The New Liberal Podcast

Feb 27 2025 317 ep. 54 mins 2.4k
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The New Liberal Podcast dives into the deep end of policy, politics and identity and hosts the economists, academics, industry leaders, thinkers and politicians whose ideas are shaping society.

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A Pragmatic Energy Policy ft. Elan Sykes

Feb 27 2025 44 mins  
How do we balance the need to de-carbonize our energy grid with the need to lower energy costs for working class people? Elan Sykes is the Director of Energy and Climate Policy at PPI, and he joins the podcast to discuss how we can build out the grid, lower people's bills, and ultimately end up with clean and abundant energy. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newlibe

Why Nothing Works ft. Marc Dunkelman

Feb 18 2025 57 mins  
Why doesn't anything work? Why does it take so long to build housing, or green energy, or infrastructure? Why is the government so often inefficient and uncapable? Marc Dunkelman joins the podcast to discuss his new book Why Nothing Works. We talk about the history of the progressive movement and how two separate impulses - the centralization of power vs the decentralization of pow

What's the deal with DOGE?

Feb 12 2025 63 mins  
The last two weeks have seen a number of controversies related to DOGE, the Department of Governmental Efficiency that Elon Musk heads in the new Trump administration. Jeremiah talks through what's going on, why DOGE seems to be breaking so many things, and what their real goals are. Also check out our conversation with Jennifer Pahlka: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-

Why Young Men Moved Right ft. Richard Reeves

Feb 04 2025 57 mins  
One of the most important trends from the 2024 presidential election was the rightward shift of young people - especially young men. Richard Reeves joins the podcast to talk about why this shift happened, what mistakes Democrats have made in courting male voters, and how they can fix their self-inflicted wounds. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newliberalpodcast or

Winning the Working Class ft. Will Marshall

Jan 14 2025 59 mins  
Over the last several elections, Democrats have seen worse and worse results with working class voters. The traditional party of the working class is now in danger of becoming the party of the educated elite. PPI President Will Marshall joins the podcast to discuss how we win back the working class. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newliberalpodcast or https://cnlib

The New Liberal Podcast's Best Books of 2024, pt 2

Jan 08 2025 72 mins  
It's time for another books episode! Jeremiah breaks down the best books he read in 2024, covering topics like nuclear war, social media and web platforms, DC's lobbying industry, the nature of taking risks, how to make government more effective, and more! Part 1 of the books episode from earlier this year - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-liberal-podcasts-best-books

The Future of Substack ft. Hamish McKenzie

Dec 16 2024 55 mins  
Substack is an increasingly important part of our cultural and media ecosystem. But is it actually any better than other forms of traditional media or social media? Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie joins the podcast to talk about content moderation, the economics of media, and much more as we dive into what exactly Substack is and where it's going. To get bonus episodes, support

Making Government More Effective ft. Jennifer Pahlka

Dec 03 2024 64 mins  
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will be leading a new organization called DOGE, the Department of Governmental Efficiency. Can they actually make the government more effective? Jennifer Pahlka is the author of Recoding America and she joins the podcast to talk about why the government is so ineffective in so many ways, whether or not Elon and Vivek have the right ideas, and what need

How Democrats Win ft. Congressman Ritchie Torres

Nov 26 2024 27 mins  
How can Democrats break the trends we saw in 2024? Congressman Ritchie Torres joins the podcast to talk about why Democrats are losing key demographics, how the far left undermines Democrats' credibility as a party, and why we must listen to the voices of everyday Americans in the center. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newliberalpodcast or https://cnliberalism

Can Antitrust help fix our broken politics? ft. Diana Moss

Nov 21 2024 59 mins  
PPI's Diana Moss joins the podcast to make the argument that not only is fixing our antitrust enforcement good policy, but it's also a key part of fixing the Democratic Party's political woes. To get bonus episodes, support us at patreon.com/newliberalpodcast or https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions? Send us a note at [email protected].