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Kurt Andersen
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Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Kurt Andersen & Alex Gibney
Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen examines Trump crossing new lines of lawlessness.Documentarian Alex Gibney details his latest documentary, The Dark Money Game, which explores the money that influences our politics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-04-16
40 min
Church of Lazlo Podcasts
Toxic and Problematic with Kurt Andersen, 01.25.25
Kurt Andersen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Evil Geniuses and Fantasyland, as well as the bestselling novels You Can’t Spell America Without Me, True Believers, Heyday, and Turn of the Century. With Steven Soderbergh he co-created the streaming series COMMAND Z (2023), and has previously written for TV, film and the stage. He co-founded Spy magazine, co-created and hosted the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast Studio 360, and hosted and co-produced the podcast Nixon At War (2021). He’s also a journalist - regular contributor to the New York Times and The Atlantic, formerly a New York...
2025-01-25
53 min
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Kurt Andersen & John Ganz
Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen provides a historical perspective on how Pat Buchanan paved the way for today's Trump. When the Clock Broke author John Ganz examines the path that led to our current political moment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-09
45 min
Impolitic with John Heilemann
Kurt Andersen & Michael Hirschorn: Reality Used to be a Friend of Mine
John is joined by writer/editor/producers Kurt Andersen and Michael Hirschorn—longtime friends, former business partners, and intellectual entrepreneurs extraordinaire—to take stock of the Trump Era in our politics and culture. The three old friends discuss the once and future president’s reelection, his cabinet picks (one of whom, Kurt reveals, was his college cocaine dealer), and the ways in which the spread of the logic and reality TV not only explains the Trump phenomenon but that of Elon Musk, RFK Jr, and Luigi Mangione. Kurt and Michael also riff on the books, movies, and TV shows that floated the...
2024-12-16
1h 15
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Kurt Andersen & Randi Weingarten
Kurt Andersen examines the plotting, or lack thereof, in the upcoming Trump administration. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, reacts to Trump's attacks on America's education system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-11-16
35 min
The Entertainment with Tom Knoblauch
25. Kurt Andersen's Plan to Save the World
For a lot of people over the past decade, the nonstop campaigning and chaos of our political system has instilled a kind of constant dread about the future, compounded by looming environmental disaster and geopolitically uncertainty. And sometimes it feels like all we can do is accept that the train is slowly crashing. But what if we could do something about it? In 2023, Kurt Andersen teamed up with Larry Doyle and Steven Soderbergh to create Command Z, a sci-fi comedy web series about a group of time-travelers from the ruined world of the future who are given the opportunity t...
2024-09-06
54 min
Magazeum
Best of PID—Kurt Andersen (Author & Editor: Spy Magazine, New York, Studio360, more)
THE GREATEST STARTUP IN THE HISTORY OF MAGAZINE STARTUPS—We’ve always had a thing for magazine launches. They’re filled with drama and melodrama, people behaving with passion and conviction, and people ... misbehaving. Anything to get that first issue onto the stands and into the hands of readers.Some new ventures seem to sneak in the back door. Who saw Wired or Fast Company coming?Others are to the manner born, and from the most elite print parents. But, even with that pedigree they never gain traction, never display the scrapp...
2024-07-19
1h 00
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Kurt Andersen & Ian Dunt
The Origin Story podcast host Ian Dunt comes by to gloat after the UK finally elects a left-wing government to clean up the mess of the past decade plus. Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen stops by to talk about the fun prank he played on Donald Trump and how it haunts him to this day. Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat examines the bad week fascists have had across the globe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-07-10
55 min
Future Hindsight
America's Raw Deal: Kurt Andersen
Thursday, August 31st, 2023 Kurt Andersen is a prolific writer and author of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. We discuss the conservative playbook to move our society culturally, economically, and politically to the right, and why continuous civic engagement and investment in Americans can restore basic fairness. Influential conservatives capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn the American economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. The US go...
2023-08-31
47 min
Future Hindsight
America's Raw Deal: Kurt Andersen
Thursday, August 31st, 2023 Kurt Andersen is a prolific writer and author of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. We discuss the conservative playbook to move our society culturally, economically, and politically to the right, and why continuous civic engagement and investment in Americans can restore basic fairness. Influential conservatives capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn the American economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. The US go...
