Know Your Enemy

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  Hitler, "The Lessons of History," and the Maw of Late-Stage Trumpism [Teaser] 14.09.2026 8min

  Matt and Sam talk about Hitler, Charlie Kirk, Trump, and the lessons of history.
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  The Pump and Dump Presidency (w/ Jacob Silverman) 08.09.2026 1t 18min

  Matt and Sam are joined by journalist Jacob Silverman to discuss the eye-watering corruption of the Trump regime.
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  MAGA’s Fight for Animal Rights (w/ Astra Taylor & Aaron Regunberg) [Teaser] 31.08.2026 3min

  Matt and Sam talk about MAGA's surprising embrace of animal rights with Astra Taylor and Aaron Regunberg.
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  The Long Struggle Against Equality in America (w/ Kim Phillips-Fein) 24.08.2026 1t 44min

  Matt and Sam talk to historian Kim Phillips-Fein about her new book, Country of Lords: Neo-Aristocrats, Social Darwinists, Tech Utopians, and the Long Fight against Equality in America.
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  Conservatives in Disarray? [Teaser] 17.08.2026 6min

  Matt and Sam check in with some of their favorite enemies. Why are they so mad at each other?
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  Archaeology and Annexation in Palestine (w/ Jasper Nathaniel) 10.08.2026 1t 40min

  Matt and Sam talk to Jasper Nathaniel about the role archaeology plays both in Israel's nationalist mythology and in their annexation of Palestinian territory.
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  UNLOCKED: Tucker Carlson and the Anti-Israel Right (w/ Peter Beinart) 03.08.2026 58min

  We're unpaywalling our excellent conversation with Peter Beinart about Tucker Carlson's newfound anti-Israel politics.
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  The Platner Ordeal (w/ Dorothy Fortenberry) [Teaser] 28.07.2026 4min

  KYE favorite Dorothy Fortenberry joins Matt and Sam to sort through Graham Platner's rise and fall.
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  Gerontocracy in America (w/ Sam Moyn) 20.07.2026 1t 8min

  Matt and Sam talk to Sam Moyn about his new book, Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It.
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  Why Patriotism [Teaser] 13.07.2026 11min

  Matt and Sam talk more Lincoln and equality, and then: should the left be patriotic?
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  Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America 06.07.2026 1t 31min

  Matt and Sam discuss Garry Wills's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America.
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  The Left Ascendant in New York City [Teaser] 29.06.2026 2min

  Matt and Sam break down the results from last week's Democratic primaries in NYC.
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  Pope Leo XIV's 'Magnifica humanitas' (w/ Jack Hanson) 22.06.2026 1t 36min

  Matt and Sam are joined by Jack Hanson to discuss Pope Leo's first encyclical on human dignity in the time of artificial intelligence.
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  Tucker Carlson and the Anti-Israel Right (w/ Peter Beinart) [Teaser] 15.06.2026 3min

  Peter Beinart joins to discuss Tucker Carlson's newfound anti-Israel politics.
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  Leo Strauss's Natural Right and History (w/ Matt Dinan) 09.06.2026 2t 26min

  Matt and Sam talk to Matt Dinan about Leo Strauss's 1953 book, Natural Right & History.
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  Know Your Enemy, Live! (w/ Mike Duncan) [Teaser] 01.06.2026 3min

  For KYE's first ever live show, Matt and Sam were joined by Mike Duncan, host of the Revolutions and History of Rome podcasts, to discuss how the right (and left) talk about American decline.
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  Military Education and American Manhood (w/ Jasper Craven) 26.05.2026 1t 32min

  Matt and Sam talk to Jasper Craven about his new book, God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood.
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  Even More Listener Questions, Answered [Teaser] 18.05.2026 5min

  Matt and Sam answer even more listener questions about Straussianism, esoteric writing, prose style, Steely Dan, and more.
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  The Seven Year Anniversary Mailbag Episode 11.05.2026 1t 16min

  Matt and Sam answer listener questions about post-Trump politics, the meaning of Zohran, the fate of liberalism, and more.
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  Reasons To Believe [Teaser] 04.05.2026 4min

  Matt and Sam have a personal, wide-ranging conversation about religious faith in our troubled times.