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The Long Game

The Long Game


The Long Game

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Length:
38 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

Americans don't know how to solve problems. We've lost sight of what institutions are and why they matter. The Long Game is a look at some key institutions, such as political parties, the U.S. Senate, the media, and the church.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 38 episodes

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Higher ed has lost sight of mission and purpose, John Inazu says

John Inazu's new book is Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differ...

40 minutes
Apr 29, 2024

We Are Not Powerless: American Politics is "Entirely Fixable" says Nick Troiano in his new book "The Primary Solution"

We keep looking at our broken political system — the politicians who show up on our TV'...

54 minutes
Mar 01, 2024

What is a Christian politics? Michael Wear's new book argues it's mostly about who we are

Break the system.   That's what one New Hampshire voter, a 58-year old retired Army off...

53 minutes
Feb 05, 2024

David Leonhardt's book joins a chorus of warnings for the Democrats

The 1950's and 60's were an age of widely shared prosperity in the U.S. — across class ...

40 minutes
Dec 10, 2023

Tim Alberta's new book portrays a tug of war for the soul of American Christianity

Tim Alberta's new book: The Kingdom, The Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals In...

65 minutes
Dec 01, 2023

BUILDERS Interview: Matt Murphy on how community & music help him fight the paralysis of our times

This is a Builders conversation. I'm doing these about once a month to highlight people...

37 minutes
Nov 20, 2023

Where Have All the Democrats Gone? With Ruy Teixeira

This week's podcast interview (audio above) is with Ruy Teixeira, about his new book wi...

54 minutes
Oct 30, 2023

Evolution denial is a bigger deal than I realized

I have never cared all that much about the debate over evolution. But I grew up in an e...

49 minutes
Oct 21, 2023

BUILDER interview: Joel Searby on overcoming broken politics & hopelessness

In American politics, we saw the latest sign of total dysfunction in Congress, as House...

33 minutes
Oct 07, 2023

Yascha Mounk's measured response to the "Great Awokening"

I've interviewed Yascha Mounk about his book The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Po...

41 minutes
Sep 30, 2023