2023-08-31
47 min
Future Hindsight
America's Raw Deal: Kurt Andersen
Thursday, August 31st, 2023 Kurt Andersen is a prolific writer and author of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. We discuss the conservative playbook to move our society culturally, economically, and politically to the right, and why continuous civic engagement and investment in Americans can restore basic fairness. Influential conservatives capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn the American economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. The US go...
2023-08-31
47 min
Riverside Chats
161. Kurt Andersen on America's Inflection Points and His New Dystopian Comedy 'Command Z'
Last year, author, screenwriter, and host of Studio 360 Kurt Andersen joined Riverside Chats to discuss his two volume explanation of America, Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses. In that conversation, he mentioned that he was working on a third part to this series, which would be fictional. He wouldn’t give away any details at the time, but it turns out that he was working on Command Z, a new 8 part web series directed by Steven Soderbergh. The show follows a team from the 2050s who can transport their consciousnesses back into people today to try to reverse the trends leading to...
2023-08-18
53 min
The Climate Pod
Kurt Andersen On 'Command Z' And Why We Can Still Fix Things
When Ty talked to Kurt Andersen back in 2020 upon the release of his exceptional book Evil Geniuses, we never thought it would lead to a sci-fi comedic series. Nevertheless, Andersen and Steven Soderbergh have co-created and recently released a new series, Command Z, which is a hilarious adaptation that addresses not only the major themes of Evil Geniuses but also explores how we might all think about all types of political action in 2023. Kurt's back on the show this week to discuss why making Command Z was a dream come true and what he wanted to explore with...
2023-08-16
1h 02
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
Naomi Klein, John Heilemann & Kurt Andersen
The Shock Doctrine author Naomi Klein explains how to counter RFK Jr.'s misinformation. Showtime's The Circus host John Heilemann lays out the pretzel Republicans have tied themselves in as we learn that the DOJ has sent another Target letter to Donald Trump. Additionally, Evil Geniuses author Kurt Andersen details his new TV show, Command Z, with famed director Steven Soderbergh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-07-19
50 min
Troens Ord Danmark
Søndag | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 25-06-2023
Sunday | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 25-06-2023
2023-06-25
1h 12
Bubble Trouble: Laying Out Inconvenient Truths About How Business and Financial Markets Really Work
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes: With guest Kurt Andersen
Joining us this week is writer Kurt Andersen discussing his books Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses. (Repeat from March, 2022). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-05-01
31 min
Troens Ord Danmark
Søndag | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 23-04-2023
Sunday | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 23-04-2023
2023-04-23
59 min
We Didn't Start the Fire: The History Podcast
Watergate with Kurt Andersen
By the 1970s, Richard Nixon's paranoia has reached new heights. He's become consumed with wiretapping, secret recording devices and surveillances, and he's convinced everyone's out to get him. He's dipping his toes into criminality, and the cover ups on top of cover ups are become more and more incriminating. But how does he get to this point? What's the point of new return? And how does it impact his legacy? It's the original scandal that broke the non-existent internet... let's chat Watergate with host of Nixon At War, Kurt Andersen! Learn more about your ad...
2023-02-13
37 min
The X-Rae Podcast with Iris Bahr & Rae Lynn
AUTHOR KURT ANDERSEN
Iris chats with best-selling author KURT ANDERSEN about his creative process, the latest Oscar nominated films, leaving the comfort of Brooklyn for the edgy Upper East Side, and more!
2023-02-08
1h 16
Impolitic with John Heilemann
Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O’Donnell
Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O’Donnell first met 46 years ago as undergraduates at Harvard, forming a friendship that’s flourished alongside their careers as two of their generation’s most incisive, insightful observers of American politics and culture. Andersen made his mark in the 1980s as co-founder of the iconic Spy magazine, then went on to serve as editor-in-chief of New York magazine, host of the Peabody Award-winning radio program “Studio 360,” and best-selling novelist and non-fiction author. O’Donnell cut his teeth in Washington as staff director of the powerful Senate Finance Committee and protege to legendary New York Senator Dani...
