Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener

Reasons for Hope in 2024: John Nichols, plus The Bill Gates Problem: Tim Schwab


Listen Later

Hope is different from optimism – it’s an embrace of uncertainty, and a basis for action. The polls look bad for Joe Biden, but Democrats’ chances are much brighter in the House, and perhaps the Senate. John Nichols talks about reasons for hope in 2024, starting in the tipping point state of 2020, Wisconsin.

Also: Bill Gates is now the 6th richest man in the world, with 104 billion dollars. He’s spent the last 20 years giving away some of his money--the Gates Foundation gave away $7 billion in 2022. But with the money comes a host of problems. Tim Schwab will explain; his new book has a great title: “The Bill Gates Problem: Reckoning with the Myth of the Good Billionaire.”



Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Start Making Sense with Jon WienerBy The Nation Magazine

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

15 ratings


More shows like Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener

View all
On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,131 Listeners

Political Gabfest by Slate Podcasts

Political Gabfest

8,498 Listeners

The Political Scene | The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

3,936 Listeners

Conversations with Bill Kristol by Bill Kristol

Conversations with Bill Kristol

1,937 Listeners

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts by Slate Podcasts

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

3,506 Listeners

The Nation Podcasts by The Nation Magazine

The Nation Podcasts

415 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,304 Listeners

The Atlantic Interview by The Atlantic

The Atlantic Interview

1,924 Listeners

The Josh Marshall Podcast by Talking Points Memo

The Josh Marshall Podcast

1,875 Listeners

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast by Chris Hayes, MSNBC & NBCNews THINK

Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast

9,585 Listeners

DSR's Words Matter by The DSR Network

DSR's Words Matter

2,859 Listeners

The Bulwark Podcast by The Bulwark

The Bulwark Podcast

11,772 Listeners

Strict Scrutiny by Crooked Media

Strict Scrutiny

5,650 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,237 Listeners

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent by Greg Sargent

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

648 Listeners