Archive - Yascha Mounk

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Dec 29, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

Ivan Krastev on 2026

Yascha Mounk and Ivan Krastev discuss the state of the world.

Dec 27, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:10:05

Francis Fukuyama on 2025

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama look back at this year—and make predictions for 2026.

Dec 20, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:13:00

Kelly Born on All the Ways AI Is Changing Politics

Yascha Mounk and Kelly Born discuss the socioeconomic impact of artificial intelligence.

Dec 16, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:12:55

The Good Fight Club: Can Europe Control Its Fate?

Timothy Garton Ash, Sabina Ćudić, and Nathalie Tocci join Yascha Mounk to assess the state of Europe today.

Dec 13, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:03:36

The Quiet Scandal of Affirmative Action for Men

Colleges systematically disadvantage female applicants.

Dec 11, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

Jill Lepore on Why We Should Amend the U.S. Constitution

Yascha Mounk and Jill Lepore also discuss why she nearly quit academia.

Dec 9, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:18:17

Richard Thaler on Why People are Much More Irrational than Economists Believe

Yascha Mounk and Richard Thaler discuss where economics goes wrong.

Dec 6, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:11:36

Abigail Marsh on Psychopaths

Yascha Mounk and Abigail Marsh discuss how to recognize psychopathy—and what to do when you meet a psychopath.

Dec 2, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:18:27

November 2025

Sven Beckert on How Capitalism Made the Modern World

Yascha Mounk and Sven Beckert discuss the history of our economic system.

Nov 29, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:24:37

The Day I Got a Call From “Google”

Scammers are getting more sophisticated by the day.

Nov 26, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

Nate Soares on Why AI Could Kill Us All

Yascha Mounk and Nate Soares discuss the risks of artificial intelligence.

Nov 25, 2025 • Yascha Mounk

1:44:02

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