2023-02-07
1h 22
Riverside Chats
125. Kurt Andersen on America's Inherent Pull toward Fantasyland, the Evil Geniuses Who Weaponize It, and a Future Diverged from the Status Quo
Many episodes of this show grapple with the perhaps unanswerable question: why is America the way it is? Is there something inherent in American culture that answers where we're going? Kurt Andersen has been exploring the nature of American culture throughout his varied career, from co-founding Spy Magazine, writing for Time and The New Yorker, writing several novels, hosting the public radio show Studio 360, and most comprehensively through his recent two volume history of America: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire and Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America. He’s here today in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about his intellectual jou...
2022-11-12
53 min
Success Story with Scott D. Clary
Kurt Andersen - Writer & Best-Selling Author | How to Make America New Again
➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory ➡️ About The Guest Kurt Andersen is the author of the New York Times bestsellers “Evil Geniuses” and “Fantasyland”, as well as the bestselling novels “You Can’t Spell America Without Me”, “True Believers”, “Heyday”, “Turn of the Century”, and the podcast “Nixon at War”. He co-founded “Spy” magazine and co-created and hosted “Studio 360”, a Peabody Award-winning public radio show about art and pop culture that aired until 2020. He’s also a journalist — former New Yorker columnist and staff writer, Time critic and columnist, New York editor-in-chief and columnist — an...
2022-11-09
52 min
Troens Ord Danmark
SF22 | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 26-7-2022 14:00
SF22 | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 26-7-2022 14:00
2022-07-26
1h 34
Troens Ord Danmark
SF22 | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 25-7-2022 19:00
SF22 | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 25-7-2022 19:00
2022-07-25
1h 27
Troens Ord Danmark
Українське служіння | Pas. Kurt Andersen
Українське служіння | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 15-05-2022
2022-05-15
39 min
Troens Ord Danmark
Søndag | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 15-05-2022
Sunday | Pas. Kurt Andersen | 15-05-2022
2022-05-15
54 min
Magazeum
Kurt Andersen (Author & Editor: Spy Magazine, New York, Studio360, more)
We’ve always had a thing for magazine launches. They’re filled with drama and melodrama, people behaving with passion and conviction, and people ... misbehaving. Anything to get that first issue onto the stands and into the hands of readers.Some new ventures seem to sneak in the back door. Who saw Wired or Fast Company coming?Others are to the manner born, and from the most elite print parents. But, even with that pedigree they never gain traction, never display the scrappiness and experimentation that we’ve come to expect from anything new. (You know w...
2022-04-01
1h 06
Bubble Trouble: Laying Out Inconvenient Truths About How Business and Financial Markets Really Work
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes: with guest Kurt Andersen
Joining us this week is writer Kurt Andersen discussing his books Fantasyland and Evil Geniuses.Visit https://www.bubbletroublepodcast.com/ for the transcript for this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-03-16
31 min
Great Podversations
Kurt Andersen and Daron Acemoglu
Writer Kurt Andersen discusses his latest book “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History,” with professor and author Daron Acemoglu. Kurt Andersen is the bestselling author of the novels “Heyday, “Turn of the Century,” and “True Believers.” He is also a contributor to Vanity Fair and The New York Times and was the host and co-creator of Studio 360, the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast. Andersen writes for television, film, and the stage. He regularly appears as a commentator on MSNBC. Andersen co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor in chief of New York Magazine...
2021-11-05
43 min
The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast
Evil Geniuses: Explaining America's Vast Wealth Inequality (with Kurt Andersen)
Kurt Andersen is a returning guest, this time to talk about his sequel to Fantasyland, which is his excellent and thought-provoking work, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America--A Recent History. How exactly does it function as a sequel to Fantasyland? In this followup book, Kurt reveals that the vast wealth and income inequality in America was not by accident, but by design--the work of the "evil geniuses" he identifies in the book. And not only did the evil geniuses succeed, the "fantasy-industrial complex" he identified in Fantasyland is hard at work, providing a distraction for all the...
2021-10-01
56 min
Prevail with Greg Olear
Lost in Fantasyland (Season Two Premiere, with Kurt Andersen)
The journalist, editor, critic, and author Kurt Andersen talks to Greg Olear about his two books, “Fantasyland” and “Evil Geniuses,” the prescient genius of SPY magazine, and how the 80s never died. Plus: a new brand of tea.Follow Kurt on Twitter:https://twitter.com/KBAndersenCheck out his website:https://www.kurtandersen.com/Buy his books:https://www.amazon.com/Kurt-Andersen/e/B001HCYO0W?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000 Make Ame...
