The Glenn Show

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:08 Intros 4:24 Matthew: The IDF recklessly disregarded civilian life in its October 2023 bombing campaign 9:01 Eli: Israel made efforts to warn civilians ahead of bombings 15:31 Ground News ad 17:35 Are Gazan civilian deaths part of Hamas’s strategy or merely an effect of its strategy? 23:39 Counting casualties in the fog of war 30:04 If Hamas is still partially intact, can a ceasefire hold? 33:28 ACTA ad 38:53 Why Matthew thinks Israel was intentionally killing civilians early in the war 48:41 Is Matthew holding Israel to a different standard than he would hold the US? 52:39 Alternative strategies for prosecuting the war 56:16 Do civilian warnings negate the question of murderous intent? 1:01:46 Eli: I don’t think Jewish critics of the war are speaking for the larger diaspora 1:10:05 Is further normalization between Israel and the rest of Middle East coming despite the war? 1:15:10 Matthew: Israel clandestinely continued its initial starvation strategy in Gaza for monthsRecorded January 17, 2025Links and ReadingsTrailer for Eli’s forthcoming Free Press podcast, Breaking HistoryMatthew’s YouTube show, History SpeaksAirwarsAirwars’ Gaza Patterns of Harm reportYuval Abraham’s +972 piece, “‘Lavender’: The AI Machine Directing Israel’s Bombing Spree in Gaza”Bethan McKernan and Harry Davies’s Guardian piece, “‘The Machine Did It Coldly’: Israel Used AI to Identify 37,000 Hamas Targets”Patrick Kingsley et al’s NYT piece, “Israel Loosened Its Rules to Bomb Hamas Fighters, Killing Many More Civilians”Shaiel Ben-Ephraim on XGlenn’s conversation with Omer BartovMotty Perry and Ariel Rubinstein’s Haaretz piece, “It’s Impossible Not to Know What’s Going on in Gaza” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn this post-show bonus episode, I talk with Mark, Nikita, and LaJuan about Trump's inauguration, this week's debate between Eli Lake and Matthew Cockerill, and whether we need Medicare for All.

Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:55 Peter’s new book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop 5:27 Why policing went off the rails over the last decade 11:03 Peter: I’m done with police abolitionists 19:22 Why don’t we hear about unarmed black men getting shot anymore? 22:00 Remembering the lessons of ‘90s New York 28:07 Dealing with the racial disparity problem 35:46 Is there a suicide problem among cops? 39:31 The Ferguson Effect 43:12 The utility of pretextual stops 48:29 The pride felt by the 1990s NYPD 50:30 What cops think of Darren Wilson and Derek ChauvinRecorded January 10, 2025Links and ReadingsPeter’s forthcoming book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime DropPeter’s book, In Defense of FloggingPeter’s book, Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore’s Eastern DistrictTracy Mears on police legitimacy and the future of policingHeather Mac Donald’s book, The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less SafeTanaya Devi and Roland Fryer’s paper, “Policing the Police: The Impact of ‘Pattern-or-Practice’ Investigations on Crime” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show bonus episode with Nikita, Mark, and LaJuan, we talk about what's required of a black intellectual, shifting alliances and ideological orientations, and the utility of the police.

Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2025

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comI'm reposting an episode of the Invisible Men podcast, hosted by Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors. They had me on to talk about Late Admissions, the bias and development narratives, and a lot more. Ian and Nique have a stellar lineup of guests who are having the important conversations about race in America, so check them out at invisible.men. You can find video of this episode there or at my newsletter, https://glennloury.substack.com.Order Glenn's memoir, "Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative" here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349 Subscribe to The Glenn Show on Youtube:  @GlennLouryShow  Subscribe to The Glenn Show Clips Channel on Youtube:  @GlennLouryclips  This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2025

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennlourysubstack.comVideo Links0:00 Intro1:10 John feels Glenn’s pain2:36 Glenn: “I’m tired of being the black guy who has to call b******t on the race narrative”9:21 The monotonous groove of the race discourse12:35 John: “This is the most seismic sociopolitical shift of my lifetime”19:17 Ground News ad21:10 The H-1B conflict on the right26:24 The hard truths of global competition30:09 Luigi Mangione, folk hero?36:09 ACTA ad38:22 Glenn and John’s 2025 status44:52 Living on the edge of a weekly deadline46:45 Why did Al Jolson wear blackface?Recorded January 5, 2025Links and ReadingsCharles Sheeler’s painting, “River Rouge Plant”Coleman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaJD Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisMatt Taibbi on coverage of Luigi Mangione’s personal styleGlenn’s forthcoming book, Self-CensorshipRichard Bernstein’s book, Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz SingerTrailer for Al Jolson’s film, Mammy This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 10 January 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com It may be cold outside, but the first Q&A of 2025 is a hot one. John and Glenn talk negotiating the modern mediasphere, the German language, education after affirmative action, code switching, social media and AI, and maintaining a friendship in spite of political differences.

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn retiring from academia, I'm giving up what was once a vital source of intellectual inspiration. How should I go about replacing it? I'm talking through the problem with Nikita and Mark.

