# ![@interestingtimesnyt Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:youtube::UCJugC7hlL5uNoii46ICyUvw.png) @interestingtimesnyt Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

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### Top Social Posts
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"Will It Ever Be Cool to Be Conservative Edgelords Groypers Sydney Sweeneys jeans. American pop culture is having a right-wing moment. Ross recently joined the Popcast hosts Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli to debate whether it will ever be truly cool to be conservative in Hollywood. Watch or listen to the entire conversation here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/arts/music/conservative-celebrities-sydney-sweeney-popcast.html Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4hdkgfjUkfM)  2025-12-18T18:30Z 87.1K followers, 23.8K engagements


"A Fringe Epidemiologists Plan to Restore Trust in Science Interesting Times with Ross Douthat If you want to understand how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became the face of American public health you have to go back to the Covid era. Medical authorities spoke with certainty: Trust the science. Dont listen to skeptics. But a lot of people stopped trusting experts entirely when outsiders got some things right and the establishment got some things wrong. Now those outsiders are in charge like my guest this week. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is the director of the National Institutes of Health. I wanted to know:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1GCHMsPsRY4)  2026-01-29T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 17K engagements


"Steve Bannon on Elon Musk and the Battle for Trump's Ear Ross Douthat sits down with Steve Bannon to discuss the many right-wing factions vying for dominance in the Trump administration. 5:27 - From the Tea Party to MAGA 21:23 - Immigration and the working class 24:55 - Trumps first term 28:59 - What does populism want to achieve 45:06 - Technofeudalism 48:11- The genius of Elon Musk"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BrSLe3-OGBU)  2025-01-31T10:00Z 86.4K followers, 855.7K engagements


"How Palantir Assists ICE Interesting Times with Ross Douthat When ICE engages in enforcement operations it relies on Palantirs technology. In the fall of [----] Ross sat down with Shyam Sankar the companys chief technology officer to discuss what Palantir actually does. In this clip from the interview Ross asks Sankar to describe the companys role in the Trump administrations deportation efforts the threat of misusing data and what its like for Palantir to trust the government with the impressive technology it has created. Watch the full conversation here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GYWmoyUUHoI)  2026-01-17T17:00Z 87.1K followers, 19.2K engagements


"The Next Economic Bubble Is Here Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is the A.I. revolution keeping the entire economy afloat This week on Interesting Times Ross talks with Jason Furman an economist from the Harvard Kennedy School and a contributing writer for NYT Opinion about how investors policymakers and consumers should think about the boom and potential bust of the fastest growing segment of the American economy and look to past bubbles for answers. 01:17 - Okay so are we in a bubble 09:01 - Historical comparisons of past bubbles 12:08 - The case for an A.I. bubble 21:34 - The case"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KoJH9cGtv1s)  2025-10-23T14:00Z 87.1K followers, 276.8K engagements


"Ending the Culture of Victimhood on College Campuses Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Trump is waging war on elite higher education in America. But what's actually wrong with it According to many on the right a lot. This week Ross Douthat talks to May Mailman the lawyer behind President Trumps battles with Harvard and Columbia about the administrations assault on the Ivy League and why a glorification of victimhood is changing the relationship between universities and the federal government. 02:05 - What is a culture of victimhood 07:08 - Mailmans political awakening 11:18 - Social media"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OgzhY0fHU8Y)  2025-09-25T14:00Z 86.4K followers, 51.5K engagements


"JD Vance on Faith Deportations Trumps Clash With the Courts Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Vice President JD Vance discusses the Trump administrations deportations the tariff backlash and how his faith influences his politics on this episode of Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Read the full transcript here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/opinion/jd-vance-pope-trump-immigration.html 01:55 How faith shapes JD Vances politics 04:35 Papal interventions in politics 15:17 How will the Trump administration measure success on immigration 22:11 The courts are trying to overturn the will of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z63oBGtmnWI)  2025-05-21T09:01Z 86K followers, 128.2K engagements


"Trump Has Lost the Country Interesting Times with Ross Douthat I want to say something that few conservatives will admit right now: Donald Trump has lost the country. The coalition he assembled to defeat Kamala Harris has evaporated and his aggressive agenda never mind his legacy wont survive if Republicans cant win the next election. Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Ross Douthat Trump Conservatives"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=leLQuObRyaU)  2026-02-04T16:35Z 87.1K followers, 78.3K engagements


"A.I. Mars and Immortality: Are We Dreaming Big Enough Interesting Times with Ross Douthat The billionaire Peter Thiel is unimpressed with our pace of innovation. In this episode he critiques artificial intelligence longevity science and space travel and warns that our lack of progress could lead to catastrophic outcomes including the emergence of the Antichrist. 01:02 What does stagnation mean in [----] 06:44 Peter Thiel's case for more progress and innovation 12:06 Does taking more scientific risk include life extension 16:05 Peter Thiel's political history 19:47 Did Trump live up to Thiel's"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vV7YgnPUxcU)  2025-06-26T14:01Z 86.2K followers, 928.7K engagements


"Fighting Sin on the Dank Right Can conservative nationalism exist without racism or antisemitism Thats part of the debate on the right after Tucker Carlsons recent interview with the white nationalist Nick Fuentes. And its a question on Rosss mind as he revisits his conversation with the evangelical pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist Doug Wilson who argues that Christians should condemn ethnic malice on the dank right with the same energy that they use to fight the left. You can read the transcript from the original episode here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=x-a2gpgHZTI)  2025-11-07T15:01Z 87.1K followers, 13.5K engagements


"What Makes "Andor" Left-Wing Interesting Times with Ross Douthat The Star Wars spinoff Andor has succeeded in being both original and smartly political in a Hollywood that is often neither Ross Douthat the host of "Interesting Times" argues in this conversation with the show's showrunner Tony Gilroy. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/opinion/film-hollywood-andor-politics.html 02:10 The political world of Andor 07:39 Tony Gilroy's syllabus for Andor 09:59 Is Andor a left-wing show 16:43 What makes Hollywood progressive or liberal 24:34 Debating the politics of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9kUFBXrw0DU)  2025-06-05T09:00Z 87.1K followers, 52.3K engagements


"Its Deeper Than Nick Fuentes Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Is antisemitism the next chapter of America First Many see the appeal of antisemitic ideas among younger conservatives as a natural consequence of a hard right nationalist turn. Yoram Hazony a prominent advocate of nationalist politics is trying to keep that from happening. He joins Ross to discuss the root of right-wing antisemitism and what right-wing leaders should do about it. 01:56 Just how bad is antisemitism on the right 06:26 The generational and"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ErjBkdoqpwU)  2025-11-20T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 73.4K engagements


