Politicon: How The Heck Are We Gonna Get Along with Clay Aiken

90: Meghan McCain

In this special Thanksgiving episode, Clay is joined by his good friend and frequent political sparring partner Meghan McCain for a deep conversation about the factors dividing the country. They discuss the importance of speaking your mind and staying true ...

88: Professor Noah Feldman

Clay is joined by author of “The Broken Constitution”, Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman, for a discussion about the legacy of President Lincoln and the salience of race in contemporary debates about schooling and CRT. Did his leadership represent an ...

86: Judge Ladoris Cordell

Clay is joined by author of the book “Her Honor”, Judge LaDorris Cordell for an insider's look at the state of our country’s legal system, the hurdles it places in the way of so many of us, and the reforms ...

84: Professor Michael Sandel

Clay is joined by Harvard philosopher, Professor Michael Sandel, for an in depth discussion about the forces in our country that create its winners and its losers, and how that tyranny of meritocracy divides us. Have modern democracies fallen prey ...

82: Billy Prempeh

Clay is joined by the Congressional challenger in NJ-9, Republican Billy Prempeh for a wide ranging discussion about what it takes to win a House seat, the challenges candidates face running in a district historically controlled by the opposing party, ...

80: Steven Olikara

Clay welcomes founder of the Millennial Action Project and 2022 Wisconsin Senate candidate Steven Olikara for a discussion about the process of running for national office and how he would tackle the critical issues facing his state and our country. ...

78: Dr. Lina Abirafeh

Clay welcomes the Executive Director of the Arab Institute for Women at the Lebanese American University, human rights activist Dr. Lina AbiRafeh for a discussion about the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and what it means for women. Did ...

76: Mary Trump

Clay welcomes Dr. Mary Trump, niece of the former President, to look at the trauma our nation still has to reckon with from its history-- starting with the pandemic, a contested election and race relations-- and that’s only from the ...

74: Victor Shi

72: Audrey Cavenecia

Show notes on the website: https://politicon.com/podcasts/audrey-cavenecia/

70: Dave Spencer

Clay sits down with Rockefeller heir, philanthropist, and podcast host of Practically Political, Dave Spencer, to look at the role that civic minded Republicans could play in rebranding the GOP after President Trump. Does the secret to regaining political power ...

68: Jacqueline Novogratz

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66: JD Durkin

Clay is joined by the host of Cheddar’s new primetime show, “None of the Above”, J.D. Durkin, for a deep dive into how the media can appeal to younger audiences and still give us the information we need to know. ...

64: Dr. Rashad Richey

Clay welcomes the host of The Young Turks newest show Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey, Dr. Richey, to find out if we can count on our politics to give us the change our country desperately needs. Fresh off debates with ...

62: Jill Wine-Banks

Clay welcomes legal mastermind, adventurer, and cultural icon Jill Wine-Banks to see how the rule of law is holding up during the Biden administration, what to do about partisanship, and how we can create the country we want. Get more ...

60: Jonathan Allen

Clay has on author and political maven Jonathan Allen to find out why Biden and Harris beat the odds to make it to the White House, and if we can expect the political wave they rode in on to carry ...

58: Richard Lui

Clay welcomes journalist, businessman, and author Richard Lui to discuss the power of selflessness and how we can rediscover it in our modern age. Is that what our politics is missing?

56: Jonathan Cohn

Clay welcomes author and healthcare policy expert Jonathan Cohn to take us through the 10 year war to get from Obamacare towards universal coverage. Why don’t we have it..especially in the middle of a pandemic?

54: Heather McGhee

Clay is joined by author and Color of Change Board Chair Heather McGhee to find out more about her ideas for replacing our zero sum race relations with community and prosperity. Are they the key to finally getting along?

52: Rep. David Price

For the 52nd episode of “How The Heck Are We Going To Get Along!” Clay welcomes his hometown representative, Congressman from the great state of North Carolina David Price.

50: The Circus - Mark McKinnon & Alex Wagner

Clay hosts Mark McKinnon and Alex Wagner of Showtime’s The Circus to look at the current state of our national parties and take a look at what’s coming at us next from each side of the aisle.

48: Dr. Jonathan Metzl

Clay is joined by Dr. Jonathan Metzl of Vanderbilt University to discuss the health of our society-- from politics, to the pandemic, our race relations, and everything in between.

46: Sally Kohn

Clay is joined by TED Talk speaker and independent media personality Sally Kohn to take a look at where the progressive movement is as we get closer to the start of a Biden Presidency, and if there’s any hope for ...

44: A Year Of Trying To Get Along

In this year's end special, Clay plays some of his favorite segments from the conversations he’s had in the inaugural year of his podcast and lets us know what he thinks about our fate in 2021

42: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson sits down with Clay to discuss the current state of race in the country and the current fissures that need to be healed for us to come together. And despite the negative press, they both find ...