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2025

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this bonus episode, I sit down with my son, Glenn Cartman Loury II, to talk about the big topics: life, death, and change. This is a heavy, real conversation. We “reminisce” about caring for Linda—my wife and Glenn’s mother—during the final stages of terminal cancer. We talk about who we were then, who we are now, and why we work so hard to change our lives. I’m seeking solace from my son, and true solace can only come from confronting reality, rather than turning away from it and taking refuge in comforting illusions.This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2025

Support The Glenn Show and become a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com0:00 Intro 3:01 January 15, “Why Glenn wrote a memoir” 9:18 February 2, “The three dimensions of black conservatism” 15:50 Ground News ad 17:52 February 16, “Were Glenn and John too credulous about The Fall of Minneapolis?” 23:07 March 22, “What do we mean by 'colorblindness' today?” 34:39 April 5, “John: We weren’t wrong to ask the questions we asked, even if our answers came up short at first” 37:40 May 17, “Has Israel gone too far in Gaza?” 41:53 ACTA ad 44:07 June 14, “Inside the collapse of Ibram X. Kendi’s research center” 49:22 June 28, “Can John account for his 'emotional and irrational conclusions' about Trump and his recent conviction?”59:35 August 16, “Glenn: Kamala Harris is no Barack Obama” 1:05:08 August 28, “Vladimir X asks Glenn and John about Gaza” 1:18:19 October 11, “Glenn: Ta-Nehisi Coates's book is brilliant” 1:26:32 October 25, “John: Coates is a beautiful writer, BUT …” 1:28:54 November 4, “A revisionist history of the Trump presidency (or presidencies)” 1:35:47 November 22, “Glenn: Wake up! It’s time to take Trump seriously!” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 3 January 2025

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com0:00 The uncertain future of AI 4:46 What would it mean to “lose the AI race” to China? 8:15 The promise and peril of artificial general intelligence 12:01 The international policy challenges of AI 14:32 Can Trump deliver peace between Russia and Ukraine? 18:46 Are there any good argument for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense? 23:55 Bob: With Iran weakened, Israel faces a decision: bombs or diplomacy 28:29 The continuing assault on Gaza 32:33 Antiwar speech codes 37:57 Apartheid, genocide, ethnic cleansing 43:15 Missed opportunities to turn the temperature down in Israel 51:29 Bob: The international community has little sway over Israel 54:25 The advantages of cognitive empathyRecorded December 17, 2024Links and ReadingsBob’s Substack, the Nonzero NewsletterNonzero on YouTubeThomas Nagel’s essay, “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?”Bob’s most recent conversation with Thomas FriedmanGlenn’s essay, “Self-Censorship in a Time of War”Jimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace not ApartheidIlan Papé’s book, The Ethnic Cleansing of PalestineTa-Nehisi Coates’s book, The MessageBob’s Nonzero essay, “The Truth about Hamas”Bob’s 2002 Slate essay, “Was Arafat the Problem?” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 27 December 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com LaJuan has appeared in a handful of episodes, but I don’t feel like you really know her yet. I wanted to use this episode to introduce you to my lovely wife. We talk about how her difficult early life shaped her political views, how she developed her love of reading and ideas, her alienation from Democrats and the liberal center, and her personal connection to Beyoncé. This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024

Support The Glenn Show by becoming a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:33 Demonization on the right and the left 6:23 Is Trump’s election the nail in the coffin for DEI? 13:50 John: It’s no use pretending that racism in America is as bad as it was 50 years ago 16:33 Ground News ad 18:36 Has Elon Musk “encouraged” or “permitted” more racism on X? 19:30 John: It’s a tragedy that Jordan Neely died, but he needed to be restrained 30:12 If Daniel Penny had been a cop 34:05 ACTA ad 36:18 The glorification of Luigi Mangione 47:06 Cheering for the villain 55:43 Will New York remain a sanctuary city?Recorded December 13, 2024Links and ReadingsJohn’s NYT column, “How to Dangerously Misread a Very Important Verdict”Briahna Joy Gray and Nathan Robinson on Luigi Mangione This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Right after I taped this week’s episode with John McWhorter, I got on a call with my creative director Nikita Petrov, expecting some follow ups. We talked about Syria, the world’s reaction to Trump’s victory, P. Diddy’s parties, the reasons the labor movement never got the same kind of momentum in the US as it did in Western Europe, and more. But we started by connecting two topics from my conversation with John: the surprisingly cheerful reactions to a killing of an insurance firm CEO in New York, and the seeming demise of DEI as a movement.

Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2024

Normally, free subscribers to the newsletter and podcast have to wait until Friday receive the new episode. And normally Q&A sessions with John McWhorter, in which we answer questions posed by the audience, are only available to full subscribers. But today is no normal day—I’m releasing our Q&A from last month to everyone.Become a subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.comMike Spooner wants to know how I came around to supporting TrumpSubstack Reader wants to know if Trump’s reelection signals that we’re entering an era where “reason and common sense once again prevail.”Michoel Stern senses that I’m becoming more isolationist, and that I don’t want America to be the world’s policeman. So what is the alternative?Robert Odear asks if there is “an accepted metric for linguistic complexity,” and if there is one, whether linguistically complex societies also tend to be advanced societies.Nancy wants to know if the triumph over “wokeness” represented by Trump’s election is being felt on campus.Jonathan E. Burack wants to know why I haven’t responded to this review of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message.Pete Bradshaw asks what we think of the use of political slurs like “fascist,” “Hitler,” and “commie.”Cara C. suggests that, while it was wrong for Democrats to use lawfare against Trump, it is acceptable for Republicans to use it against Democrats, if only to teach them a lesson.Recorded December 1, 2024 This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024