2021-08-27
1h 22
The World as You’ll Know It: The Future Of Aging
Season Two: The Future of Technology with Kurt Andersen
Technology is at an inflection point. Can we harness it to make life better...or will it harness us? Join Kurt Andersen as he and a world-class selection of thinkers explore this question as it pertains to our brains, our personal lives, our laws and our government.The World as You'll Know It returns for a second season on August 24th. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit h...
2021-08-23
01 min
QC Uncut - QuadCities.com
QC Uncut: Kurt Andersen, M.D. Talks About Covid In The Quad Cities (Episode #107)
Today I was invited to participate in a Zoom session with Kurt Andersen, M.D., Senior Vice President of Physician Operations and Chief Medical Officer, Genesis Health System. He answered a number of questions regarding new data on covid numbers in the Quad-Cities, how the delta variant is spreading throughout the area, new mitigations, vaccine requirements for Genesis, and more. It’s the latest news on this important topic, and fact-based information gained from a highly-trained and educated medical professional. We invite all to listen in on the conversation about this incredibly important topic.
2021-08-12
33 min
Trickle-Down Socialism
Kurt Andersen | Evil Geniuses Rigged the Political Economy, Re-Wrote the Rules, and Soured Americans on Government
Pat talks to Kurt Andersen about his book: Evil Geniuses, the Unmaking of America. Andersen is the author of novels such as Fantasyland. He co-founded Spy Magazine, was managing editor of Time magazine, lead host of NPR's studio 360 and he's covered the politics and architecture beat for various publications. While he was aware of the widening wealth gap throughout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, it wasn't until he wrote Fantasyland and started research for Evil Geniuses that he saw the intentionality and deviousness of the systematic way in which corporate interests have shaped our political economy over the last 50...
2021-08-12
1h 23
The Dismantling Doctrine Podcast
Bonus Episode - Fantasyland: Blurring Fiction and Reality (with Kurt Andersen)
In this special bonus episode, I recently caught up with Kurt Andersen, author of the 2017 book Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire--A 500-Year History. Kurt's book explains so much about the current state of America today by looking at its history through the lens of "fantasyland"--basically, what happens when people begin to blur, or commingle, fantasy and reality. It's not that other nations don't do this, but it's more than what makes America so exceptional is that we seem to have a corner on doing it the best. Join the MindShift Podcast Patreon Community! Follow me on Twitter @MindShift2018 Like the...
2021-07-26
49 min
Stay Tuned with Preet
Nixon and Trump (with Kurt Andersen)
On this episode of Stay Tuned, “Nixon and Trump,” Preet answers listener questions about the investigation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment, Cuomo’s potential role in spreading false rumors that Preet is running for New York governor, and the indictment of Trump ally Thomas Barrack. Then, Preet interviews Kurt Andersen, the host of the new podcast Nixon at War. They discuss Nixon’s psychology, the links between Watergate and the Vietnam War, and the use of an iconic expletive in the New York Times. For show notes and a transcript of the episo...
2021-07-22
1h 14
CAFE Insider
Stay Tuned Bonus 7/22: Kurt Andersen
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, journalist and author Kurt Andersen talks about his 1980s coverage of Donald Trump and whether Trump will run for president in 2024. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-7-22-kurt-andersen
2021-07-22
10 min
CAFE Insider
Stay Tuned Bonus 7/22: Kurt Andersen
In this bonus from Stay Tuned, journalist and author Kurt Andersen talks about his 1980s coverage of Donald Trump and whether Trump will run for president in 2024. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/stay-tuned-bonus/stay-tuned-bonus-7-22-kurt-andersen
2021-07-22
10 min
Impolitic with John Heilemann
Kurt Andersen
In which John Heilemann talks with Kurt Andersen, the host, writer, and co-producer of the podcast series "Nixon at War," a seven-part exploration of Richard Nixon's downfall through the less of Vietnam. Heilemann and Andersen discuss Andersen's thesis that the war in Southeast Asia and the Watergate scandal, the twin disasters of Nixon's time in office, are not separate stories but deeply entwined; the astonishing archival audio, much of it from Nixon's White House taping system, that makes the series come alive; the striking similarities between Nixon and Donald Trump, personal (insecurity, paranoia, resentment) and political (us versus them...
