The Ezra Klein Show
Episodes
Christopher Nolan Stared Into Elon Musk’s Soul
How Trump Has Changed, With Maggie Haberman
Ezra Klein interviews New York Times correspondent Maggie Haberman about her book *Regime Change*, analyzing the chaotic dynamics of Donald Trump’s second term.
What is the Democratic Party? What Could It Be?
Ezra Klein interviews Ben Wickler, former Wisconsin Democratic Party chair, about the party’s identity and strategy following the 2024 election.
Platner’s Top Campaign Strategist on What Went Wrong
Ezra Klein interviews political strategist Morris Katz about the collapse of Grant Plattner’s Maine Senate campaign amid abuse allegations.
Best Of: A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno
Ezra Klein interviews Brian Eno about his book *What Art Does*, exploring art as "adult play" that helps humans attune to their feelings.
What Xi Jinping Wants
Ezra Klein interviews former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who shares his unique insights into Xi Jinping’s ideology and ambitions.
The Very Good and Very Bad News on Climate
Ezra Klein interviews Bill McKibben on the rapid economic shift toward green energy, which now meets most new global electricity demand.
A Radical Vision for Israelis and Palestinians
Ezra Klein discusses the "Land for All" confederation model with co-directors Rula Halal and Maya Pundak, exploring a vision that combines two…
The America That’s Still Possible
Ezra Klein interviews Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson in Montgomery, Alabama, to discuss confronting America’s history of racial violence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Chris Rufo Thinks the Right Can Control This. I Don’t.
Ezra Klein interviews conservative strategist Chris Ruffo, a key architect of the anti-DEI movement, to discuss his political philosophy and the state of the right.
I Keep Telling People We’re Living in This Dystopian Novel
Ezra Klein interviews author Gary Shteyngart about his 2010 novel *Super Sad True Love Story*, which eerily predicted today’s hyper-visual, metric-obsessed culture.
Graham Platner, Jon Ossoff and the New Rules of Political Attention
Ezra Klein and Chris Hayes analyze how attention, rather than traditional fundraising, drives modern political success, citing Graham Plattner’s rise in Maine.
What’s the Left’s Vision for Foreign Policy After Trump?
Ezra Klein interviews Matt Duss about a potential Democratic foreign policy rupture driven by the Gaza war.
The New Right’s Very Old Vision of Men
Ezra Klein interviews Atlantic writer Helen Lewis about "masculinism," a rising ideology on the New Right that seeks to restore traditional gender roles and hierarchical social structures.
Ian Bremmer on the Risks America Poses to the World
Ezra Klein interviews Ian Bremmer to analyze the incoherence of Trump’s foreign policy toward Iran and China, framing the president as a symptom of deeper structural shifts.
Does Trump Want to Lose the Midterms?
Ezra Klein argues that Donald Trump prioritizes controlling the Republican Party over winning midterms, risking Senate losses to purge disloyal members.
Yuval Noah Harari on the Mistake Strongmen Keep Making
Ezra Klein interviews Yuval Noah Harari about cooperation versus power, contrasting liberal internationalism with right-wing populism.
How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever
Ezra Klein interviews Lee Drutman about the crisis of partisan gerrymandering, exacerbated by recent Supreme Court rulings and mid-cycle redistricting wars.
This Is Why I Find Pema Chödrön So Essential
Ezra Klein interviews Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön about her new book, *Another Kind of Freedom*, focusing on how to relate to discomfort and uncertainty rather than avoiding them.
I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California
Ezra Klein moderates a forum with top Democratic California gubernatorial candidates Tom Steyer, Javier Becerra, Katie Porter, Matt Mahan, and…
GLP-1s and the ‘Wild West’ of Wellness
Ezra Klein interviews Julia Ballouz about the societal and medical implications of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic.
The Book That Changed How I Think About Liberalism
Ezra Klein interviews historian Helena Rosenblatt about her book *The Lost History of Liberalism*, exploring how liberalism originally centered on…
What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’
Ezra Klein hosts Derek Thompson and Mark Dunkelman to assess the "abundance" movement one year after their book's release.
About the Coming Paywall
Ezra Klein announces that The Ezra Klein Show and other New York Times podcasts will soon move behind a paywall.