Support The Glenn Show by becoming a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com0:00 Thanksgiving with Glenn and John0:45 Thanksgiving with Glenn and John 6:50 Glenn the patriarch 10:35 John Lewis’s legacy 15:48 Ground News ad 17:49 From John Lewis to Stokely Carmichael to Jesse Jackson to BLM 25:21 To isolate or to integrate? 27:41 What black activism could have been 32:02 John: The Black Panthers accomplished nothing 40:04 ACTA ad 42:18 James Baldwin’s “nutty” late work 44:45 James Q. Wilson’s prescient attitude toward Glenn’s leftward shift 52:43 The “conservative” absence at the National Museum of African American History 55:11 John’s investigation of contemporary Yiddish speakersRecorded December 1, 2024Links and ReadingsDavid Greenberg’s book, John Lewis: A LifeBarbara Fields and Karen Fields’s book, Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American LifeKwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) and Charles Hamilton’s book, Black Power: The Politics of LiberationTrailer for Raoul Peck’s film, I Am Not Your NegroJames Baldwin’s book, The Evidence of Things Not SeenGlenn’s book, Race, Incarceration, and American ValuesJohn DiIulio Jr.’s review of Late Admissions in the Claremont Review of BooksJohn’s NYT column, “Yiddish is a Supposedly Dying Language That’s Thrillingly Alive” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show recording with Mark and Nikita, I talk about the holiday blues, the contradictions of racial heterodoxy and racial self-identification, and learning from Yiddish-speakers.This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2024

This episode was released to full subscribers on Monday. If you want early access to weekly episodes, Q&As, and more exclusive content, go to https://glennloury.substack.com to become a full subscriber.0:47 The Jabbari Lincoln Files, Yaya’s audio spy thriller 5:40 Is Jabbari Lincoln a fictional surrogate for Yaya? 10:05 How Yaya joined the CIA 16:18 What does a CIA analyst do, anyway? 20:42 The lessons of the WMDs debacle 23:08 A Muslim convert at the Agency 28:40 How the 2005 London Underground bombings got Yaya interested in counterterrorism 30:28 Terrorist recruitment and the search for self 35:57 Why Yaya doesn’t use the term “Islamophobia” 38:52 Yaya: Not even freedom fighters have license to kill with impunity 45:06 What would Malcolm X think about African American support of Palestinians? 52:22 Working for the CIA in the post-COINTELPRO eraRecorded November 9, 2024Links and Readings1776 UnitesThe Jabarri Lincoln FilesSam Greenlee’s novel, The Spook Who Sat by the DoorIvan Dixon’s 1973 film adaptation of The Spook Who Say by the DoorYaya’s essay for the Journal of Free Black Thought, “Hamas Are Not Muslim Freedom Fighters”December 2, 1963 NYT article on Malcolm X’s “Chickens coming home to roost” commentYaya’s other podcast, Designated This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show recording with Mark and Nikita, I talk about my conversation with Yaya Fanusie, the sub rosa activities of the CIA, the US's authorization of ATACMS strikes in Russian territory, and more.This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 26 November 2024

This episode was released to full subscribers on Monday. If you want early access to weekly episodes, Q&As, and more exclusive content, go to https://glennloury.substack.com to become a full subscriber.0:43 John reconciles himself to Trump’s win 4:06 Glenn: Wake up! It’s time to take Trump seriously! 12:16 Why Glenn feels a sense of excitement about the present moment 14:54 Ground News Ad 16:40 Is Glenn’s attitude all about contrarianism? 21:00 Does John hope that Trump’s administration fails? 26:08 ACTA ad 28:22 John’s trip to Dublin with Richard Dawkins 36:44 John’s questions for Dawkins 41:51 What Dawkins might think about race, culture, and IQRecorded November 18, 2024Links and ReadingsJohn’s NYT piece, “What if I’m the ‘Friend’ Donald Trump Referred To?”John’s Atlantic piece, “Trump’s Unmonitored Speech”Max Boot’s book, Reagan: His Life and LegendRichard Dawkins’s latest book, The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian ReverieDawkins’s book, The Selfish GeneDawkins’s book, The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the GeneDawkins’s book, The God DelusionDawkins’s book, The Ancestors’ Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 22 November 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show recording with Mark and Nikita, I talk about my conversation with John McWhorter, my elation over Trump's victory, and why I wasn't forthcoming about my preference for him over Harris. This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 19 November 2024