2021-07-20
1h 35
Here's The Thing with Alec Baldwin
Kurt Andersen on Nixon at War
When Kurt Andersen started working on his new podcast, Nixon at War, he thought he knew a lot about Richard Nixon’s presidency, especially the bookend events of his 1968 campaign and his 1973 resignation. Devastating events with far-reaching consequences but unrelated - or so he thought. The surprising connections between the two are at the heart of Nixon at War. Kurt Andersen is a prize-winning novelist, historian, and public radio host (Studio 360). His most recent books -- Evil Geniuses, Fantasyland, and You Can’t Spell America Without Me, were all New York Times bestsellers. For more, visit Nixonatwar.org.
2021-07-06
42 min
Politics and Polls
#237: Nixon at War (Kurt Andersen)
President Richard M. Nixon is perhaps best known for the Watergate scandal and becoming the first U.S. president to resign. But how much more is there to that familiar narrative? Kurt Andersen joins Julian Zelizer to discuss his new podcast, Nixon at War, and the behind-the-scenes story of the downfall of America's 37th President. Kurt Andersen is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and radio host. Currently he's the host, writer, and co-producer of the new PRX podcast Nixon at War, a seven-episode series that tells the story of America's 37th President.
2021-06-24
31 min
Future Hindsight
America's Evil Geniuses: Kurt Andersen
Evil Geniuses Influential conservatives have capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn our economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Economists like Milton Friedman, politicians like Ronald Reagan and Mitch McConnell, and CEOs like the Koch Brothers have used money, policy, secrecy, and cultural movements to demonize the federal government and rig our economy for the rich. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. Investing in America The US government is responsible for many of the greatest inventions of t...
2021-04-22
37 min
Future Hindsight
America's Evil Geniuses: Kurt Andersen
Evil Geniuses Influential conservatives have capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn our economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Economists like Milton Friedman, politicians like Ronald Reagan and Mitch McConnell, and CEOs like the Koch Brothers have used money, policy, secrecy, and cultural movements to demonize the federal government and rig our economy for the rich. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. Investing in America The US government is responsible for many of the greatest inventions of t...
2021-04-22
37 min
Future Hindsight
America's Evil Geniuses: Kurt Andersen
Evil Geniuses Influential conservatives have capitalized on a wave of cultural nostalgia after the turbulent 1960s to turn our economy into a version of extreme capitalism. Economists like Milton Friedman, politicians like Ronald Reagan and Mitch McConnell, and CEOs like the Koch Brothers have used money, policy, secrecy, and cultural movements to demonize the federal government and rig our economy for the rich. Together with neoliberalism from the left, the New Deal was replaced by the raw deal. Investing in America The US government is responsible for many of the greatest inventions of t...
2021-04-22
37 min
SALT Talks
Kurt Andersen: Author "Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America" | SALT Talks #76
Kurt Andersen is the bestselling author of the novels Heyday, Turn of the Century, and True Believers. He contributes to Vanity Fair and The New York Times and was the host and co-creator of Studio 360, the Peabody Award–winning public radio show and podcast. He also writes for television, film, and the stage. Andersen co-founded Spy magazine, served as editor in chief of New York, and was a cultural columnist and critic for Time and The New Yorker. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College.In the 1970s, a subtle yet radical shift took place in Am...
2021-03-31
39 min
The Secret Life Of Cookies
Mayonnaise is the Best Belief System We Have: Life in Fantasyland with Kurt Andersen
This week I’m joined by New York Times best-selling author, host of Studio 360 and my former boss at SPY magazine, Kurt Andersen. We discuss the murky origins of patriotism and why we should keep blaming the Puritans for everything in this fine country Andersen calls “Fantasyland.” Tune in and learn how we got stuck with true believers like Marjorie Taylor Greene: It’s all about the feelings, baby. Kurt makes a perfect negroni and I start eating gin-soaked raisins. Warning: This episode is for mayonnaise lovers only. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2021-03-06
55 min
Impolitic with John Heilemann
Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O’Donnell
Kurt Andersen and Lawrence O’Donnell first met 46 years ago as undergraduates at Harvard, forming a friendship that’s flourished alongside their careers as two of their generation’s most incisive, insightful observers of American politics and culture. Andersen made his mark in the 1980s as co-founder of the iconic Spy magazine, then went on to serve as editor-in-chief of New York magazine, host of the Peabody Award-winning radio program “Studio 360,” and best-selling novelist and non-fiction author. O’Donnell cut his teeth in Washington as staff director of the powerful Senate Finance Committee and protege to legendary New York Senator Dani...