"Ezra Klein Is Worried But Not About a Radicalized Left Interesting Times With Ross Douthat Ezra Klein argues that the left desperately needs a unifying project for its own survival and for the sake of the country. In this episode of Ross Douthats Interesting Times Ross and Ezra assess the aftermath of Charlie Kirks assassination and debate whether the left has taken a dark turn. 00:37 - How liberalism became uncertain and exhausted 08:46 - The void in the Democratic Party 12:04 - Does progressive despair lead to radicalism 15:01 - Violence is contagious" 19:25 - Can the left be more malleable"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GVL69ZfvhuQ)  2025-09-18T14:00Z 86.4K followers, 213K engagements


"Does the Right Still Care About Abortion Interesting Times With Ross Douthat Nearly four years after Roe v. Wade was overturned where is the pro-life movement setting its sights Thats what I wanted to know from the activist Lila Rose. We spoke last month in front of a live audience at the Catholic University of America. We debated whether her cause was prepared for the fall of Roe and whether abortion still matters at all to the right. 01:51 - Live Action and undercover activism 05:48 - Pro-Life [---] and S.L.E.D. 13:34 - The mistake of feminism 17:02 - Pro-family policy 22:33 - The political"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IVF-Iqf73Jo)  2026-02-05T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 23K engagements


"What Palantir Sees "Interesting Times" with Ross Douthat Whos afraid of Palantir The companys CTO Shyam Sankar joins Ross for a conversation about what the shadow-y company actually does and the thorny political and ethical questions it faces. They also discuss the new era of collaboration between Silicon Valley and the military a personal project for Sankar who was recently commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. pltr stock AI artificial intelligence Palantir palantir explained Warfare palantir technologies ai pltr stock AI artificial intelligence Palantir palantir"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=K4I7UsmX8HI)  2025-10-30T14:20Z 87.1K followers, 112.3K engagements


"Anthropic's CEO: We Dont Know if the Models Are Conscious Interesting Times with Ross Douthat A.I. is evolving fast and humanity is falling behind. Dario Amodei the chief executive of Anthropic has warned about the potential benefits and real dangers linked to the speed of that progress. As one of the lords of this technology is he on the side of the human race 01:37 - The promise and optimism of A.I. 13:29 - White collar "bloodbaths" 25:33 - Robotics and physical labor 30:58 - The first dangerous scenario 44:34 - What if it goes rogue 48:53 - Claudes constitution Thoughts Email us at"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N5JDzS9MQYI)  2026-02-12T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 66.5K engagements


"Christian Nationalism vs Clown World Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Doug Wilson Evangelical pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist has been preaching for decades that America needs to reclaim its Puritan past. But in [----] he believes hes significantly more influential. Does that mean America is closer to Wilsons goal of theocracy In this episode nothing is off limits even Rosss own salvation. 01:37 - Doug Wilson's vision for a Christian nation 09:20 - Wilsons ideal theocratic republic 20:21 - Theocracy and religious diversity 38:35 - Christendom and slavery 48:19 - How far does"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WAYWbbSeIhE)  2025-10-09T14:00Z 87.1K followers, 94.4K engagements


"Does the Future Belong to China Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Is the United States still a worthy opponent for China In this episode Ross Douthat talks to Dan Wang the author of Breakneck: Chinas Quest to Engineer the Future about the alarming speed at which China is able to build and could blow America out of the water. 01:08 - A life full of ease and beauty 05:16 - Rule by engineers 10:34 - Chinas Technological Mastery 15:36 - Is autocracy driving innovation 24:44 - What are the real stakes of the competition"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZNK3vNg13XA)  2025-09-04T14:00Z 87.1K followers, 815.9K engagements


"Amy Coney Barrett Is Looking Beyond the Trump Era Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is playing the long game. In this weeks Interesting Times she walks us through the current courts most controversial rulings why she believes that her originalist interpretations are resistant to ideological pressures and why shes not comfortable thinking of herself as a cultural icon. 02:04 - Balancing the personal and the professional 11:40 - The theory and practice of originalism 18:04 - Why Was Roe v. Wade overturned 27:10 - Stare Decisis and Overruling Decisions"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=b94thInW27c)  2025-10-16T14:01Z 87.1K followers, 160.6K engagements


"Taylor Swifts Trad Turn Is Taylor Swifts The Life of a Showgirl the soundtrack for the Trump era The Times Opinion columnist and self-proclaimed conservative dad Ross Douthat thinks so and explains why. Taylor swift taylor swift showgirl album taylor swift showgirl Taylor swift conservative Taylor swift taylor swift showgirl album taylor swift showgirl Taylor swift conservative"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=byMFUCyA8mM)  2025-10-29T21:37Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Why Was Roe v. Wade Overturned Abortion isnt a right protected by the Constitution nor is it deeply rooted in the countrys history. The Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett describes how the courts majority came to that conclusion on this weeks episode of "Interesting Times. She explains to Ross Douthat the tools she uses to interpret the law. Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Trump Scalia Justice John Roberts Abortion Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Originalism Ross Douthat Trump News roe v. wade Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Trump Scalia Justice John Roberts Abortion Dobbs"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=h_rK3mAOg7Q)  2025-10-16T18:00Z 87.1K followers, 27.9K engagements


"Hasan Piker Is Flirting With the Revolution Interesting Times Hasan Piker the Twitch and YouTube star understands what pushes people to commit acts of political violence. But does that understanding tip over into appreciation In this episode of Interesting Times Ross Douthat and Piker debate why Pikers post-liberal rhetoric attracts criticism from the right (and results in the occasional platform suspension) and why Americans changing attitudes on Israel feed his revolutionary optimism. 02:12 - Life during and after Twitch 11:16 - The Hasan Piker worldview 16:40 - Revolutionary violence 20:13"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iA-bG-_QLDY)  2025-10-02T10:18Z 87.1K followers, 138.8K engagements


"Peter Thiel Isnt Convinced Elon Musk Still Believes In Mars What if going to Mars is no longer the "libertarian paradise Elon Musk was hoping for In this clip from Interesting Times billionaire Peter Thiel explains why he believes even Elon Musk isnt aiming as high as he used to. #peterthiel #mars #spacetravel # elonmusk #interestingtimes #nytopinion Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/vV7YgnPUxcU Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT. Peter Thiel Elon Musk Trump Technology Mars Biotechnology AI Religion Peter Thiel Elon Musk Trump Technology Mars Biotechnology AI Religion"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jtWWVsGmVuk)  2025-06-26T19:15Z 87.1K followers, 547.1K engagements