The Glenn Show is almost entirely listener supported. To receive early access to TGS episodes, an ad-free podcast feed, Q&As, and other exclusive content and benefits, become a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.comOrder Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:21 Have Glenn’s intellectual shifts been misread? 5:45 Danny: Francis Fukuyama was right 10:30 Capitalism won. Is that a good thing? 14:18 The climate under capitalism 20:24 Danny: “People said 'f**k you' to the Democratic Party” 23:51 Why the “Trump is a fascist” argument makes no sense 27:53 Whither the working class coalition? 33:10 How the US foreign policy establishment won the argument and lost Ukraine 36:28 Danny: There is no way the US can maintain influence in East Asia 38:26 Does Jewish survival require a Jewish state? 43:50 The limits of social science 49:36 The media’s obsession with polling 53:55 Is the US reaping what it’s sown on immigration?52:34 Is the US reaping what it’s sown on immigration?Recorded November 9, 2024Links and ReadingsDann’s podcast, American PrestigeDanny’s conversations with Glenn about his intellectual history, parts 1, 2, 3, and 4Francis Fukuyama’s Financial Times piece, “What Trump Unleashed Means for America”Danny’s Nation essay, “The Liberal Discontents of Francis Fukuyama”Adam Tooze’s podcast, Ones & ToozeDanny’s Harper’s essay, “The Life and Death of Hollywood”Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’s manifesto, The Communist ManifestoDanny’s Harper’s essay, “Empire Burlesque”Danny’s Boston Review piece, “Mass Destruction”Glenn’s recent conversation with Rajiv SethiJD Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisJohn Murray Cuddihy’s book, The Ordeal of Civilization: Freud, Marx, Lévi-Strauss, and the Jewish Struggle with ModernityYuri Slezkine’s book, The Jewish Century This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show conversation with my creative director Nikita Petrov, I review this week's episode with historian Daniel Bessner. We also talk about Trump's policy proposals, capitalism, Russia and Ukraine, NATO, and why I sometimes pull back from speaking my mind.This episode is available only to full subscribers to my Substack. If you're listening to the full episode, thank you for all your support. And if you want more of The Glenn Show, in addition to a host of other benefits, go to https://glennloury.substack.com and become a full subscriber.

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this month's Substack subscriber-only Q&A session, we talk about Donald Trump's "Nazi rally" at Madison Square Garden, Martha Raddatz's comments about Venezuelan gangs in Colorado, Glenn's retirement, John's comments about Trump and Vance, my comments about Israel and Palestine, and, of course, Trump's victory.

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com This is the Post-Show episode following this week's conversation with John McWhorter. In it, Glenn sits down with his editor Mark Sussman and his creative director Nikita Petrov to talk about the election, why he understands where Trump's supporters are coming from, the meaning of voting, and the possibility that Trump might release sealed documents relating to the JFK assassination.If you're a paying subscribing, you're receiving the full episode. If you're not, you're receiving a preview clip. Consider becoming a subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com, and receive early access to weekly episodes, exclusive content like post-show episodes, monthly Q&As with John McWhorter, and a host of other benefits.

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2024

If you subscribe only to the free version of this podcast, you’ll notice this episode has arrived a few days early. I figured that by Friday, when the episode normally drops for the general public, it will be out of date already, so we’re releasing it to everyone today. If you find you enjoy starting your week with The Glenn Show, consider becoming a paying subscriber, which will get you early access to episodes, along with a host of other benefits.Subscribe to The Glenn Show on Substack at https://glennloury.substack.com[Note: In the episode, John mistakenly referred to the author of a biography of Ronald Reagan as George Will. He meant to reference Max Boot’s Reagan: His Life and Legacy.]1:39 Pre-election jitters3:23 Will Democrats contest the election if it goes Trump’s way?4:44 A crisis for democracy, maybe, but not the end of democracy10:02 John’s case against Trump’s proposed second administration15:36 Ground News ad17:28 The Obamas’ attempted intervention and post-presidential performance26:58 The mind of the informed Trump voter34:20 A revisionist history of the Trump presidency (or presidencies)41:15 Is Trump losing it or just tired of campaigning?44:25 The Washington Post and the LA Times decline to endorse47:48 Glenn and John’s election night plans50:48 The nightmare scenarioRecorded November 3, 2024Links and ReadingsShelby Steele’s book, A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited about Obama and Why He Can’t WinJimmy Carter’s book, Palestine: Peace Not ApartheidJohn’s NYT column, “Donald Trump Is Bored”Max Boot’s book, Reagan: His Life and LegacyEverybody Loves Raymond: The Complete Series DVD box setDouglas Murray’s Free Press piece, “Things Worth Remembering: Whoever Loses, They Should Lose Like Nixon” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:00 Rajiv’s report from the FIRE conference3:11 Roland Fryer’s keynote address13:26 Ta-Nehisi Coates’s humanist universalism17:25 “Tolstoy is the Tolstoy of the Zulus”18:50 Rajiv’s reading of Coates’s stand on “apartheid”31:55 The gap between election forecasting models and prediction markets36:52 The limits of models and markets39:59 Rajiv: The markets show us a balance between narratives about the election44:17 Is one crypto trader manipulating the prediction markets in favor of Trump?53:12 Rajiv: Prediction markets may have sent early signals about January 655:19 Rajiv’s family history with Kamala Harris57:45 The new prominence of Indian Americans in politics1:03:07 The axiom of antiessentialismRecorded October 27, 2024Links and ReadingsRajiv’s Substack, Imperfect InformationFoundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionLara Bazelon’s 2022 Atlantic essay, “The ACLU Has Lost Its Way”Glenn’s 2021 conversation with BazelonGlenn’s 2023 conversation with Erec SmithEugene Volokh on the Hamline University-Prophet Muhammad painting controversyTa-Nehisi Coates’s book, The MessageCoates’s 2010 Atlantic essay, “The Ghost of Bobby Lee”Ralph Wiley’s book, Dark Witness: When Black People Should Be Sacrificed (Again)Last week’s TGS debate about The MesssageOrlando Patterson’s book, Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative StudyGlenn’s book, The Anatomy of Racial InequalityGlenn’s memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black ConservativePolymarketRecorded October 27, 2024Links and ReadingsRajiv’s Substack, Imperfect InformationFoundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionLara Bazelon’s 2022 Atlantic essay, “The ACLU Has Lost Its Way”Glenn’s 2021 conversation with BazelonGlenn’s 2023 conversation with Erec SmithEugene Volokh on the Hamline University-Prophet Muhammad painting controversyTa-Nehisi Coates’s book, The MessageCoates’s 2010 Atlantic essay, “The Ghost of Bobby Lee”Ralph Wiley’s book, Dark Witness: When Black People Should Be Sacrificed (Again)Last week’s TGS debate about The MesssageOrlando Patterson’s book, Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative StudyGlenn’s book, The Anatomy of Racial InequalityGlenn’s memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black ConservativePolymarket This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2024

