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The Democratic Party needs to take a look in the mirror, and fast. This week, our old friend Lydia Polgreen joins the hosts to dissect what went wrong for Democrats, and what kind of leadership the party needs to win back voters in Trumpâs America.
Plus, something to do other than doomscrolling.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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âA Party of Prigs and Pontificators Suffers a Humiliating Defeatâ by Bret StephensâStop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Areâ by Carlos LozadaToshi ReagonThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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In this special post-election episode, the hosts take stock of Donald Trumpâs triumphant night and what a return of his right-wing populism says about America.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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Is this really the most consequential election of our lifetimes?
On this last episode of âMatter of Opinionâ before the election, the hosts reflect on some defining moments of the campaign (other than President Biden dropping out), from Donald Trumpâs indictments to Project 2025 to Ron Desantisâs lack of charisma. Plus, a visit from the ghosts of election nights past.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
Recommended in this episode:
âWhy Biden Is Unlikely to Defy the Naysayersâ by Ross DouthatâDemocrats Have a Better Option Than Bidenâ by Ezra KleinâThe Presidential Fantasy Draft America Needsâ from âMatter of OpinionââThe Woke Burnout Is Real â and Politics is Catching Upâ from âMatter of OpinionââPolitics Without Winners: Can Either Party Build a Majority Coalition?â by Ruy Teixeira and Yuval LevinâWhy the Heck Isnât She Running Away With This?â by David BrooksâThe Polls Show a Dead Heat, but They Donât All Tell the Same Storyâ by Kristen Soltis AndersonThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Thereâs a whole world of 2024 elections that donât involve Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. These races will be key to determining Americaâs future. As we inch closer to Election Day, the hosts zoom in on the congressional races that reveal something deeper â and stranger â about our politics.
Plus, Ross has a new Vice.
(A full transcript of this audio essay will be available within 24 hours of publication in the audio player above.)
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âThe Hard Truth About Montana and Jon Testerâs Senate Raceâ by Michelle CottleâThe Senate May Come Down to a Blue State Surpriseâ by Michelle CottleâTokyo Viceâ on MaxThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have been neck and neck in the polls for weeks. But past elections have proved the polls wrong. Can we trust them this time? This week, the hosts are joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, a Republican pollster and Times Opinion contributor, to talk through what polls can â and canât â tell us about how voting day will go.
Plus, a taste for All Hallowâs Eve.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
Recommended in this episode:
âThe Selfie Voteâ by Kristen Soltis AndersonâMillennials See the GOP as Old-Fashioned and Prejudiced. Hereâs How to Change That.â by Carlos Lozada in The Washington PostâThese 9 Women Were Solidly With Trump. Hereâs What Has Changed.â by Patrick Healy, Kristen Soltis Anderson and Adrian J. RiveraThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Michelle loves Halloween. Ross watches horror movies against his will. And Carlos is making textual comparisons across satanic franchises. Itâs a very MoO Halloween bonus ep, yâall!
Share your favorite horror recs with us by emailing [email protected] or calling 212-556-7440. And tell us what we should chat about next time so Ross doesnât have to read âReturn of the Kingâ to us.
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When Democrats coalesced around Kamala Harris this summer, they set their differences aside in the interest of preventing a second Trump presidency. But at what cost?
On this episode, Lydia is joined by her fellow Opinion columnists Jamelle Bouie and Michelle Goldberg to discuss whether this temporary unity is good or bad for the future of the Democratic Party.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
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âPoll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Changeâ by Adam Nagourney, Ruth Igielnik and Camille BakerâKamala Harris and Tim Walz: More From Their â60 Minutesâ Interviewsâ by Brit McCandless FarmerVice President Kamala Harrisâs interview on âThe ViewââSilicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monsterâ by Charles Duhigg in the New YorkerThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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This week the hosts discuss what was obscured by the civility of the V.P. debate, and consider what JD Vance and Tim Walz really offer their running mates and their partiesâ futures.
Plus, Michelle wonât be washing away her stresses any time soon.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
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âThereâs a Trap Hereâ: Four Columnists Brace for the Vance-Walz Debate by David Brooks, Ross Douthat, Tressie McMillan Cottom and Pamela PaulThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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This week we're taking a break from the election and turn our attention to the allegations against Sean Combs: Where has #MeToo succeeded or fallen short? And what happens when the lines blur between rumor mill and conspiracy theory? The Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose join the conversation. Plus, Jessica has a recommendation for Plath-heads.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available on the Times website.)
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âWith Love, Sean Combsâ by Tressie McMillian Cottom in Vanity FairâSean Combs and the Limits of the âFamily Manâ Defenseâ by Jess GroseâEntitled | How Male Privilege Hurts Womenâ by Kate Manne, who coined the term âhimpathyââ#MeToo Comes for the Archbishopâ by Ross DouthatâWhy We Canât Quit Brad Pittâ by Scaachi Koul in SlateâRed Cometâ by Heather ClarkThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Donald Trump and JD Vance have sparked panic over immigration in Springfield, Ohio. This week, the hosts talk about why our countryâs immigration debate is now focused on a distraction instead of the core of the issue.