"The Shifting Politics of Transgender Rights Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. The transgender rights movement in America appeared to be gaining momentum. But after suffering a big loss before the Supreme Court in June and facing a shift in public opinion where does the fight go now On this episode of Interesting Times Ross is joined by Chase Strangio a transgender rights activist and a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union to discuss strategy in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion as well as"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=w-f_n9ou8vE)  2025-12-04T15:01Z 87.1K followers, 39.6K engagements


"Robot Plumbers Robot Armies and Our Imminent A.I. Future Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is artificial intelligence about to take your job According to Daniel Kokotajlo the executive director of the A.I. Futures Project that should be the least of your worries. Kokotajlo was once a researcher for OpenAI but left after losing confidence in the companys commitment to A.I. safety. This week he joins Ross Douthat to talk about AI [----] a series of predictions and warnings about the risks A.I. poses to humanity in the coming years from radically transforming the economy to developing armies of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wNJJ9QUabkA)  2025-05-15T09:01Z 86.4K followers, 676.1K engagements


"Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is society too feminine or not feminine enough Two conservative writers Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant disagree on the answer. They join Ross Douthat on the Interesting Times podcast to debate whether the feminization of institutions led to wokeism and a greater divide between men and women. 02:18 Wokeness is distinctively feminine. 06:16 Has liberal feminism failed women 12:59 The feminization of institutions 20:50 Defining feminine and masculine vices 24:14 Toxic femininity 39:01 Defeminization in the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xkTglJuqq8U)  2025-11-06T15:45Z 87.1K followers, 247.3K engagements


"Marc Andreessen on Trump Biden Musk and Why Silicon Valley Moved Right The tech investor Marc Andreessen and his fellow Silicon Valley giant Elon Musk werent always the Donald Trump supporters they are today. In this episode Ross asks Andreessen a founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz about what led to Silicon Valleys rightward shift and the new agenda of the tech-right faction. (A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.) Thoughts about the show Email us at matterofopinion@nytimes.com or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440. Unlock full access to"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TEGVM6y6lwM)  2025-01-17T10:18Z 77.3K followers, 116.3K engagements


"Who Is Watching the Watchers The U.S. government doesnt and technically cant watch citizens every minute of every day. But Palantir is developing and deploying technology that might help to change that. Shyam Sankar the companys C.T.O. sees this as the best path forward. If institutions cant properly do their jobs they can''t protect you from the things theyre supposed to protect you from he argues. Ross Douthat Shyam Sankar Palantir surveillance Ross Douthat Shyam Sankar Palantir surveillance"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VFkgMs0QwPY)  2025-10-31T15:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Americas New Foreign Aid Policy: Is That Our Problem On the latest episode of Interesting Times Ross pushes Jeremy Lewin a senior State Department official and DOGE alum to explain whether or not America has moral obligations in its new foreign policy strategy. #nytopinion #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Vchz82DlKW4)  2025-07-31T20:13Z 77.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Is the A.I. Boom Just Vibes Are we living through an A.I. bubble Or is it all just vibes Jason Furman a contributing Times Opinion writer and an economist at the Harvard Kennedy School tells Ross Douthat that while its hard to put a number on it theres something enormous going on here. Trump A.I. OpenAI The A.I. Bubble Jason Furman Ross Douthat U.S. Economy Dot-com boom Trump A.I. OpenAI The A.I. Bubble Jason Furman Ross Douthat U.S. Economy Dot-com boom"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y3i8NAPq4qA)  2025-10-25T19:00Z 87.1K followers, 10.7K engagements


"Is the Gaza War Contributing to Antisemitism Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is the recent onslaught of antisemitism on the right a result of the Israel-Gaza war In this episode of Interesting Times Yoram Hazony an Israeli political theorist explains how foreign policy is just one of the various forms that anti-Jewish messaging can take"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YCJhu1AO1H0)  2025-11-21T17:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Ross and Ezra Klein Discuss Trump Mysticism and Psychedelics Interesting Times with Ross Douthat This week were sharing a great conversation Ross had on The Ezra Klein Show this past spring. Ezra asks Ross about his most recent book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. But along the way they debate not just how religion influences the Trump administration but also their own lives. Come for their seeking and stay for their thoughts on ayahuasca and mystical encounters. 02:39 - Trump: man of destiny 19:55 - Political power cruelty and Godliness 36:13 - Religion and spirituality in the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j36xucDSsZc)  2025-08-21T14:13Z 69.6K followers, 30.2K engagements


"Mamdanis Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Does Zohran Mamdanis win mean a new dawn for the Democratic Party Not exactly Ross Douthat argues. In this mini-episode of Interesting Times Ross explains that the New York mayors office has historically been a springboard to nowhere rather than a precursor for national politics. Zohran Mamdani Mayors Michael Bloomberg Eric Adams Rudy Giuliani Bernie Sanders Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democratic Party Democratic socialism Ross Douthat Trump Trump news Zohran Mamdani Mayors Michael Bloomberg Eric Adams Rudy"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jwHGoZXTaI8)  2025-11-05T12:01Z 87.1K followers, 12.1K engagements


"War Without Humans Even with developments in artificial intelligence armed conflict without humans isnt in our future Shyam Sankar the C.T.O. of Palantir argues on Interesting Times. In warfare theres always going to be a human on the loop he says"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qotZDJEgiSM)  2025-11-02T16:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Shifting Politics Around Transgender Rights The amount of resources used to erode transgender rights in America is greatly disproportionate to the number of trans-identifying people in the country Chase Strangio a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union argues on Interesting Times. This week Chase joins the columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the shifting politics of transgender rights. Interesting Times Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Chase Strangio ACLU Transgender Rights Supreme Court Law Interesting Times Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Chase Strangio ACLU Transgender"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rmNlK7Yas7c)  2025-12-05T17:30Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"This Is the War Against Human Nature Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Theres something very spiritually dark about the internet the author Paul Kingsnorth tells Ross Douthat in this weeks episode of Interesting Times. Kingsnorth warns against the expanding presence of technology in our lives and declares it the war against human nature. 00:06:10 Defining "The Machine" 00:08:03 Ecological vs. Spiritual Collapse 00:15:03 The Case for Modernity 00:24:02 The Four Ps of a Healthy Culture 00:28:39 Collapse Revival and The Internet 00:34:05 Thiel Musk and The Antichrist 00:42:37 The Choice in"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s5wdJqJ708U)  2025-11-14T15:01Z 87.1K followers, 74.9K engagements


"Is Anything Holding MAGA Together Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. After Charlie Kirks assassination conspiracy theories and divisions multiplied on the right. On this episode of Interesting Times Ross talks to Andrew Kolvet a Turning Point USA spokesperson and executive producer of The Charlie Kirk Show about what happens to a movement when its charismatic leader is gone what its like to be the target of conspiracy theories and whether there are any issues unifying conservatism now. 01:35 - Andrews friendship with"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ByvhgvXiFF0)  2025-12-11T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 69.8K engagements


