Start Making Sense (podcast)
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 Historian and political commentator Jon Wiener hosts the podcast | |
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| Hosted by | Jon Wiener |
| Genre | Weekly political podcast |
| Format | Audio |
| Created by | The Nation magazine |
| Language | English |
| Length | 45 minutes approximately |
| Publication | |
| Original release | November 2015 – present |
| Provider | The Nation magazine |
| Website | Start Making Sense |
Start Making Sense is an American weekly left-of-center podcast with a focus on contemporary issues and politics.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It is hosted by The Nation magazine's contributing editor Jon Wiener and describes itself as "political talk without the boring parts."[8] It features writers and activists and journalists and artists such as Laila Lalami, Amy Wilentz, Charles Blow, Barbara Ehrenreich, Ben Ehrenreich,[9] Chris Hayes,[10] Naomi Klein, Jane Mayer, and Rick Perlstein.[11][12][13][14] Topics discussed include the American presidential election, climate change, racism, parenthood, party politics, and reviews of books and films.
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- ↑ Ben Geman (April 4, 2016). "Political Podcasts Flower in Stormy Election Season: New shows are everywhere. But will they change political journalism?". National Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... cover far more than just the presidential horse race ... produce content that's wider ranging ... leftwing magazine The Nation ... weekly ...
- ↑ John Nichols (2016). "Start Making Sense: Can Anything Stop Trump?". Black in America. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... Trump ... appeal to working-class white voters could make him president ... Start Making Sense is hosted by Jon Wiener ...
- ↑ Jon Wiener (March 24, 2016). "Start Making Sense: Bernie Is Bringing the Reagan Era to an End (Podcast)". History News Network. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... Bernie Sanders is the leading edge of the historical forces bringing the 40-year Reagan era to an end, says Richard Parker of Harvard’s Kennedy School. ...
- ↑ "Start Making Sense (podcast) reviews". Podbay FM. September 10, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... Average rating: 5 stars out of 5 (based on 34 reviews) ...
- ↑ "Podcast: Start Making Sense". Pod Fanatic. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ Anna Windemuth (November 18, 2016). "Princeton students stage sanctuary campus walk-out". Newsworks. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
... Wiener is the host and producer of "Start Making Sense," The Nation's weekly podcast ... long-time contributing editor at The Nation. ... professor emeritus of history at UC Irvine. ...
- ↑ The Nation, November 19, 2015, Where did ISIS come from -- and what can we do about it now?", Retrieved September 17, 2016
- ↑ "Start Making Sense". Player FM. 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... news without the boring parts—featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the week in news. ...
- ↑ Amy Wilentz, July 22, 2017, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Humiliation Machine, "... There is something stirring and romantic about their resistance ... Ehrenreich suggested on Jon Wiener’s The Nation podcast, Start Making Sense ..."
- ↑ Jim Jamitis, March 30, 2017, Red State Magazine, Common Ground Between Right And Left: Trump Doesn’t Know What He’s Doing, Retrieved February 2, 2018, "... MSNBC’s Chris Hayes was a guest of host John Wiener. ..."
- ↑ Barbara Ehrenreich and Jon Wiener, "Start Making Sense", December 17, 2015, The Nation, Barbara Ehrenreich Explains Why the White Working Class Is Dying—Literally, Retrieved September 17, 2016
- ↑ Naomi Klein and Jon Wiener, "Start Making Sense:", The Nation, December 3, 2015, Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris, Retrieved September 17, 2016
- ↑ "Start Making Sense", February 11, 2016, The Nation, The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success, Retrieved September 17, 2016
- ↑ Michelle Filgate (February 15, 2016). "Critical Notes: Alexander Chee, Elizabeth Strout, Chris Offutt, and more". Book Critics. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
... Jon Wiener interviews Jane Mayer about Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right for The Nation magazine's weekly podcast "Start Making Sense."...
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