Incogni is your personal data defender, safeguarding you from these digital predators. Use code GLENN at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/glenn1:22 The Coates debate continues 3:18 John: Coates is a beautiful writer, but … 5:44 John: … The Message is suffused with incuriosity and simplistic thinking 13:45 Glenn: Coates is talking about humanism and power, not race 18:11 Ground News ad 20:25 Is it “all about whitey”? 22:11 Glenn: Ta-Nehisi Coates wrote this book. What am I doing? 27:40 What kind of historical imagination is at work in The Message? 34:11 Moral clarity or abdication of responsibility? 36:30 Pro-Palestinian writers John considers acceptable 41:54 The next entries in Glenn and John’s book club 42:04 Coates’s now notorious interview on CBS Mornings 48:45 What is the black intellectual’s role today? 52:16 The counterexample of South AfricaRecorded October 19, 2024Links and ReadingsTa-Nehisi Coates’s book, The MessageGlenn and John’s previous conversationJohn’s NYT column, “Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Myth of Black Fragility”Michael Chabon’s novel, The Yiddish Policemen’s UnionJeffrey Sachs on YouTubeJudge Andrew Napolitano on YouTubeTrevor Noah’s conversation with CoatesEzra Klein’s conversation with CoatesPeter Beinart’s conversation with CoatesDavid Greenberg’s new book, John Lewis: A LifeKaren and Barbara Fields’s book, Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American LifeGlenn’s memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black ConservativeJames Baldwin’s essay, “Letter from a Region in My Mind” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349Incogni is your personal data defender, safeguarding you from these digital predators. Use code GLENN at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/glenn1:41 Penn’s sanctions against Amy 7:47 What’s at stake in the charges against Amy? 14:03 The trouble with “hate speech” 17:48 Should we abolish the nation-state? 21:38 The debates that can’t happen in the university 26:44 Ethnonationalism and group differences 33:11 Amy’s defense of maintaining an “Anglo-Protestant” American majority 42:32 Amy’s concerns about Asian migration 47:52 Are immigrants bringing lax attitudes toward property rights with them? 52:52 Glenn: Immigrants impart dynamism to a culture that’s always been in flux 1:01:13 Glenn and Amy talk about porn 1:07:51 The absence of virtue in political discourse 1:13:05 Amy’s next stepsRecorded October 12, 2024Links and ReadingsAmy’s Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed, “Paying the Price for the Breakdown of the Country’s Bourgeois Culture”Glenn and Amy’s 2017 conversation, “The Downside to Social Uplift”Foundation for Individual Rights and ExpressionTa-Nehisi Coates’s new book, The MessageWilliam Vogelei’s Claremont Review of Books review of Robert Kagan’s Rebellion: How Antiliberalism Is Tearing America Apart—AgainColeman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaDaron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson’s book, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and PovertyDaniel Di Martino’s recent appearance on The Glenn ShowIrving Kristol’s 1971 essay, “Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship”Glenn’s essay, “The Case for Black Patriotism” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2024

1:12 The Vance-Walz debate 4:28 Glenn: Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book is brilliant 13:16 John and Coates’s ancient beef 15:31 Coates’s “blistering” critique of Zionism 18:22 Ground News ad 20:39 Do you have to solve the problem of “apartheid” in order to criticize it? 33:10 Glenn’s reappraisal of Coates (and John’s bemusement) 34:53 ACTA ad 36:39 Will the race card play for Eric Adams? 42:31 What has Eric Adams accomplished? 43:57 Why John defends Amy Wax 49:17 Glenn: Amy Wax gets to have her opinionRecorded October 5, 2024Links and ReadingsThe Vance-Walz VP debateTa-Nehisi Coates’s book, The MessageColeman Hughes’s Free Press review of The MessageCoates’s book, Between the World and MeCoates’s Atlantic essay, “The Case for Reparations”Glenn and John’s in-person TGS episodeAndrew Yang’s Newsweek piece, “I Ran against Eric Adams. I Saw This Coming.”John’s NYT piece, “She Is Outrageous, Demeaning, Dangerous. She Shouldn’t Be Punished.”Amy Wax’s December 2021 TGS appearanceWax’s August 2022 TGS appearanceWax’s March 2024 TGS appearanceRichard Sander’s Stanford Law Review article, “A Systematic Analysis of Affirmative Action in American Law Schools” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:15 Why Daniel immigrated to the US 5:14 What went wrong in Venezuela? 8:45 Daniel: Both the Biden administration and global trends are to blame for the border crisis 11:19 Trump promises to deport record numbers of illegal immigrants. But can he? 13:00 What’s it take to fix immigration? Money. 18:39 The flawed strategy of making immigration into Mexico’s problem 20:48 The bad information and rumors fueling asylum-seekers 23:18 Should residency visa programs prioritize the richest immigrants? 32:13 The labor market consequences of immigration 37:27 Daniel’s large-scale proposals for national immigration policy 43:00 How many unauthorized immigrants are in US right now? 45:23 The political realities of immigration reform44:08 The political realities of immigration reformRecorded September 23, 2025Links and ReadingsDaniel’s writing for City JournalDaniel’s report for the Manhattan Institute, “The Lifetime Fiscal Impact of Immigrants” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com A couple weeks ago, I did my own solo Q&A session. Now John is back, and I decided to put him in the hot seat. Let’s get into it. Yan Shen asks our opinion of the contretemps between Nancy Mace and Michael Eric Dyson. Stan asks if we’ve seen Matt Walsh’s film, Am I Racist?. Eli, noting the rampant grade inflation at many institutions, asks if we have a way of fixing the problem and wants to know if our own grading standards have changed over the years (here’s the Yascha Mounk post she references). RAO wants to know what we think of alternative education, like home schooling, micro-schools, charter schools, and so on. Jerry Zuriff wants to know why John likes hip-hop. Given that, on average, American girls perform better than American boys in high school, Michael asks if colleges should give preferences to males over females. Or would that run afoul of SFFA v. Harvard? And finally, DG wants to know why John never got interested in sports.