"Trumps War on Hotbeds of Radicalism" Many elite universities have an ideology problem at least according to the Trump administration and May Mailman is here to fix it. On Interesting Times May the architect behind Trumps culture war on liberal education explains the levers of power she and her colleagues can pull to usher in the presidents new vision. Trump news Donald Trump Harvard University Columbia University Education DEI Conservatism Republican Party College Universities University of Pennsylvania May Mailman Ross Douthat Trump news Donald Trump Harvard University Columbia University"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GSaB_geX-lM)  2025-09-25T22:00Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Ezra Klein on Left-Wing Despair @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat is concerned about despair driving the left to radicalization. Is Ezra Klein at all worried Ross asks his fellow columnist on the latest episode of Interesting Times"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q16mn3TG9Yc)  2025-09-18T21:15Z 83.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Digital Segregation Between Men and Women Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Would you rather go on a date or scroll on your phone According to Alice Evans a social scientist who studies gender norms and declining birthrates tech is outcompeting personal interactions. And our retreat into digital spaces of solitude is making it harder to meet people. In this clip from Interesting Times she describes how technology helped create a coupling crisis and what might bring the sexes back together. You can read the transcript from the original episode here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_HPpIp-NHzY)  2026-01-01T17:00Z 87.1K followers, 17.9K engagements


"The Duality in Conservative Politics Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Could right-wing politics use more of Erika Kirks spirit of forgiveness Andrew Kolvet of Turning Point USA says yes but explains why he also endorses a tough-love approach to politics on this episode of Interesting Times. Love can look hard he tells the @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat. Im not going to let you drink the toilet water America. Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Andrew Kolvet Charlie Kirk Turning Point USA Conservatism Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Andrew Kolvet Charlie Kirk Turning Point USA"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bjzKtzLOOVY)  2025-12-12T17:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Epstein Did Not Do This All by Himself Who were Jeffrey Epsteins powerful friends According to Julie K. Brown the journalist whose work helped reopen the Epstein case in [----] thats a place where nobody wants to go. In this clip from a July episode of Interesting Times Brown considers the unanswered questions about Epsteins connections including possible links to intelligence agencies and explains why withholding information is a betrayal of Epsteins victims. You can read the transcript from the original episode here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qXU0q9ZzWes)  2025-11-18T18:01Z 87.1K followers, 40.2K engagements


"The Politics of Michael Clayton Interesting Times It's impossible for me to see Clayton as an ideological thing Tony Gilroy tells opinion columnist Ross Douthat on the latest episode of Interesting Times where the two debate what makes art political. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/9kUFBXrw0DU Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0HGBCNQVAUQ)  2025-06-05T20:25Z 84.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Why Christopher Rufo Thinks the Department of Education Is Beyond Reform In his recent interview with Chris Rufo Times Opinion columnist Ross Douthat asked the conservative activist why he feels the Department of Education should be eliminated rather than reformed"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5HSrmKcc0g8)  2025-03-07T20:45Z 84.7K followers, [----] engagements


"JD Vance: Immigration Policy Requires a Law Enforcement Regime Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. The Trump administration is defending the fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. The mobilization of immigration enforcement has been a key component of the administrations deportation strategy. Last year Ross Douthat sat down with Vice President JD Vance to ask what he thinks a successful immigration policy entails and if the White House approach stands up to moral scrutiny. Vice President Vance answers in this clip. You can read the transcript"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AItSe6GHgsQ)  2026-01-08T22:42Z 87.1K followers, 14.3K engagements


"Christopher Rufo: The Left Needs to Choose Between Racial Favoritism and Colorblind Equality The left needs to do away with racial favoritism and instead embrace a kind of Spartan system of colorblind equality the conservative activist Christopher Rufo argued in a recent interview with Times Opinion columnist Ross Douthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ha5CoC9pM4Q)  2025-03-07T20:45Z 84.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Palantir's C.T.O. on ICE: 'People Voted on This' ICE is using technology designed by Palantir to assist the Trump administrations deportation efforts. What ICE is doing was voted on at the ballot box Palantirs C.T.O. Shyam Sankar tells Ross Douthat on Interesting Times. And disagreement over how the Trump administration has approached deportations is the beauty of the political process he argues"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PK9QkdwzzUI)  2025-11-01T15:00Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Why Christopher Rufo Wants Universities to Feel Existential Terror Putting the universities into contraction into a recession into declining budgets would discipline progressive educational institutions more effectively than Department of Education bureaucrats ever could the conservative activist Christopher Rufo argued in a recent interview with Times Opinion columnist Ross Douthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PPffGaQ-dH4)  2025-03-07T20:45Z 84.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Radicalizing Experience of The Financial Crisis Lina Khan former chair of the FTC shared how her experience during the financial crisis shaped her thinking about big corporations. #financialcrisis #toobigtofail #linakhan Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/Yhh70t-bWIIsi=nXqdUIlwPBF7X_y1 Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PqOZcP-bznk)  2025-06-20T18:40Z 84.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Should Transgender Athletes Be Banned From Sports Teams Interesting Times with Ross Douthat The Supreme Court is hearing two cases on whether transgender athletes can be banned from girls and womens sports teams. In this clip Ross asks the lawyer and activist Chase Strangio if he thinks sex-separated teams are a good idea and what the rules around participation should be. Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=w-f_n9ou8vE&t=4119s You can read the transcript from the original episode here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q64hGFio5go)  2026-01-13T22:22Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Progressive Regulator With Trumpist Fans Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is a life without Amazon the key to freedom This week Ross talks to Lina Khan former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission about how unchecked corporate power has limited choice in our day-to-day lives and how her fight against Big Tech unites left and right. 01:30 Whats wrong with big business 08:28 The political costs of corporate consolidation 10:45 How the [----] financial crisis shaped Lina Khan's philosophy 16:50 The antitrust consensus from Reagan to Obama 21:11 How the left and right align against big"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yhh70t-bWII)  2025-06-19T09:00Z 84.6K followers, 36.5K engagements


"A Hard Time We Had of It Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Merry Christmas and happy holidays This week Ross Douthat shares one of his favorite poems for the occasion The Journey of the Magi written by T.S. Elliot to reflect on a year one might call interesting. See you next year Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Christmas Ross Douthat Poetry T.S. Eliot The Journey of the Magi Christmas Ross Douthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_fkUW_ao4ys)  2025-12-24T17:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Spiritual Darkness Driving Silicon Valley Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is technology killing us The author Paul Kingsnorth argues that it is both physically and spiritually on a recent episode of Interesting Times with Ross Douthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aMAPS7iZHkw)  2025-11-15T16:00Z 87.1K followers, 14.8K engagements


