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Europe Needs Central Air
Listen now | Sam Bowman joins to discuss why Europe is poor and why Britain's political establishment flails; we discuss the 'Odyssey' controversy…
May 20
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Sam Bowman
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1:25:07
Central Heat (w/ Robinson Meyer)
We discuss the data center backlash, permitting reform prospects, and why oil hasn't gotten more expensive. Plus, the collapse of the social contract.
May 13
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Robinson Meyer
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1:29:29
Major Podcast Incoming
Gary Leff joins us to discuss why Spirit Airlines failed, whether United could be allowed to buy American, and why the Ryanair model doesn't work in the…
May 6
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
, and
Ben Dreyfuss
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1:17:56
April 2026
No Rules, Just Fight (w/ Sean Trende)
Sean Trende joins us to discuss the continued devolvement of the gerrymandering wars, and what a national 'fair' map rule could even look like. Plus…
Apr 30
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Sean Trende
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5
1:12:50
This Podcast Is Going to the Dogs
Listen now | Alex Thompson of Axios joins to preview the White House Correspondents' Dinner; Josh, Ben and Megan debate where dogs belong and a proposed…
Apr 22
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
, and
Ben Dreyfuss
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1:11:06
Party of the People?
Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini joins us to check in on Trump's multiracial populist coalition during the Iran war. Plus: what 'everybody knew…
Apr 15
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Patrick Ruffini
18
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2
1:17:46
LIVE: Lakshya Jain on Trump's Collapsing Support
One in five women who voted for him disapprove of his performance, but many aren’t ready to vote for Democrats. We discuss why.
Apr 10
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Lakshya Jain
17
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44:29
AIPAC Throwdown
Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss joins to talk about his victory in a hotly contested congressional primary; we discuss whether Gavin Newsom's Twitter is…
Apr 8
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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James Kirchick
, and
Daniel Biss
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2
1:17:28
Live with Phil Chan on saving opera
Timothée Chalamet infamously said nobody 'gives a shit' about opera and ballet. Opera director Phil Chan has some ideas about how we can change that.
Apr 2
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
, and
Phil Chan
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3
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52:59
We All Live in Florida Now
Marc Caputo joins to talk about Trump's Iran decision-making and the revival of Democratic hopes in the face of the dominant Florida GOP. Plus, is Megan…
Apr 1
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Marc A. Caputo
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4
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1:02:14
March 2026
Every Centrist's Favorite Socialist (feat. Tyler Austin Harper)
Tyler joins Central Air for a conversation about the Mellon Foundation, wokeness in academia, Graham Platner, existential threats to the human race, and…
Mar 25
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Tyler Austin Harper
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17
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1:32:30
The Gay of Hormuz
Ben has second thoughts about this whole Iran War thing; congressional candidate Alex Bores joins us to discuss the DoD-Anthropic fight; McDonald's CEO…
Mar 18
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Alex Bores
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1:12:03
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