARPOD18) Woman stands firm on Blue Angels cat death lawsu…

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Thomas Chatterton Williams on the Age of False Certainty 1:01:01

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Yascha Mounk and Thomas Chatterton Williams explore what the summer of 2020 showed about America. Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Losing My Cool, Self-Portrait in Black and White, and Summer of Our Discontent. He is a visiting professor of humanities and senior fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bar…

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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish 2:14:59

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The world finally wakes up to the truth about Gaza. Dead-enders are attempting to stop the pushback with propaganda, but are failing. A Toronto doctor who has lost over 70 family members, plus the three daughters and niece killed in 2009 by an Israeli tank shell — joins Trish to examine the horror, and what could be next. Also Trish exposes despera…

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Jesse Singal on Crises in Politics and Social Science 1:04:42

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Jesse Singal is cohost of the podcast Blocked and Reported, author of the newsletter Singal-Minded, and a contributing writer at The Dispatch. His first book is The Quick Fix: Why Fad Psychology Can’t Cure Our Social Ills, and he is working on his second, which is about the American debate over youth gender medicine. In this week’s episode, Yascha …

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Premium: Richard Hanania Wants To De-Radicalize Internet Racists 18:58

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This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie are once again joined by Richard Hanania to discuss his racist past and anti-racist present, his experience in a Mexican boot camp, Trump’s Epstein problem, how Democrats can win over young white men, posting while parenting, and more. Right-Wing Writer Richard Hanania's Racist Past Expos… To hear mor…

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Episode 269: The Rise And Fall Of Chucky Johnson (with Richard Hanania) 1:17:40

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, internet activist, Turkish restaurant technologist, possible government asset, and his own very bad legal counsel. About (Charles C. Johnson’s personal site, via Wayback Machine) What Is Chuck Johnson, an…

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The Good Fight Club: Epstein, Columbia, Ukraine, Fed Independence 1:06:25

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This week, Yascha Mounk is joined by Mona Charen, Francis Fukuyama, and Ivan Krastev to discuss how the latest revelations about Epstein will affect Donald Trump, the Trump administration’s war on universities, Volodymyr Zelensky’s bill on anti-corruption agencies, and the recent attacks on the independence of the Fed. Mona Charen, syndicated colum…

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Julius Ruechel, and the Trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber 1:41:43

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The Crown is seeking excessive jail sentences for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, and the arguments in the courtroom exposed how deeply political this prosecution has become. Trish reports from Ottawa, and also weighs in on the Hockey Canada verdict. Meanwhile, Julius Ruechel returns espousing the grace of the family farm. Watch and Read Trish on Sub…

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Live with Blocked and Reported and Amanda Knox 12:26

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Thanks to Amanda Knox for joining me to discuss her imprisonment and exoneration, making peace with trauma, how to be a responsible journalist, getting things wrong, and more. Check out Amanda’s newsletter and podcast, her new book, and her Atlantic article on Jens Söring. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org…

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Isaac Saul on Dialogue and Disagreement 1:16:34

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Isaac Saul is a politics reporter and the founder of Tangle, an independent, nonpartisan news outlet. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Isaac Saul discuss the importance of exploring both sides of an argument, whether Donald Trump’s executive overreach amounts to authoritarianism, and how to handle immigration. Podcast production by Mic…

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Episode 268: Trump Is Mad That People Are Talking About His Good Friend, The Financier Jeffrey Epstein 1:13:57

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing civil war in MAGA-land over the Epstein Files — or lack thereof. What is a Creemee: Vermont's Unique Twist on Soft-Serve Ice Cream The Shocking Rise of One of the Tech Right’s Favorite Posters – Mother Jones Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich | Netflix Official Site Perversion of Just…

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Dan Williams on Misinformation 46:23

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Yascha Mounk and Dan Williams discuss fake news. Daniel Williams is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He writes the Conspicuous Cognition newsletter, which brings together philosophical insights and scientific research to examine the forces shaping contemporary society and politics. In this week’s conversation, Yasch…

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Guest Colonel Douglas Macgregor 1:23:47

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A peaceful world slips away. Ukraine will lob American missiles at Moscow, and Netanyahu avoids a ceasefire to stay in office against corruption charges. Colonel Macgregor on our dangerous world. Trish unpacks the looming real estate disaster that may require a government bail out. Video reveals that evil lurking behind the Godmother of the settler…

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Premium: The Viral Vigilante 20:01

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the death of Aubreigh Wyatt, a 13-year-old girl from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and her mother Heather’s quest for vengeance. Plus, more Nickelback. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.orgBy Blocked and Reported

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Steven Teles on Abundance 1:01:24

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Steven Teles is a professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. He is the co-author of a number of books, including The Captured Economy, Never Trump: The Revolt of the Conservative Elites, and Prison Break: Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Steven Teles discuss what abu…

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Episode 267: In Which We Determine Zohran Mamdani's Race, Conclusively 1:15:16

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This week on Blocked and Reported, conspiracy theories and rumor-mongering in the aftermath of a disaster in Texas; Grok goes mask-off; and Zohran Mamdani’s college application gets hacked. The Un "Fudge" America Tour Gets "Fudged" From Within (The Gist) Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application - The New York Times Ma…

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Alex Thompson on the Decline of Joe Biden 1:06:25

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Yascha Mounk and Alex Thompson discuss who knew what—and when. Alex Thompson is a national political correspondent for Axios and the co-author, with Jake Tapper, of Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Alex Thompson discuss when Biden’s mental st…