"Steve Bannon on Elon Musk Neuralink and the Future of Humanity On Matter of Opinion Steve Bannon warns of the moral questions that loom as innovators like Elon Musk move humanity closer to technological human enhancement. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/opinion/steve-bannon-on-broligarchs-vs-populism.html"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=l_OAKHdVcR8)  2025-01-31T21:08Z 84.6K followers, 37.3K engagements


"Venezuela Is Not Iraq Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Get the army on the side of democracy the former Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams tells @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat. Abrams argues that in order to avoid a bloody civil war the key is for the gringos to get on the right side"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pcQLm1IrUrQ)  2026-01-08T15:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A Defense of U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Interesting Times with Ross Douthat What should the U.S. do next in Venezuela President Trumps former Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams wants the Trump administration to push harder for full regime change. But he and Ross debate if a democratic transition is even possible based on the administrations interests and past American efforts in the region. Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/opinion/interesting-times-elliott-abrams.html Unlock full access to New York Times"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=prmIf9UMzFI)  2026-01-07T15:30Z 87.1K followers, 39.2K engagements


"Christopher Rufo on D.E.I. Racial Favoritism and Donald Trump Christopher Rufo's mission to make universities to feel "existential terror." 01:47 Rufo's leftist origins and rightward shift 10:28 Backlash to CRT 20:15 Enforcing Civil Rights 29:07 The Left Needs to Choose Between Racial Favoritism and Colorblind Equality 43:41 The Department of Education Is Beyond Reform 59:36 A Conservative Patriotic Education This episode was produced by Sophia Alvarez Boyd Elisa Gutierrez and Andrea Betanzos. It was edited by Jordana Hochman. Mixing and engineering by Pat McCusker. Directed by Jonah Kessel."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qjLKRPJGGS0)  2025-03-07T10:01Z 84.7K followers, 28.8K engagements


"No Young Men Are Not Returning To Church. Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Something surprising is happening to religious belief in America: Its no longer trending downward. Are Americans becoming more religious On this episode of Interesting Times Ross sits down with the demographer and former pastor Ryan Burge to discuss the myths and realities of religious revival and debate whether the future belongs to ortho bros or Pagans. 01:30 - A new era of American religion 08:20 - The shifting gender balance in religion 13:41 - Class education and social trust 18:54 - Tarot astrology and UFOs:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KmTgEnE6oLs)  2026-01-22T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 57.4K engagements


"Abolish the Senate. End the Electoral College. Pack the Court. Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. For Democrats President Trumps victories have revealed the antidemocratic flaws at the core of our government. But could it be an opening for a constitutional revolution as the party searches for its next leader This week Ross explores what that revolution would entail with Osita Nwanevu the author of the book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding. 3:41 - What's wrong with our"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jiH7dBcBEcg)  2025-08-14T13:59Z 85.5K followers, 24.6K engagements


"Under Trump Is Foreign Aid 'Our Problem' Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Does America have a moral obligation to the world The former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Jeremy Lewin now deputy administrator for the United States Agency for International Development explains how he is implementing President Trumps foreign aid philosophy and what it means for humanitarian assistance going forward. 01:14 - From the private sector to interviewing with Elon Musk 08:40 - The rapid restructuring of U.S.A.I.D. 19:00 - Lewins critiques of U.S.A.I.D.s focus 24:00 - The most controversial"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6LDeJ4rlyyE)  2025-07-31T14:00Z 86.4K followers, 16.2K engagements


"What Training Neighbors to Protest ICE Looks Like Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Can cellphone cameras and whistles impede President Trumps immigration policy On this weeks episode of Interesting Times Ross speaks with Francisco Segovia the executive director of a Minneapolis-based nonprofit on the front lines of anti-ICE activism about how his organization is training citizens to become constitutional observers. Its your right to video record what your government is doing he says. Ross asks if theres any"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_WAgCZYwWJI)  2026-01-16T15:00Z 87.1K followers, 15.7K engagements


"Is David Lynch Right-Wing Coded In this weeks episode of Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Jonathan Keeperman founder of Passage Press dissects what conservative art means and if weve been reading shows like Girls and movies by the Coen Brothers all wrong. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/tj1hSTDXmrI Jonathan Keeperman Right wing culture Trump Donald Trump Trump news masculinity performative masculinity Republicans culture war culture wars racism Jonathan Keeperman Right wing culture Trump Donald Trump Trump news masculinity performative"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k-9pM9vfjcc)  2025-05-03T16:01Z 86.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The Democratic Senator Taking Cues From Trumpism Interesting Times with Ross Douthat In the face of Donald Trump and MAGA Democrats are stumbling badly. While the Trump administration redefines the limits of executive overreach the Democratic Party remains at odds over how to even whether to respond. But Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut has a plan for beating Republicans in [----] and it involves taking a cue from President Trump. He shares it with Ross Douthat on this episode of Interesting Times. Read the full transcript at"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uJixdS2qmbU)  2025-05-08T09:01Z 85.9K followers, 14.7K engagements


"The N.I.H. Director Thinks Covid Probably Started in a Lab Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Scientists tried to prevent a pandemic. But did they open up Pandoras box with their research Youve unleashed hell on the world youre responsible for it. What would you do Dr. Jay Bhattacharya explains how he views the public health fallout to the Opinion columnist Ross Douthat. Ross Douthat Jay Bhattacharya NIH National Institute of Health Covid Covid Pandemic Vaccines Ross Douthat Jay Bhattacharya NIH National Institute of Health Covid Covid Pandemic Vaccines"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v6SEky3Y1aY)  2026-01-31T15:00Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Steve Bannon: Silicon Valley Is Turning Us Into Digital Serfs Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Steve Bannon says the oligarchs of Silicon Valley are taking us back a millennium to feudalism. In this excerpt from one of our essential episodes he unleashes his rage over all the ways he believes theyve put the country in danger and why they must be stopped. You can read the transcript from the original episode here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/opinion/ross-douthat-steve-bannon.html And you can watch the entire conversation here:"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vvj_J2tB2Ag)  2025-09-08T17:01Z 86.2K followers, 94K engagements


"The Kryptonite To Chinas Dominance While Chinas technological advancements are undeniable does the countrys approach to growth carry real risks On Interesting Times Dan Wang the author of Breakneck: Chinas Quest to Engineer the Future tells @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat why the Communist Partys approach could benefit the U.S. in the long run. #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat #nytopinion China Communist Party of China Engineering and Engineers Capitalism (Theory and Philosophy) Artificial Intelligence Xi Jinping Shanghai Ross Douthat Dan Wang Building Cities China Communist Party of China"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PM1buqf2gG4)  2025-09-04T20:30Z 86.4K followers, 26.5K engagements


