Matt and Sam are joined by historian Kim Phillips-Fein to discuss the "state of the field" of historical studies of American conservatism. How has the study of the right changed since 2016? And how should it orient itself to 2024?

The History of the History of the Right (w/ Kim Phillips-Fein)

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Matt and Sam talk to the poet Christian Wiman about his recent book, Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Despair.

Against Despair (w/ Christian Wiman)

Matt and Sam are joined by historian Ronnie Grinberg to discuss her book "Write Like a Man: Jewish Masculinity and the New York Intellectuals."

"Write Like a Man" (w/ Ronnie Grinberg)

Matt and Sam watch the wonderful 1998 documentary "Arguing the World" — and go deep on  Irving Howe, Irving Kristol, Daniel Bell, and Nathan Glazer.

Arguing the World: Howe, Kristol, Glazer, and Bell [Teaser]

Matt and Sam talk to B.D. McClay about the right's deranged freakout over Taylor Swift — and what she can tell us about American fame, fortune, and fear.

Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome (w/ B.D. McClay)

Matt and Sam discuss a conservative family saga for the ages — the Bozells — in a classic KYE episode unlocked from the Patreon.

The History of the History of the Right (w/ Kim Phillips-Fein)

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