This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest Kitchen Sync Conversation.David E. Sanger is a White House and national security correspondent, and a senior writer. In a 38-year reporting career for The New York Times, he has been on thr

Should We Have "Expert" Twitter?: A Kitchen Sync Conversation with Dr. Yuval Levin

Dec 16th, 2021 54m 10s

This week, AEI presents the latest Kitchen Sync Conversation.Yuval Levin is the director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy

WTH is going on LIVE! The Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter on what happened in Virginia’s recent election and what it means for 2022 … and 2024

Nov 12th, 2021 57m 7s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents a live episode of What the Hell is Going On. You can find the podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.In the Virginia governor’s race, Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated former Go

Putting the Pieces Together: A Kitchen Sync Conversation with Jigsaw’s Jared Cohen

Oct 7th, 2021 1h 11m

This week, the AEI podcast channel presents the latest Kitchen Sync Conversation with Jared Kohen.How can the US level the playing field in its tech competition with China? What role does the private sector need to play, and what is Google’s Ji

What the Hell is Going On?: WTH is going on with the COVID vaccines? Dr. Scott Gottlieb with everything you need to know

Sep 30th, 2021 54m 39s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of What the Hell is Going On? If you enjoy this episode, subscribe to the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about Uncontrolled Spread (New York

AEI Events Podcast: Uncontrolled spread: A book event with Scott Gottlieb

Sep 23rd, 2021 49m 59s

This week, AEI presents today's episode of the AEI Events Podcast. If you enjoy the episode, you can find the AEI Events Podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to shift from an acute crisis t

Banter: Kori Schake on Afghanistan and US defense policy

Sep 16th, 2021 41m 59s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of Banter, AEI's flagship podcast. If you like what you hear, subscribe to Banter on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Kori Schake is a senior fellow and the director

The "Jack Whisperer": A Kitchen Sync Conversation with Twitter's Vijaya Gadde

Sep 9th, 2021 50m 46s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents a conversation with AEI Senior Fellow, Klon Kitchen, and Twitter's Vijaya Gadde. To hear more from Klon, check out his newsletter, The Kitchen Sync.What is Twitter trying to do globally? Will the comp

Explain to Shane: Understanding the ‘splinternet’ and online security (with Nick Merrill)

Aug 5th, 2021 29m 30s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel features the latest episode of Explain to Shane. You can find Explain to Shane on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.The potential for a fragmented, decentralized global internet (or “sp

The Brookings Cafeteria: The race gap in multigenerational poverty; Census 2020 findings

Jun 18th, 2021 38m 19s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the most recent episode of the Brookings Cafeteria, featuring AEI scholar Scott Winship.On this two-part episode, Senior Fellow William Frey from the Metropolitan Policy Program answers a few question

Bradley Lecture Series: Preserving our natural capital

Jun 10th, 2021 36m 24s

The AEI Podcast Channel presents last month's episode of the Bradley Lecture Series podcast. If you enjoy this episode, subscribe directly to the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.For decades, our appreciation for natu

Banter: Benjamin and Jenna Storey on Why We Are Restless

Jun 3rd, 2021 37m

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of Banter, hosted by AEI President, Robert Doar, and Director of Media Relations, Phoebe Keller. To find more episodes of Banter, subscribe directly on Apple, Spotify or wherever you ge

WTH is going on with the Covid lab leak theory? Rep. Mike Gallagher on the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the pandemic’s origin and the possible Chinese cover-up

May 27th, 2021 41m 42s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel shares the latest episode of "What the Hell is Going On?". If you enjoy this episode, subscribe directly to the podcast, on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.After labeling the Wuhan lab leak theory

Are You Kidding Me?: University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax’s defense of academic standards

May 20th, 2021 31m 20s

This week, AEI presents the latest episode of Are You Kidding Me?. If you enjoy this episode, subscribe to the podcast directly on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.A professor at Georgetown Law School was recently fired for rema

Unprecedential: The politics of religious freedom: Helen Alvaré on worship in a secular age

May 14th, 2021 46m 34s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of Unprecedential.Both historically and constitutionally, the freedom to worship has been a centerpiece of American politics. For much of their history, Americans viewed religious d

Understanding Congress: Can Congress budget? (with Allen Schick)

May 14th, 2021 29m 8s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the most recent episode of Understanding Congress, hosted by AEI's Kevin Kosar.The topic of today’s episode is, “Can Congress budget?” My guest is Dr. Allen Schick. He is professor emeritus at the Sch

National Affairs: Home Schooling and the Future of Education with Michael McShane

May 14th, 2021 36m 36s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of the National Affairs Podcast.The 2019-2020 school year will be remembered as the year we all became home schoolers. But well before the pandemic, the popularity of home schooling

The Invisible Men: Delano Squires on the virtue of strong family life and responsible fatherhood

May 14th, 2021 52m 15s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the latest episode of "The Invisible Men," hosted by Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors.In this episode, Ian and Nique are joined by Delano Squires — an Author at the Federalist and a long-time public servant.

What the Hell is Going On?: WTH is going on with Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal?

Apr 16th, 2021 46m 3s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the most recent episode of What the Hell is Going On? hosted by Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen.President Biden recently announced that he plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 1

Presenting "An Economist Goes to College"

Apr 9th, 2021 25m 26s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents our newest podcast, An Economist Goes to College. Economist and scholar Beth Akers seeks to inform aspiring students about how to make strategic decisions about their higher education. Speaking on topics

Political Economy: Scott Lincicome: Why America shouldn't embrace industrial policy

Apr 2nd, 2021 37m 9s

This week, the AEI Podcast Channel presents Wednesday's episode of Political Economy, a podcast hosted by AEI's Jim Pethokoukis.On both sides of the aisle, calls for industrial policy seem to be gaining momentum. Americans have grown more skept

Hardly Working: David Deming on noncognitive skills

Mar 24th, 2021 43m 8s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents the most recent episode of Hardly Working, a podcast hosted by AEI scholar, Brent Orrell.Nontechnical skills — communication, creativity, and teamwork — are important to career success. Unfortunately, the

Overwatch: The Dangers of Disengagement: Gen. David H. Petraeus on Withdrawing US Troops from Afghanistan

Mar 17th, 2021 27m 21s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents a conversation between the director of AEI's Critical Threats Project, Fred Kagan, and General David H. Petraeus on the Overwatch podcast.Civil war and an unrestrained al Qaeda are all but certain should

Explain to Shane: Digitizing the barter economy (with Josh Kline)

Mar 16th, 2021 22m 14s

Today, the AEI Podcast Channel presents episode 27 of Explain to Shane, a tech podcast hosted by Shane Tews and Will Rau.While stuck indoors during the pandemic, items we want — and sometimes need — are harder to locate. Web retailers offer a q

Bradley Lecture Series: The Limits of Realpolitik

Mar 11th, 2021 28m 54s

Today, the AEI Podcast presents the latest episode of the Bradley Lecture Series podcast.A new administration. A renewed American bombing campaign in Syria. An apparently reconsidered relationship with Saudi Arabia. After four years of comparat