"Trump's Dark Mirror Coalition Interesting Times with Ross Douthat How did Donald Trump go from making toxic appeals to white voters to winning a multiracial coalition Ross Douthat and his friend and co-author Reihan Salam explore how Trump fulfilled the political transformation they called for [--] years ago albeit with a dash of demagoguery. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/opinion/republican-party-trump-future.html This episode was produced by Phoebe Lett Andrea Betanzos and Sophia Alvarez Boyd. It is edited by Jordana Hochman. Audio engineering by Carole"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=162n27GPjz0)  2025-07-03T14:00Z 30K followers, [----] engagements


"Angels Demons orAlien Technology Are we alone in the universe Diana Walsh Pasulka a religious studies professor who writes about U.F.O. experiences talks to @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat about what her government contacts believe theyre experiencing outside our earthly realm. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1HyQ_ENtqpA)  2025-07-24T20:00Z 39.4K followers, [----] engagements


"She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGAs Anger Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Julie K. Brown thinks Jeffrey Epstein didnt act alone. On this episode of Interesting Times Ross talks to Brown the investigative reporter whose work ultimately led to Epsteins re-arrest about what the government could release that it hasnt and how the story is bigger than Epstein. 2:32 - Brown's initial interest in the Epstein case 5:26 - Discovering Epstein's crimes and the plea deal 13:13 - Epstein's victims and the impact of Brown's"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1S7doGgjlvY)  2025-07-19T11:10Z 39.4K followers, 103K engagements


"Progressives Are Driving Themselves Into Extinction Interesting Times with Ross Douthat What would make you want to have more children This week on Interesting Times Ross Douthat speaks with Dr. Alice Evans a social scientist who is as concerned about the global decline in fertility as Ross is. The two discuss why this isnt just a gender issue its a solitude issue and whether theres a way to bring relationships back. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/opinion/dating-marriage-children-fertility.html 01:03 What are the stakes of declining fertility 05:51 Alice's"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3BBapHuklN8)  2025-05-29T09:00Z 17.3K followers, 36.3K engagements


"What Happens to Us When A.I. Takes Over A.I. might not kill us sure but how will it change our lives On a recent episode of Interesting Times Ross Douthat and Daniel Kokotajlo the executive director of the AI Futures Project discuss. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/wNJJ9QUabkA"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5cdqZe1KvSM)  2025-05-15T20:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Introducing Interesting Times Theres a saying that comes to mind these days: May you live in interesting times. Its understood to be a curse even though it sounds like a blessing. Interesting Times With Ross Douthat is a new weekly podcast from New York Times Opinion. Every Thursday he will map the new world order through interviews and conversations. Answering questions like: What does our new political era really look like What is the future of democracy around the world with American empire in retreat What happens to movies and books all of culture in our digital and A.I.-dominated age"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5jGSnbU2boc)  2025-04-07T14:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Whats Next for the Catholic Church Under Pope Francis liberal Catholics felt emboldened while conservative Catholics felt less freedom to express themselves. In this weeks episode of Interesting Times with Ross Douthat the Rev. James Martin editor-at-large of America Magazine talks about following a pope you dont always agree with. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/9_i66tcCbHw"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6oqrXsBWywM)  2025-04-29T12:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What Gdel's Loophole Reveals About What Next for Trumps Presidency The Austrian mathematician Kurt Gdel claimed to have discovered a loophole in the U.S. constitution that would allow a president to become a dictator. In this clip from Interesting Times host Ross Douthat and Harvard Law professor Jack Goldsmith discuss whether deportations could be that loophole. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/LvX9kk7l5Z4"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8kwwyvUbujY)  2025-04-17T20:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Can the Catholic Church Quit the Culture Wars Interesting Times with Ross Douthat On this episode of "Interesting Times" Ross Douthat is joined by Father James Martin a Jesuit priest and an editor of America Magazine to reflect on the legacy of Pope Francis and the challenges facing the next papacy. Read the full transcript at https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/opinion/pope-death-legacy-interesting-times.html 01:43 The First Jesuit Pope 04:53 Google Translate and Exchanging Emails 05:40 The Visual Element of Franciss Legacy 07:32 The Concrete Changes Made 16:31 Christian Sexual Ethics 25:03"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9_i66tcCbHw)  2025-04-26T09:00Z 34.7K followers, 44.6K engagements


"What Is A Constitutional Crisis and When Will We Know We're In One On Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Harvard law professor Jack Goldsmith takes stock of what he calls the significant diminution in legal checks on the president and the Trump administrations overreach of the courts and whether recent actions qualify as a constitutional crisis. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/LvX9kk7l5Z4"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9vdWJW47R2I)  2025-04-17T17:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"U.F.O.s: What Does the Government Really Know Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. U.F.O.s fairies and abductions This week Ross talks to Diana Walsh Pasulka a professor of religious studies about how a deep dive into Catholic archives led her down a path to unravel the connections between religion extraterrestrial encounters and government secrecy. 00:49 - How Pasulkas religious studies led to the U.F.O. debate 05:10 - Modern U.F.O. encounters and telepathic communication 12:46 - What are the actual beliefs of the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=D7n4nctI60c)  2025-07-24T14:00Z 63.1K followers, 64.9K engagements


"Is This Really What Democracy Looks lLike The U.S. government is not democratic by any reasonable definition says Osita Nwanevu the author of The Right of the People." He explains why to @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat on a recent episode of Interesting Times. #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat #nytopinion"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GTPNf941MKw)  2025-08-14T20:45Z 62K followers, [----] engagements


"The MAGA Woman Dress Code While Interesting Times is on vacation were sharing a conversation from The Opinions between Meher Ahmad an editor for Times Opinion and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose. They talk about the aesthetics of MAGA women think Kristi Noem and Nancy Mace and what they signal about femininity and power within the Republican Party. Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel Interesting Times with Ross Douthat (http://www.youtube.com/@InterestingTimesNYT) . A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Gh1Njp5gm6g)  2025-08-28T14:45Z 44K followers, [----] engagements


"JD Vance: The Courts Are Trying to Overturn the Will of the American People I think you are seeing an effort by the courts to quite literally overturn the will of the American people Vice President JD Vance tells @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat on the latest episode of Interesting Times where the two discuss some of President Trumps most controversial policies. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT. Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Z63oBGtmnWI"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGcqZNTcNNQ)  2025-05-21T20:45Z 13.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Is Trumps Concern With Trade Deficits Daft On Interesting Times Ross Douthat pushes Oren Cass the founder of American Compass to defend what Ross sees as a daft approach to trade and trade deficits. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/UPAOYbAQtKM"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JSn6x3_Q1FI)  2025-04-10T13:45Z 20.4K followers, [----] engagements