2021-01-26
1h 15
The Next Track
Episode #201 - Kurt Andersen on Why Music Hasn't Changed in Decades
In his recent book Evil Geniuses, Kurt Andersen noted that people have dressed the same for decades, and that music has barely changed since the 1980s. We discuss this decades long stasis, and why it may have happened. Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks! Support The Next Track. Guest: Kurt Andersen Studio 360 Fantasyland Evil Geniuses Show notes: Episode #48 – Musician Dave Harrington of DARKSIDE and the Dave Harrington Group on Music Between Genres New...
2021-01-20
37 min
This Day
United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen
It’s December 6th. On this day in 1933, a judge ruled that James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which had been effectively banned in the United States, was not obscene. Jody and Niki are joined by Kurt Andersen to discuss the ruling, the history of obscenity laws in the United States, and what to make of the current debates over free speech. Kurt’s recent books are “Fantasylad” and “Evil Geniuses.” Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX...
2020-12-06
21 min
This Day
United States vs One Book Called Ulysses (1933) w/ Kurt Andersen
It’s December 6th. On this day in 1933, a judge ruled that James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” which had been effectively banned in the United States, was not obscene. Jody and Niki are joined by Kurt Andersen to discuss the ruling, the history of obscenity laws in the United States, and what to make of the current debates over free speech. Kurt’s recent books are “Fantasylad” and “Evil Geniuses.” Find a transcript of this episode at: https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX...
2020-12-06
21 min
The Filter Podcast with Matt Asher
Ep 27: Kurt Andersen on Fantasyland Nation
Kurt Andersen is co-founder of Spy magazine and the author of several bestselling books, including Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire. We discuss the fantasy industrial complex, new urbanism, and the draw of comforting explanations. We also discuss the relationships between science and fantasy, conspiratorial thinking, links between spirituality and politics, and the cultural legacy of Spy magazine. Related Links: Kurt Andersen's Website Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America The Filter episode with Jesse Walker Spy Magazine Archive The Half-life of Facts and What if we're wrong
2020-12-03
50 min
The Common Good Podcast
Kurt Andersen: Evil Geniuses
While the last four years in America have certainly felt crazy and chaotic, the best-selling author of the recent book, “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History,” Kurt Andersen, contends that the insanity actually started much earlier, beginning back in the 1970s. Joined by rock-star Vanity Fair journalist, Joe Hagan, Kurt traces where America went wrong, what exactly happened and how we can get back to a more equitable, prosperous and ultimately more sane America. Who are the evil geniuses and how did we get here? To RSVP for upcoming events, visit our events...
2020-11-18
49 min
LIVE! From City Lights
Kerri Arsenault and Kurt Andersen
Kerri Arsenault in conversation with Kurt Andersen discussing their two new books. Mill Town: Reckoning With What Remains, by Kerri Arsenault, (St. Martin’s Press) and Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History, by Kurt Andersen, (Random House). This event was originally broadcast live via Zoom. Kerri Arsenault serves on the board of the National Books Critics Circle, is the Book Review Editor at Orion magazine, and Contributing Editor at Lithub. Arsenault received her MFA in Creative Writing from The New School and studied in Malmö University’s Communication for Development master’s programme. Her writing has appeared in Free...
2020-10-30
58 min
Yahoo Finance Presents
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Kurt Andersen
Influencers with Andy Serwer: Kurt Andersen See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
2020-10-09
33 min
The Climate Pod
Kurt Andersen on "Evil Geniuses" and The Unmaking of Environmental and Climate Protections
This week, Kurt Andersen, best-selling author, co-founder of Spy magazine, former editor-in-chief of New York magazine, and legendary journalist, joins the show to discuss his new book, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America - A Recent History . Kurt discusses how a paradigm shift in recent decades has radically transformed the American economy for the worse and set the conditions to accelerate the climate crisis. Co-hosts Ty Benefiel and Brock Benefiel also discuss the Sébastien Roblin's recent piece on how the U.S. military will have to respond to climate change at home. As always, follow u...
