The Good Fight

"The Good Fight," the podcast that searches for the ideas, policies and strategies that can beat authoritarian populism.Please do listen and spread the word about The Good Fight.If you have not yet signed up for our podcast, please do so now by following this link on your phone.Email: goodfightpod@gmail.comTwitter: @Yascha_MounkWebsite: http://www.persuasion.community

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Every guest on The Good Fight

378 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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James Kirchick
James Kirchick on America’s Enormous Progress on Gay Rights · 2 episodes

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Jesse Singal
Jesse Singal on Crises in Politics and Social Science · 2 episodes

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Jonah Goldberg
How to Strengthen American Democracy · Jan 2021

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Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Rauch on the Politicization of Christianity · 3 episodes

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Marc Lipsitch
Marc Lipsitch on Playing Pandemic Roulette in the Lab · May 2026

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Michael Sandel
Is It Time to Abandon Meritocracy? · Aug 2020

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Nate Soares
Nate Soares on Why AI Could Kill Us All · Nov 2025

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Noah Smith
Bonus: Noah Smith on the Rise and Fall of "Neoliberalism" · Dec 2024

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Renee DiResta
The Good Fight Club: Who’s a Hypocrite About Free Speech? · 2 episodes

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Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat on the Trouble with Experts · Oct 2021

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Sarah Longwell
Sarah Longwell on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump · 4 episodes

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Shadi Hamid
Shadi Hamid on Why We Need American Power · 2 episodes

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Simon Sebag Montefiore
Simon Sebag Montefiore on the Origins of the Modern Middle East · Sep 2026

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Thomas Chatterton Williams
Thomas Chatterton Williams on the Age of False Certainty · 2 episodes

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Timothy Snyder
Tim Snyder · Nov 2018

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Will MacAskill
William MacAskill on Effective Altruism · Nov 2025

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Daryl Davis
Daryl Davis on Befriending the Klan · May 2024

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Elif Shafak
Elif Shafak · Jun 2019

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Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn on How Government Works (and "Yes, Minister") · Mar 2024

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Arvind Narayanan
Arvind Narayanan on Why AI Isn’t All That Revolutionary · Jul 2026

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Ben Rhodes
Ben Rhodes on Where American Foreign Policy Went Wrong · Dec 2022

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Evan McMullin
Evan McMullin · Apr 2017

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James Carville
James Carville on How Democrats Self-Sabotage · Jun 2021

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Larry Summers
Larry Summers on Harvard’s Showdown With Trump · 2 episodes

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Sam Koppelman
Are America's Institutions Broken? · 2 episodes

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Abigail Marsh
Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths (Rerun) · 2 episodes

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Alex Thompson
Alex Thompson on the Decline of Joe Biden · Jul 2025

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Amanda Ripley
The Good Fight Club: The Vibe Shift That Wasn’t, White Identity Politics, and “When They Go Low, We Go Low” · 4 episodes

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Angus Deaton
Angus Deaton on America’s Deaths of Despair · Oct 2023

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Arlie Hochschild
Arlie Hochschild on Trump Voters, Old and New (Rerun) · 2 episodes

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Catherine Rampell
Catherine Rampell · May 2017

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Claire Lehmann
Claire Lehmann on The Psychology Behind Wokeness · May 2025

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Claude Steele
Claude Steele on the Hidden Stress of Diverse Spaces · Jul 2026

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Curtis Yarvin
A Debate with Curtis Yarvin · Jun 2026

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David Axelrod
David Axelrod on 2024 · Sep 2023

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David Goodhart
David Goodhart on Why the Educated Elite Lost Touch with Democracy · Mar 2026

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Eitan Hersh
Eitan Hersh on the Perils of Political Hobbyism · Jul 2024

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Eric Kaufmann
Eric Kaufmann on “The Third Awokening” · Feb 2025

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Frank Furedi
Frank Furedi on the Case for Populism · Sep 2026

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Fraser Nelson
The Good Fight Club: Populism in the UK, Threats to Free Speech, and the Future of the Middle East · 2 episodes

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Recent episodes

501 episodes from the feed, newest first.

Dan Williams on Why AI (Probably) Won’t Kill Us
with Dan Williams

Oct 2026
Malcolm Gaskill on Why Our Ancestors Weren't as Superstitious as We Think
with Malcolm Gaskill

Oct 2026
James Marriott on the End of Reading
with James Marriott

Oct 2026
Eliot Cohen on Why America Keeps Losing Wars It Should Win
with Eliot Cohen

Oct 2026
David Deming on the Future of Universities in the Age of AI
with David Deming

Oct 2026
Why America’s Real Wealth Isn’t in Silicon Valley
with Owen Zidar

Oct 2026
Luis Garicano on Why Europe Fell Behind
with Luis Garicano

Oct 2026
Galen Druke on the Midterms
with Galen Druke

Oct 2026
Frank Furedi on the Case for Populism
with Frank Furedi

Sep 2026
Simon Sebag Montefiore on the Origins of the Modern Middle East
with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Sep 2026
Shashank Joshi on Why Russia Won't Invade NATO—Yet
with Shashank Joshi

Sep 2026
Jerry Kaplan on Why AI Won’t Kill Us All
with Jerry Kaplan

Sep 2026
Jacob Weisberg on the Contagion of Cowardice
with Jacob Weisberg

Sep 2026
Judith Dada on the Rise of the AfD
with Judith Dada

Sep 2026
Sarah Longwell on How Democrats Can Defeat Trump
with Sarah Longwell

Sep 2026
Jared Diamond on Whether Leaders Make History
with Jared Diamond

Sep 2026
Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths (Rerun)
with Abigail Marsh

Aug 2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Building Things
with Francis Fukuyama

Aug 2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: How States Form
with Francis Fukuyama

Aug 2026
Adam Bodnar on Why Defeating Populists at the Ballot Box Isn’t Enough
with Adam Bodnar

Aug 2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Human Nature
with Francis Fukuyama

Aug 2026
Daron Acemoglu on Why Liberalism Became a Victim of Its Own Success
with Daron Acemoglu

Aug 2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: The End of History and the Last Man
with Francis Fukuyama

Aug 2026
Katja Hoyer on Why We Should Stop Comparing Everything to Weimar
with Katja Hoyer

Jul 2026
The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas
with Francis Fukuyama

Jul 2026