Podcast: The Good Fight with Yascha Mounk

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Building Things

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama discuss his lifelong hobbies—from building furniture to robotics—and why they might save us in the age of big tech.

Aug 22 • Yascha Mounk

54:16

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: How States Form

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama delve into 9/11, the hubris of humanitarian intervention, and the letter he regretted signing.

Aug 15 • Yascha Mounk

1:18:21

Adam Bodnar on Why Defeating Populists at the Ballot Box Isn’t Enough

Yascha Mounk and Adam Bodnar examine why Poland’s celebrated victory over illiberalism is now very much in doubt.

Aug 11 • Yascha Mounk

1:20:58

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: Human Nature

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama explore why any theory of politics must begin with an account of what makes us human.

Aug 8 • Yascha Mounk

1:05:42

Daron Acemoglu on Why Liberalism Became a Victim of Its Own Success

Yascha Mounk and Daron Acemoglu examine how the digital age severed the link between economic growth and shared prosperity.

Aug 4 • Yascha Mounk

1:24:19

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: The End of History and the Last Man

Yascha Mounk and Francis Fukuyama examine what people still get wrong about “the end of history.”

Aug 1 • Yascha Mounk

1:09:50

Katja Hoyer on Why We Should Stop Comparing Everything to Weimar

Yascha Mounk and Katja Hoyer also discuss what the Islamist attack on Berlin’s Pride parade says about the state of Germany.

Jul 28 • Yascha Mounk

1:46:45

The Eras of Francis Fukuyama: His Life and Ideas

Francis Fukuyama discusses the experiences and individuals that shaped him.

Jul 25 • Yascha Mounk

59:42

Claude Steele on the Hidden Stress of Diverse Spaces

Yascha Mounk and Claude Steele discuss why diversity can produce anxiety—and how it differs from prejudice.

Jul 21 • Yascha Mounk

1:01:16

The Good Fight Club: Refounding Liberalism, Gen Z's Political Instincts, and a Watergate Ghost Story

Francis Fukuyama, Linda Chavez, and Rachel Janfaza join Yascha Mounk to discuss what a radical liberal agenda might look like today.

Jul 18 • Yascha Mounk

1:00:02

John Harpham on the Intellectual Origins of American Slavery

Yascha Mounk and John Harpham examine how early modern thinkers justified slavery long before modern theories of race took hold.

Jul 14 • Yascha Mounk

1:08:30

Deirdre McCloskey on What Really Caused the Industrial Revolution

Yascha Mounk and Deirdre McCloskey discuss why ideas, not capital accumulation, made the modern world rich.

Jul 11 • Yascha Mounk

1:27:12

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