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:28 John corrects some Wikipedia-driven misconceptions about his work 4:12 ChatGPT pays homage to Glenn and John 6:41 John: JD Vance actually is what I’m merely accused of being 17:59 Ground News ad 20:08 Are there any true sellouts among black conservatives? 28:32 And what is a sellout, anyway? 36:01 What goes on between Clarence and Ginni Thomas? 40:19 An addition to the book club reading list 42:08 ACTA ad 43:54 Remembering Linda Datcher Loury 49:00 Should having children be the norm? 56:34 Glenn sightings in the wild 57:32 Working without a netRecorded September 23, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s Wikipedia pageJohn’s Wikipedia pageJohn’s NYT column, “Why JD Vance Dropped into My Inbox”JD Vance’s book, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in CrisisJohn’s book, Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black AmericaRandall Kennedy’s book, Sellout: The Politics of Racial BetrayalDavid Greenberg’s forthcoming book, John Lewis: A LifeDavid Lodge’s novel, Changing Places: A Tale of Two CampusesBarbara and Karen Fields’s book, Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American LifePercival Everett’s novel, JamesRF Kuang’s novel, Babel, or the Necessity of ViolenceClint Smith’s Atlantic piece, “George Floyd Was Also a Father” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 28 September 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:14 Larry Kotlikoff for President? 5:40 Larry’s plan to save social security 9:30 Reincentivizing work, saving, and staying in the US 14:55 Rewriting the story about income and labor 21:08 Why a 10% tariff could amount to a new national sales tax or worse 23:33 Glenn: Trade with other nations is not a zero-sum game 29:15 Taxing billionaires on consumption rather than income 34:43 The price of shame 38:40 Maintaining competitive conditions with universal health insurance 44:49 What’s causing inflation? 52:26 How big of a problem is the national debt?Recorded September 4, 2024Links and ReadingsLarry’s SubstackLarry’s homepageLarry’s book, with Philip Moeller and Paul Solman, Getting What’s Yours: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social SecurityLarry’s book, with Scott Burns, The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America’s Economic FutureLarry’s book, Jimmy Stewart Is Dead: Ending the World's Ongoing Financial Plague with Limited Purpose BankingLarry’s financial planning program, MaxiFiLarry’s book, You’re Hired: A Trump Playbook for Fixing America’s EconomyLarry’s book, The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Martyn Clark asks how economists factor idiosyncratic, unpredictable human behavior into their abstract modeling. Young Törless asks Glenn to weigh in on the presidential candidates’ approaches to—or avoidance of—the problem of the national debt. BB asks Glenn which economic theories or concepts haven’t stood the test of time. Stan asks what three policies would make the biggest difference in improving the lives of black people. Eli asks if technological progress and our ever-increasing knowledge about the world may end up being a bad thing for humanity. Luke Englund asks if the conservative movement has compromised too much for the sake of Donald Trump. And finally, therealnewyorker asks what issues I would feel compelled to talk about if racial politics disappeared tomorrow.