Plus, Ross is hot and cold about a particular pet obsession.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
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"Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line" by Lydia Polgreen"What JD Vance Believes" by Ross DouthatâHow the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants â After Being Told They Werenât Trueâ by Kris Maher, Valerie Bauerlein and Tawnell D. Hobbs in The Wall Street JournalThe Real âBorder Czarâ Defends the Biden-Harris Record, âThe Ezra Klein ShowââGo Westâ by Lily Lynch in The BafflerâMelting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Bordersâ by Reihan SalamâChimp Crazy" on HBOThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Kamala Harris may have won the debate by baiting Donald Trump. But is it enough to sway undecided voters?
This week on âMatter of Opinion,â the Opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie joins our hosts to talk about how each campaign should reconsider its nomineeâs visibility in the next seven weeks to win the White House.
Plus, Michelle wants to be seen less.
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Thoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Opinion columnist David French is voting for Kamala Harris to save conservatism. Ross is⊠skeptical. On this very special episode, the two Christian conservatives debate how to chart the rightâs course out of Trumpism and to the future.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available on the Times website.)
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âTo Save Conservatism From Itself, I Am Voting for Harrisâ by David FrenchâThis Is Probably Not the Deal the Pro-Life Movement Bargained for With Trumpâ by Ross DouthatThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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While we take a quick summer break, we wanted to recommend a new show: âThe Opinions.â Four times a week, in ten minutes or less, youâll hear one of our columnists â Matter of Opinion hosts included â walk you through their take on an issue or idea you might not have considered. Itâs like the Opinion pages come to life.
In this episode, our very own Carlos shares what he learned reading Kamala Harrisâs two memoirs. He reflects on how her criminal justice message has changed over time, and considers what that may reveal about her candidacy. Listen and subscribe to "The Opinions" on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Thoughts about Matter of Opinion? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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The hosts react to Kamala Harrisâs convention speech in this special late-night edition of âMatter of Opinionâ. Lydia, Ross and Carlos unpack how Harris had a âdeft threading of a number of tricky needlesâ as she accepted her partyâs nomination, and look at what the entire week revealed about the Democratic Party.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available on the Times website.)
Thoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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If you believe JD Vance, the American family is in crisis. But are attacks on âchildless cat ladiesâ and pitches for enfranchising kids actual policy platforms or merely culture war cudgels?
This week on âMatter of Opinion,â Jessica Grose joins Michelle, Ross and Carlos to debate the weird ways gender and family are showing up in the election and share their own roads to parenthood.
Plus, Jessica suggests a deep dive into a culture of âtin pot dictators wearing LoveShackFancy.â
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
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âRed Families vs. Blue Families: Legal Polarization and the Creation of the Cultureâ by Naomi Cahn and June CarboneâThe Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behindâ by Melissa S. KearneyâThe Party of Juliaâ by Ross DouthatâWelcome to Bama Confidential,â Anne Helen Petersonâs essay series on her Culture Study newsletterThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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This week on the show, Michelle Goldberg joins Michelle and Ross to debate the gambles or gains Kamala Harris has made by picking Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate. They also discuss the ways the Trump-Vance ticket could recalibrate to regain their lead. Plus, Goldberg is sunny on a new show you probably havenât heard of.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
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Donât Listen to the Right. The Kamalanomenon Is Real. by Michelle GoldbergThe Focus Group Podcast episode âKamala Needs a DEI Pick (Straight White Dude)â with Sarah LongwellSunny from Apple TV+Thoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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The 2024 presidential race is officially in its identity politics stage. From âWhite Dudes for Harris,â to âD.E.I. candidateâ accusations, the hosts debate how race and racism are being deployed in the second week of the Harris v. Trump election.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
Mentioned in this episode:
âDreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritanceâ by Barack ObamaâRising Stare: The Making of Obamaâ by David J. GarrowâBarack Obama: The Storyâ by David MaranissâThe Olympic Flame Isnât a Flame at Allâ by Andrew KehThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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Vice President Kamala Harris has gone from being one of President Bidenâs many problems to the hope of the Democratic Party. This week Ross, Lydia and Carlos dissect the seismic campaign vibe shift in both parties. Plus, Ross criticizes another self-indulgent addition to the modern eraâs Western canon.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
Mentioned in this episode:
Ross Douthat, David French, Michelle Goldberg, and Lydia Polgreen: Is It a Mistake for Democrats to Go All In on Harris? Four Columnists on the Partyâs Moves.Harrisâs Michigan event on abortionHarrisâs first presidential rally in Milwaukee speechThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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The former president was expected to offer âunityâ in his convention acceptance speech. But, after a wild week, the speech revealed the same old Donald Trump. In this episode, the hosts debate: Is Trump a âman of destinyâ?
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
Recommended in this episode:
Donald Trump, Man of DestinyThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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âThe dam is breaking!â Have the Democrats reached their âbreak glass in case of emergencyâ moment? This week, Michelle, Ross and Lydia dig into the Democratic Party fissures, consider what could happen if President Biden refuses to bow out, and debate just how much this moment mirrors the Republican scramble against Trump in 2016.
(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)
Mentioned in this episode:
George Clooney: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.The Case for Joe Biden by Ross DouthatEzra Klein: A Path to Defeat from âThe Bulwark PodcastâThoughts about the show? Email us at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440.
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