Josh and Joe are joined by Jake Bittle, a reporter covering climate change at Grist to discuss the state of the Colorado River Basin. Seven states depend on this water system, but between overuse and aridification, it’s sustainability is in question. We discuss this and then touch on some other climate related issues, such as the relationship between data centers and coal. It was an amazing episode and if you don’t listen idk what’s wrong with you tbh.
Josh and Joe are joined by Joel Christensen, classics professor at CUNY Graduate School to discuss The Odyssey, both the Homerian epic and Christopher Nolan’s recent adaptation. The three talk through the differences between the movie and the original, what modern actor could fit the bill for Odysseus, and what Gods we should all be worshipping and sacrificing to.
Josh and Joe are joined by Devin Kennedy, history professor and author of the new book “Coding Capitalism: Computers and the Remaking of The Postwar US Economy”.
TPM’s Kate Riga joins Josh and Joe to talk about sports and the right, specifically the tendency of the current administration to make itself the main character. We talk Kash Patel and the Olympics, Trump and FIFA, and everything Caitlin Clark/WNBA.
Josh and Joe are joined by TPM congressional reporter and aspiring Olympic fencer, Emine Yücel about working on Capital hill, training to be an olympian, and how growing up in Turkey helps her as a journalist in the United States.
Josh and Joe are joined by Andrés to discuss the current state of Cuba, how it got so bad, and what comes next.
Josh and Joe are joined by NYT tech reporter Ryan Mac to discuss all things Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire.
Charles Davis, author of independent news outlet The Redoubt, joins the show today all the way from Vienna, Austria.
TPM Publisher Joe Ragazzo is joined by TPM Executive Editor John Light as they talk about The News, literally, figuratively, and even kind of spiritually.
Josh and Joe are joined by Tom Kludt, special correspondent at Vanity Fair and a former TPMer.