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:59 Glenn debuts his new studio 2:34 Life after academia 13:02 The challenge of having a lot of time on your hands 18:10 John’s new musical endeavors 20:20 Ground News ad 22:38 John’s forthcoming book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words 25:07 Glenn and John form an impromptu book club 29:43 The first class of post-Students for Fair Admissions college freshmen 36:22 Are black students being shut out of the upper echelons of American society? 40:33 The Supreme Court’s “indirect beneficial endowment” to HBCUs 46:42 Glenn: “The wheel is turning” on race politics in America 52:18 ACTA ad 54:26 Plagiarism in Robin DiAngelo’s dissertation 57:02 John: I don’t recognize the world that Danzy Senna and Ketanji Brown Jackson describe, even though I lived in it 1:04:07 Did Thomas Chatterton Williams really say what he said to Danzy Senna?Recorded September 8, 2024Links and ReadingsThe Rest Is History on Apple PodcastsPreorder John’s forthcoming book, Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little WordsDavid Kaiser’s book, States of the Union: A History of the United States through Presidential Addresses, 1789-2023David Kaiser discusses his book States of the Union on TGSSari Nusseibeh’s memoir, Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian LifeDavid Greenberg’s forthcoming book, John Lewis: A LifeDanzy Senna’s novel, Colored TelevisionPercival Everett’s novel, JamesKetanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, Lovely OneJohn’s book, Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black AmericaMichelle Obama’s DNC speechThomas Chatterton Williams’s book, Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:59 How Harry met Glenn 3:44 Black girls and women are doing relatively well. Why aren’t black boys and men? 11:21 Harry: Some of the barriers are structural, some are cultural 18:20 The crude toolkit for fixing child support 25:15 Black teachers, tutoring, and “high-quality career and tech ed” 31:44 In schools, one size doesn’t fit all 35:22 Three ways to improve employment prospects 39:10 Glenn asks “the Chicago question” 42:09 Discrimination against ex-convicts 50:38 Immigration’s impact on black employment 53:29 Are too many people in prison? 56:07 Harry: Progressives are oblivious to the backlash they generateRecorded August 20, 2024Links and ReadingsHarry and Glenn’s conversation about “racism, narratives, and backlash” with the Federal Reserve Bank of BostonHarry and Richard J. Freeman’s 1986 edited collection, The Black Youth Employment CrisisMelissa Kearney’s book, The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling BehindIsabel V. Sawhill’s book, Generation Unbound: Drifting into Sex and Parenthood without MarriageDouglas Harris’s book, Charter School City: What the End of Traditional Public Schools in New Orleans Means for American EducationGlenn’s paper with Young-Chul Kim, “Rebranding Ex-Convicts”William Julius Wilson’s book, The Declining Significance of Race: Blacks and Changing American Institutions This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 6 September 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:28 John heads back to the linguistic woodshed 3:55 Glenn’s nascent retirement plan 4:23 Glenn and John’s late summer reading 11:58 The “joy” of the Democratic National Convention 17:47 Ground News ad 20:11 The oratorical panache of the Obamas25:37 John: What’s the point of all this performative joy? 30:16 Keywords from the DNC: “Weird” 34:17 Keywords from the DNC: “Freedom” 41:48 Keywords from the DNC: “Joy” 44:25 Keywords from the DNC: “Fight” 46:03 ACTA ad 47:52 Glenn’s distrust of Kamala’s candidacy 52:42 Why Glenn puts the “Hussein” in “Barack Hussein Obama” 56:04 RFK Jr’s endorsement of Donald Trump 1:04:51 Coming soon: Breakfast with the LourysRecorded August 25, 2024Links and ReadingsPercival Everett’s novel, JamesHarriet Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s CabinJames Baldwin’s essay, “Everybody’s Protest Novel”Ta-Nehisi Coates’s memoir, Between the World and MeAlex Haley’s novel, Roots: The Saga of an American FamilyBarack Obama’s DNC speechMichelle Obama’s DNC speechOprah Winfrey’s DNC speechJohn’s NYT column, “The Hidden Grammatical Reason That ‘Weird’ Works” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 30 August 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this month's Substack subscriber-only Q&A session, Glenn and John tackle questions about supporting the Democratic Party, the departure of Columbia University's president, the Gaza War, Kamala Harris's promise to fight "price gouging" and more.

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813490:20 Stephanie’s new video series, Faces of X 4:18 Glenn: “You’re taking all the fun out of the culture war” 7:30 Could we have had modernity without capitalism? 17:28 Glenn: You’re taking a side in the debate without admitting it 20:35 What comes after “heterodoxy”? 24:10 Stephanie: Seeing race as a lie may be the greatest reparation of all 32:32 Glenn: Calling race a construction doesn’t get us “past race” 38:23 Race in the next century 42:42 Transcending race without abandoning it 46:20 Awe and humility as spiritual necessitiesRecorded August 13, 2024Links and ReadingsGlenn’s previous TGS episode with StephanieFind Stephanie on X: @stephleppGlenn’s 2016 conversation with Stephanie on ReckoningsFaces of XFaces of X, “Can We Reframe the Capitalism Debate”Faces of X, “Can We Reframe the Race Debate”Glenn’s conversation with Greg Thomas, “A Future for Black Tradition” This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 23 August 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:05 John: A Kamala Harris presidency won’t improve the discourse on race 9:12 Glenn: Kamala Harris is no Barack Obama 14:44 Why Glenn just can’t excited about a Harris presidency 18:07 Ground News 20:40 How Kamala measures up to Obama under the spotlight 23:07 Kamala’s code switching 25:50 Building the black political persona 33:51 White Ladies and White Dudes for Kamala 40:39 Are there white Sonya Masseys? 45:55 ACTA 48:03 Walz’s war on “weird” 48:14 The Dems get their hands dirty 55:48 Trump’s near-death experience that wasn’tRecorded August 9, 2024Links and ReadingsBarack Obama’s memoir, Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and InheritanceTrump’s on-stage interview before the National Association of Black JournalistsNYT story about Trump’s alleged helicopter ride This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2024

My lovely wife LaJuan and I appeared on the Due Dissidence podcast with Keaton Weiss and Russell Dobular, and we're re-presenting it here. You’ll hear us discuss my memoir and how all of our upbringings influenced our politics, free speech and the Gaza War protests, the decline of the Civil Rights Movement, Clarence Thomas, abortion, economic regulation, capitalism and socialism, Kamala Harris, Trumps’s appearance at the NABJ conference, and more. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 11 August 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:32 Glenn's intro 3:10 Glenn's case against the Democrats 14:06 Why is Cornel West running for president? 18:58 A black, conservative defense of Trumpism 25:29 A leftist analysis of Trump's rising popularity among black men 30:45 Glenn's early call for Biden to step down 36:25 Trump's debate style 41:36 Glenn: Biden is a "singularly uninspiring" political figure 49:11 The presidential debate post-mortem 55:45 The “DEI” candidates This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2024