"What if Theres No Way to Stop Trumps Approach to Power Interesting Times with Ross Douthat President Trump may forever reshape the boundaries of executive power. This week on Interesting Times Ross Douthat and Jack Goldsmith who was the head of the White Houses Office of Legal Counsel under President George W. Bush discuss which cases are most likely to win in the courts and permanently expand the executive branch for better or worse. 00:54 Donald Trumps moonshot on executive power 03:07 What has surprised Goldsmith the most 05:28 Are we in a constitutional crisis 08:13 Alien Enemies Act"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=LvX9kk7l5Z4)  2025-04-17T09:00Z [----] followers, 39.1K engagements


"How Immigration Transformed The Right Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Why does Trumps immigration crackdown unite the modern right Ross Douthat and the conservative writer Matthew Continetti debate. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/nrjCPovgi2A Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MmFCjSJVpDI)  2025-06-13T20:35Z 18.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Will Zohran Mamdani Save the Left Zohran Mamdani is giving the left a new lease on life says Osita Nwanevu the author of The Right of the People." On a recent episode of Interesting Times he talks to @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat about where the real political talent can be found in the Democratic Party. #zohranmamdani #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat #nytopinion"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MnBL6Wtmtm8)  2025-08-14T22:00Z 42.2K followers, [----] engagements


"How the iPhone Drove Men and Women Apart Interesting Times Retreating into our phones is easier and safer than suffering through the awkwardness of small talk and thats whats behind falling fertility rates social scientist Dr. Alice Evans tells Ross Douthat on Interesting Times. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/3BBapHuklN8 Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=N9RT0gpGhvw)  2025-05-29T17:10Z 16.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Would It Be Wrong to Throw Embryos in the River When considering I.V.F. how should you regard an embryo Does it have any moral status Noor Siddiqui the founder of Orchid and @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat debate the ethics of discarding embryos during the process and whether when it comes to conception the game of chance should be left up to us. #ivf #pregnancy #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat #nytopinion"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NRWVcdNUYVk)  2025-08-08T19:30Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements


"In a War with China Would the U.S. Blink First If the U.S. went to war with China who would win Dan Wang the scholar and author of Breakneck: Chinas Quest to Engineer the Future discusses with @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat what a potential conflict could look like and where each country might dominate. #nytopinion #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=NgpGvO0k7XA)  2025-09-04T23:00Z 52.3K followers, 16.8K engagements


"JD Vance on A.I. Dating and Loneliness A.I. will change the way we work the way we wage war and the way we live. But on Ross Douthat's Interesting Times podcast Vice President JD Vance tells the @nytopinion columnist that he is most concerned about something else: how the technology will change the way we love and connect with each other. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT. Watch the full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Z63oBGtmnWI"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OykE9LT-rrY)  2025-05-21T19:45Z 13K followers, [----] engagements


"When Did Politicians Become Afraid of Naming the Abuser Corporate greed can make life worse for average people. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan thinks politicians should talk about that more. #linakhan #meta #google #amazon Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/Yhh70t-bWIIsi=nXqdUIlwPBF7X_y1 Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SoiipM01SSw)  2025-06-20T18:01Z 19.1K followers, [----] engagements


"This Economic Instability May Be Worth It. Heres Why. Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Is the short-term economic pain of President Trumps unpredictable approach to tariffs a reasonable price to pay for a more resilient America Mr. Trump appears to think so and so does Oren Cass sort of. On the first episode of Interesting Times the founder and chief economist of the think tank American Compass joins Ross Douthat to discuss and debate the Trump administrations drastic trade war. 2:08 What If Americas Economic Foundation Needs Trumps Tariffs 13:33 How Trumps tariffs could help Americas Men"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UPAOYbAQtKM)  2025-04-10T09:00Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Israel Gaza and a Worrying Shift in American Culture Interesting Times with Ross Douthat How has the war in Gaza reverberated throughout American politics Opinion columnist Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat debate the implications of the Israel-Gaza conflict on antisemitism the morality of war and why Monday morning quarterbacking is not productive when taking stock of military actions in the Middle East. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/opinion/israel-american-jews.html This episode of Interesting Times was produced by Katherine Sullivan Andrea Betanzos Sophia"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wdur-J-4B3k)  2025-07-10T14:01Z 36.1K followers, 33.8K engagements


"Silicon Valley Wants to Optimize Your Childrens Genes Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Subscribe to the podcast @InterestingTimesNYT for more episodes like this. Is it ethical to use an algorithm to select your embryos Enter Orchid a company that promises parents the ability to protect their future children through the genetic testing of embryos before pregnancy. The founder Noor Siddiqui and Ross debate the scientific moral and ethical implications of designing a healthy child and what we lose in separating reproduction from sex. Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Read the"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YAJMnZ8QkmY)  2025-08-07T14:00Z 41.3K followers, [----] engagements


"How Do Evangelicals Feel About Stephen Miller Allie Beth Stuckey a Christian podcaster explains how she sees toxic empathy luring evangelical Christians to the left or what she calls the mushy middle. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/wfhAtLf3XQY Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z5CT90eP0tY)  2025-07-21T14:00Z 42.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Is the Gaza War Fueling Antisemitism Has the Gaza war contributed to American antisemitism or did the hatred exist long before the Oct. [--] attack Opinion columnists Bret Stephens and Ross Douthat debate on a recent episode of Interesting Times with Ross Douthat. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/Wdur-J-4B3k Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Z8bC5Kqo1q4)  2025-07-10T21:15Z 68.2K followers, 11K engagements


"This Building Leaks Like a Sieve How does one of the most important agencies in federal government operate On a recent episode of Interesting Times Jeremy Lewin a former DOGE alum and now senior bureau official says it's hard to keep a secret at the State Department. #nytopinion #interestingtimeswithrossdouthat"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cm7cm7wG0W4)  2025-07-31T16:55Z 40.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Peter Thiel Greta Thunberg and the the Antichrist How does the Antichrist come into power Is it through one-world government Armageddon or through the military technology Peter Thiel funds Thiel explains where his fear of the end of the world comes from and who facilitates it on recent episode of Interesting Times"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=dwI_E-Clv-E)  2025-06-26T22:40Z 19.3K followers, [---] engagements


"The Web That Enabled Epstein According to the Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown the story is less about Jeffrey Epstein and more about the shortcomings of our government. In this clip from Interesting Times she shares why its a problem that this story is being treated like a political issue instead of the serious crime it is. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g_sqUZ2QN8o)  2025-07-19T15:01Z 37.1K followers, [----] engagements


