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The Best of the Worst
Central Air evaluates David Ellison’s threats to take his film studio(s) out of California, Wisconsin voters’ choice to save Thanksgiving from…
Aug 18
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Megan McArdle
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1:32:58
Lower Education
Prof. Gabriel Rossman joins us to discuss why UC students need remedial algebra, scholar-activism, the Jason Arday scandal, and the laundering of…
Aug 11
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Gabriel Rossman
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1:47:40
The Gen Z Takeover (feat. Kristen Soltis Anderson)
Pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson joins us to discuss the midterms, America's "political tribes," and Gen Z politics. And I get an important new ally in…
Aug 4
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Kristen Soltis Anderson
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1:26:25
July 2026
Cheap Meats
Max Tani joins Central Air to discuss the rain-checked White House Correspondents Dinner and fate of CNN. Plus: dispatches from Mamdani's New York…
Jul 29
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
, and
Ben Dreyfuss
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1:29:43
The 'Woke' Odyssey (feat. Sonny Bunch)
Sonny joins Central Air to discuss the non-backlash to the epic blockbuster. Plus: sad Odysseus, Josh's plan to pave the Paramount lot and build condos…
Jul 21
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Sonny Bunch
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3
1:20:12
Seeking the Tribune of the Downwardly Mobile (feat. Tyler Austin Harper)
Tyler joins us from Maine to assess Platnerdämmerung and consider the politics of the downwardly mobile. We also discuss Lindsey Graham's legacy and…
Jul 14
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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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1:34:51
June 2026
Inflation Grades
Economist Jason Furman joins the podcast to grade the economy, Kevin Warsh's performance at the Federal Reserve, and Harvard's efforts to reverse grade…
Jun 30
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
, and
Ben Dreyfuss
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2
1:44:25
AI Probably Won't Kill Everyone
Dean Ball joins us to discuss how AI regulation could be like bank regulation, export controls for AI models, and how to think about AI 'sentience…
Jun 23
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Megan McArdle
, and
Dean W. Ball
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1:22:10
Speaking of Getting Screwed (feat. Andrew Sullivan)
The inventor of blogging joins us to discuss the putative Iran deal, race riots and immigration politics in the U.K., and what Europe can be expected to…
Jun 16
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Megan McArdle
, and
Andrew Sullivan
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1:28:20
The Talent Show (feat. Matt Yglesias)
Matt joins us to discuss the Pledge to America, Graham Platner's stubborn rise in Maine, trouble on the horizon for Washington D.C., and why California…
Jun 9
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
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Megan McArdle
, and
Matthew Yglesias
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1:26:59
Central Air Live at WelcomeFest
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Tejano musician-turned-congressional candidate Bobby Pulido join us to discuss winning back the…
Jun 7
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Josh Barro
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Megan McArdle
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59:50
Urban Centers
Reihan Salam joins us to discuss the state of the center and the right in America's great cities, and whether Zohran Mamdani is so bad after all. Plus…
Jun 2
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Josh Barro
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Megan McArdle
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Ben Dreyfuss
, and
Reihan Salam
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1:18:23
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