Order Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813491:08 John’s work with Braver Angels 8:16 How Braver Angels gets its business done 13:09 Trying to bridge the partisan divide 20:27 Do some issues require taking sides? 27:37 Braver Angels's approach to the immigration issue 31:37 John: “Trump is more symptom than cause”38:47 Are some political conflicts unavoidable? 41:38 John: “What we need in America is a ... spiritual transformation in our attitudes toward one another” 50:30 Braver Angels's American Hope CampaignRecorded on July 25, 2025Links and ReadingsGlenn’s 2020 conversation with JohnBraver AngelsA Braver Way podcastEliza Taylor Hawkins’s report, “Depolarizing During the Pandemic”Braver Angels’s Trustworthy Elections ReportJohn’s speech before Braver Angels’s 2023 National ConventionThomas Sowell’s book, Black Rednecks & White LiberalsBraver Angels’s American Hope Campaign This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 2 August 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com John and Glenn are back for the latest Q&A session, where they take questions asked by Substack subscribers. Topics include antisemitism, Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, Kamala Harris's entry into same, and dinosaurs.

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this excerpt from the Memoir Tapes—recordings that served as the basis for Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative—Glenn describes the baroque procedures he would use in order to buy and cook crack.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 2024

2:19 John apologizes for his previous statement about Trump and assassination, and Glenn reaffirms their friendship 7:21 Glenn: “We literally dodged a bullet” 9:09 John: Going MAGA is taking the easy political route 11:06 Glenn: There are good reasons to support some of Trump’s policies, if not his rhetoric 18:57 Does the 2024 election have a “summer of 2020” vibe? 23:38 Ground News ad 25:58 The fantasy Kamala Harris / Corey Booker ticket 33:27 Is “Make America Nice Again” a compelling campaign message? 38:22 Is “Trump is a threat to democracy” a lexically inept slogan? 45:53 It’s time for Biden to step down 49:50 John: “I'm honestly glad the assassin missed” 54:49 Do Glenn and John need couples counseling?Recorded July 20, 2024Links and ReadingsAndrew Napolitano’s conversation with John MearsheimerAndrew Napolitano conversation with Jeffrey SachsEvan Vucci’s iconic post-assassination attempt photo of Trump and Secret Service agentsJohn’s NYT column, “Why Are Democrats Speaking to America in Ancient Greek?”George Orwell’s essay, “Politics and the English Language”Larry Kotlikoff’s Substack post, “Biden Must Step Aside—This Week!”Yascha Mounk’s Substack, PersuasionGlenn’s conversation with Yasha Mounk This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 26 July 2024

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Glenn and the team discuss the use of independent podcasts as platforms for world leaders and the use and misuse of AI translations and voice simulations.

Transcribed - Published: 21 July 2024

Buy Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/97803938813492:29 Have we already forgotten the horror of October 7? 9:22 Ben: We can’t ignore the loss of innocent life in Gaza 13:58 “From the river to the sea” and “all lives matter” 22:00 Celebrating the deaths of Israelis 26:31 Drawing the line at BDS 33:05 Glenn: If you want free speech, prepare to be uncomfortable 37:44 Columbia University administrators put on leave after allegedly antisemitic text messages 41:41 How Glenn discovered Benjamin’s work 47:40 The social meaning of race 51:01 The invitation to empathy in Late Admissions 59:02 Benjamin’s work with the Inside-Out Prison Exchange ProgramRecorded July 10, 2024Links and ReadingsBenjamin’s book, Juror’s Stories of Death: How America’s Death Penalty Invests in InequalityBenjamin’s book, Dying Inside: The HIV/AIDS Ward at Limestone PrisonBenjamin’s book, Disposable Heroes: The Betrayal of African American VeteransGlenn’s conversation with Omer BartovGlenn’s book, Race, Incarceration, and American ValuesGlenn’s book, The Anatomy of Racial InequalityErving Goffman’s book, Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled IdentityErving Goffman’s book, The Presentation of Self in Everyday LifeRobert Putnam’s book, Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American CommunityOrlando Patterson’s book, Slavery and Social Death: A Comparative StudyColeman Hughes’s book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind AmericaEduardo Bonilla-Silva’s book, Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in AmericaGlenn’s conversation with his son, Glenn Loury IIThe Inside-Out Prison Exchange Student This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 19 July 2024

1:18 John: Biden probably should not be running for president 7:47 Who’s running the country? 11:17 Presidential b******t 13:35 Ground News ad 15:56 Is Kamala up to the big job? 22:44 Kamala’s questionable climb to the top 27:53 The NYT Editorial Board’s surprising call for Biden to drop out 33:50 Trump at Gettysburg 35:45 Trump’s victory is now more probable. But is it more defensible? 40:42 Interrogating the “elitist backlash” interpretation of Trumpism 45:43 How should Dems proceed in a post-Biden election?Recorded July 4, 2024Links and ReadingsFull video of the Trump-Biden debateHarry G. Frankfurter’s book, On B******tClip from Adam McKay’s film, ViceKamala Harris attacks Biden during a 2019 primary debateKamala Harris defends Biden’s recent debate performanceNYT Editorial Board calls on Biden to leave the raceJill Biden’s Vogue cover This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe

Transcribed - Published: 12 July 2024