"What If Americas Economic Foundation Needs Trumps Tariffs On Interesting Times with Ross Douthat the founder of the think tank American Compass explains why despite conventional wisdom our economy needed an intervention. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/UPAOYbAQtKM"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hFFQV9Q7nIM)  2025-04-10T13:30Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Romance Cant Compete with Call of Duty Interesting Times If you're a guy in a pretty crappy labor market romantic commitment probably seems like the last thing youd buy into Dr. Alice Evans tells @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat on the latest episode of Interesting Times where the two discuss an underseen part of the fertility crisis. Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/3BBapHuklN8 Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j-VOL8XdBVY)  2025-05-29T18:10Z 16.2K followers, [----] engagements


"She Exposed Epstein and Shares MAGAs Anger Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Julie K. Brown thinks Jeffrey Epstein didnt act alone. On this episode of Interesting Times Ross talks to Brown the investigative reporter whose work ultimately led to Epsteins re-arrest about what the government could release that it hasnt and how the story is bigger than Epstein. 2:32 - Brown's initial interest in the Epstein case 5:26 - Discovering Epstein's crimes and the plea deal 13:13 - Epstein's victims and the impact of Brown's reporting 18:20 - Epstein's wealth and connections 25:20 - Epstein's social"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jxBIfbHDThE)  2025-07-19T12:10Z 37.1K followers, 12.4K engagements


"Conservatives vs. Hasan Piker Hasan Piker argues Democrats are struggling to craft effective media narratives. On Interesting Times Hasan tells @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat why he thinks conservatives are better at pushing a message forward"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mtvZXzqyS5s)  2025-10-03T13:56Z 87.1K followers, 20.8K engagements


"Trumps Future Depends on His Immigration Crackdown Interesting Times with Ross Douthat What is Trumpism after Elon Musk Has immigration become the new litmus test for the Republican Party In this episode Ross Douthat talks to Matthew Continetti the author of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism about the partys shifting coalition the defining role of immigration and how todays right echoes its past. 00:57 What the Elon experiment (and fallout) tells us about the Republican Party 06:21 Is there a tech right beyond DOGE 09:44 Is the new right really all that new 17:50 Where"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=nrjCPovgi2A)  2025-06-13T09:01Z 19.1K followers, 10.4K engagements


"What Tony Gilroy Thinks Is Liberating TV and Movie Interesting Times with Ross Douthat On Interesting Times Tony Gilroy creator of Andor says there's still reason to be optimistic about Hollywood. Plus is Ross Douthat the new Tony Soprano Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/9kUFBXrw0DU Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=oZHzitYEhZE)  2025-06-05T22:20Z 18K followers, [----] engagements


"Insults in the Name of God The Christian nationalist Doug Wilson isnt trying to be the next Howard Stern but his language can often be just as controversial. On this weeks episode of Interesting Times Doug defends his use of naughty words as weapons in his arsenal which he says are misunderstood due to mass communication. Doug Wilson Christians and Christianity Roman Catholic Church Postmillennialism Patriarchy Secularism Christian Nationalism SIn Repentance Ross Douthat Doug Wilson Christians and Christianity Roman Catholic Church Postmillennialism Patriarchy Secularism Christian Nationalism"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=pxmhsodabDU)  2025-10-11T19:00Z 87.1K followers, 18.8K engagements


"Will Trumps Tariffs Get Americas Men Working Again One group of Americans may stand to benefit if Donald Trump is able to bring manufacturing back to the United States: Unemployed men. On Interesting Times with Ross Douthat the founder of American Compass explains why more highly advanced manufacturing plants would benefit a range of skilled and unskilled workers potentially helping the six to seven million American men who have dropped out of the workforce. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/UPAOYbAQtKM"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sq_yMOPYxsY)  2025-04-10T13:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"We Wanted a New Republican Party. Trump Gave Us One On this episode Ross is joined by his good friend Reihan Salam a former housemate and co-author and the president of the Manhattan Institute. As young conservatives the two teamed up in the waning days of the George W. Bush era to write Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream. After Donald Trumps second election victory the two look back at their prescriptions and debate what they got right and wrong about building a durable Republican majority. 04:31 George W. Bush era 13:46 Rise and fall of"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5fYCde6ZaQ)  2024-11-22T10:00Z 68.2K followers, 67K engagements


"Is Toxic Empathy Poisoning the Left Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Allie Beth Stuckey conservative Christian podcaster joins Ross on Interesting Times this week to explain why toxic empathy has a stranglehold on politics whether evangelical Christians have a red line President Trump could cross and why her commentary has echoes of Phyllis Schlafly. Read the full transcript here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opinion/interesting-times-allie-beth-stuckey.html This episode of Interesting Times was produced by Katherine Sullivan Elisa Gutierrez Andrea Betanzos and Sophia Alvarez Boyd."  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wfhAtLf3XQY)  2025-07-17T14:01Z 36.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Can Trump Deport Citizens In any other presidency Kilmar Abrego Garcia "would have been returned by now because this is or should be a political disaster former White House Counsel Jack Goldsmith says of the Trump administrations wrongful deportation of Garcia on "Interesting Times with Ross Douthat." According to Goldsmith the same thing that happened to Garcia could in theory happen to any American. Nothing in their argument distinguishes citizens from non-citizens as best I can tell" he says. Watch more on @InterestingTimesNYT Watch the full conversation here: https://youtu.be/LvX9kk7l5Z4"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xS8SCWKgjy4)  2025-04-17T20:02Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Charlie Kirks Assassination and the American Abyss Interesting Times with Ross Douthat Charlie Kirk was assassinated. In moments of political shock and horror where can we turn @nytopinion columnist Ross Douthat was supposed to interview Charlie Kirk next month on Interesting Times. Listen as Ross offers his reflections on Kirk Turning Point USA and his assassination. #interestingtimes #nytopinion Thoughts Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yEtjV6A_nGc)  2025-09-11T21:45Z 57.7K followers, 45.8K engagements


"Is America Making God Angry Do Americans need to repent for their sins In this episode of Interesting Times the evangelical pastor Doug Wilson tells Ross Douthat why he believes Christian nationalism is the solution to societal decay and why Americans need to stop making God angry. Doug Wilson Christians and Christianity Roman Catholic Church Postmillennialism Patriarchy Feminism Secularism Christian Nationalism SIn Repentance Ross Douthat Doug Wilson Christians and Christianity Roman Catholic Church Postmillennialism Patriarchy Feminism Secularism Christian Nationalism SIn Repentance Ross"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=yRkWK6lUE7Q)  2025-10-10T16:01Z 87.1K followers, [----] engagements

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