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New York Times Opinion

Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to humans and animals alike? Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.

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  • ‘This is Something that Traditional Economics Isn’t Prepared to Deal With’

    This is the strangest economy I’ve seen in my lifetime. If you just looked at the macro data — the jobs numbers, G.D.P., the stock market — things look pretty normal. But they clearly aren’t normal. The Trump administration spent the...
  • The Opinions: Bernie Sanders and Ruben Gallego

    What will America’s story be after President Trump? My colleague David Leonhardt did a great series on that question this year, talking to a number of leading politicians. I thought two of those episodes, with Senator Bernie Sanders and...
  • The Simplest Way to Save Lives With Your Money

    “This lightbulb went off that almost no one was asking these questions.” In 2006, Elie Hassenfeld and a few of his friends pooled some money they wanted to donate to charity. And they wanted to find charities where their money would go...
  • Best Of: Zadie Smith on Populists, Frauds and Flip Phones

    This is one of my favorite conversations in recent memory — with the writer Zadie Smith.  Smith is the author of novels, including “White Teeth,” “On Beauty” and “NW,” as well as many essays and short stories. Her ability to give...
  • The Contradictions of Gavin Newsom

    Gavin Newsom is the 2028 Democratic front-runner. That’s what many of the polls and the Polymarket betting odds say. It’s been widely believed that Newsom wants to run for president someday. But belief that he could be a front-runner...
  • What I Learned in 2025

    I answer your questions on the year’s political lessons, the struggles of young men and handling heat on the show. The end-of-year Ask Me Anything episode has become a tradition on the show. So as 2025 comes to a close, I’m joined by...
  • Interesting Times: She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGA’s Anger

    My colleague Ross Douthat talks to the journalist who exposed Jeffrey Epstein.  This episode of “Interesting Times,” with the Miami Herald investigative journalist Julie K. Brown, came out back in July. But since Epstein has very much...
  • Best Of: The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our Social Lives

    The holidays are an unusually social time, filled with parties and family get-togethers. But for most of the year, we feel isolated and unsatisfied with our social lives. Our society isn’t structured to support connection year-round. So...
  • Fareed Zakaria Thinks Steve Bannon Got One Thing Right

    On Monday night, in front of a live audience, I talked to Fareed Zakaria about the different political age he believes we’ve entered.  Zakaria is the host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN and the author of the 2024 book “Age of...
  • Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever

    Patti Smith, “the Godmother of Punk,” has lived a wild life and accumulated so much wisdom in the process. In the 1960s and ’70s, Smith was a fixture of the New York City creative scene — hanging out with the likes of Bob Dylan, Janis...
  • Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes and the Right’s ‘Groyper’ Problem

    Is this the future of MAGA? Tucker Carlson’s interview with the white nationalist influencer Nick Fuentes has caused a firestorm on the right. Carlson and Fuentes’s friendly chat about American Jews — whether they fit into this country...
  • What Were Democrats Thinking?

    Democrats’ case for the government shutdown was just starting to break through to voters. Why fold now? Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com. You can find the transcript and more episodes of “The Ezra...