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Ep. 93: Lee Drutman, Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop Jan 26, 2021

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Lee Drutman, senior fellow in the Political Reform program at New America and author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America, joins The Realignment to make the case that the two-party system is wrecking American democracy. Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment

Ep. 92: Michael Lind, The Failure of Populism and the Class War After Trump + Extended Q&A Jan 21, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Michael Lind, author of The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial Elite, returns to The Realignment to discuss the end of the Trump administration, and the start of the Biden presidency. He also expands on his formulation that “neoliberalism is the disease, populism is the symptom, and democratic pluralism is the cure.”

Ep. 91: Swati Mylavarapu and Matt Rogers, Reckoning with Silicon Valley’s Power Jan 19, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Swati Mylavarapu and Matt Rogers, co-founders of Incite, join The Realignment to discuss Silicon Valley after Trump, campaign finance reform, the future of the Democratic Party, and the challenge of fixing broken systems when one benefits from the status quo.

Ep. 90: Erik Torenberg on Realignments in Tech, Media, and Education Jan 14, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Erik Torenberg, co-founder and partner of Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm, host of the Venture Stories podcast, and founder of On Deck, joins The Realignment to discuss the future of the tech industry, the challenges facing higher education, and individual creators vs. legacy media.

Ep. 89: Eric Weinstein, Reckoning with Capitol Chaos and How to Save America Jan 12, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Eric Weinstein, host of “The Portal” podcast and managing director at Thiel Capital, returns to The Realignment to discuss the state of the U.S. after the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Ep. 88: Helen Andrews, How Boomers Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster Jan 07, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment Substack: https://therealignment.substack.com/ Check out our Bookshop store: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignment Helen Andrews, a senior editor at The American Conservative and author of Boomers: The Men and Women Who Promised Freedom and Delivered Disaster, joins The Realignment to discuss the failed legacy of the Baby Boom generation and the world that Millennials and Gen-Z will inherit.

Ep. 87: Joe Weisenthal Returns! Stimulus Checks, Stocks, Bitcoin’s Surge, and 2020 Finance Recap Jan 05, 2021

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Subscribe to The Realignment podcast’s new newsletter via https://therealignment.substack.com/ Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg Editor and co-host of The Odd Lots Podcast, rejoins The Realignment to discuss stimulus checks, the government’s economic response to the pandemic, cryptocurrencies, and more.

BONUS | Ep. 86: A Realignment Podcast About Podcasting with Sachit Gupta Jan 04, 2021

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Before The Realignment returns on Tuesday, January 4th, join Marshall, Saagar, and Sachit Gupta, Program Director of the On Deck Podcasting Fellowship, for a conversation about the future of podcasting, plus tips for starting and running your own podcast. More info on Sachit’s On Deck Podcasting Fellowship: https://www.beondeck.com/podcasters

Ep. 85: Reboot | Jennifer Harris Wants to Replace Neoliberalism Dec 18, 2020

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Subscribe to The Realignment podcast’s new newsletter via https://therealignment.substack.com/ Jennifer Harris, Director of the Hewlett Foundation’s Economy and Society Initiative, joins The Realignment to discuss her new initiative to support efforts to replace neoliberalism and develop a new approach to addressing society’s biggest challenges.

Ep 84 Season Finale: Richard Hanania on the Working-Class Realignment Myth Dec 17, 2020

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Richard’s National Review Article: https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/12/the-working-class-party-myth-and-what-really-motivates-voters/
Richard’s National Populist Illusion Report: https://cspicenter.org/the-national-populist-illusion-why-culture-not-economics-drives-american-politics/#comments

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