2020-09-23
1h 13
Working
How Kurt Andersen Succeeds in So Many Creative Fields
This week, host June Thomas talks to novelist, journalist, editor, and radio host Kurt Andersen, who talks about the curiosity and drive that has fueled so many of his creative pursuits. He also discusses his latest nonfiction book, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America, and he ponders the legacy of Spy magazine, a publication he co-founded in the 1980s. After the interview, June and co-host Isaac Butler discuss the difference between generalists, who know a little bit about a lot of topics, and specialists, who have a specific area of expertise. Send your questions about crea...
2020-08-30
42 min
The Virtual Memories Show
Episode 390 - Kurt Andersen
With his fantastic new book, Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America (Random House), Kurt Andersen explores how rich conservatives responded to the 1960s by pushing America on a pro-business trajectory that has led to record income inequality and a nation unequipped to handle a pandemic. We get into the one-two punch of this book and Kurt's previous history of America, Fantasyland, the over-exaggeration of individualism and how puts us on the precipice of disaster, post-'80s cultural stasis and nostalgia, the way "if it feels good, do it" led to "profits over all", the long-term impact of the Occupy...
2020-08-11
1h 35
Get Lost In This Immersive Full Audiobook — Perfect At Home.
Evil Geniuses by Kurt Andersen
Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/153695to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evil Geniuses Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: mp3 Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins Release date: 08-11-20 Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 1,185 ratings Genres: Economic History Publisher's Summary: During the 20th century, America managed to make its economic and social systems both more and more fair and more and more prosperous. A huge, secure, and contented middle class emerged. All boats rose together. But then the New Deal gave way to the Raw Deal. Beginning in the early 1970s, by means of a long war conceived of and executed...
2020-08-11
4h 24
Best Full-Length Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History by Kurt Andersen
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/427398 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.34 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When did America give up on fairness? The author of Fantasyland tells the epic history of how America decided that big business gets whatever it wants, only the rich get richer, and nothing should ever change—and charts a way back to the fu...
2020-08-11
10 min
Channels with Peter Kafka
Kurt Andersen on the “Evil Geniuses” that got America into this mess
Author Kurt Andersen sits down with Recode’s Peter Kafka to talk about Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. Andersen argues that starting in the 1970s, a small group of men made a concerted, and successful push to move the US to the right. Now he wants the country to correct course.Featuring: Kurt Andersen (@kbandersen), AuthorHost: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at RecodeMore to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business tit...
2020-08-06
47 min
Reliable Sources
Kurt Andersen on 'Fantasyland' thinking about the pandemic and America's long-held taste for mistruths
"Believe-whatever-you-want fantasy is deeply embedded in our DNA," journalist Kurt Andersen wrote in his 2017 book "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire." Brian Stelter asks him to apply the lessons of "Fantasyland" to the Covid-19 crisis. Andersen also discusses the American affinity for "ultra-individualism," Trump's disconnect from "reality-based" Americans, and the impact of the QAnon conspiracy theory.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-06-27
38 min
MKN Küchenschnack
#6 Liselotte Kira Gregers Andersen - Danish Seaweed
Im heutigen Podcast wird’s international! Die beiden Podcaster Tom & Olli haben sich für die neue Folge eine der besten Köchinnen Dänemarks, Liselotte Kira Gregers Andersen, eingeladen. Mit ihrer charmanten Art gibt Liselotte Einblicke in die skandinavische Küche, erklärt, wie unterschiedlich die Ausstattung in deutschen und dänischen Küchen sein kann und erzählt, warum ihr das Kochen mit Seegras so gut gefällt. Vorhang auf für Folge 6 des MKN Küchenschnack. www.mkn.compodcast@mkn.de
2020-05-29
31 min
Point of Inquiry
Kurt Andersen, Fantastyland, and How Irrational Thought Worsened the Pandemic
Kurt Andersen is the author of the novels Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (2017), True Believers (2012), Heyday (2007), and Turn of the Century (1999). He's also written for film, television, and the stage and is the former host and co-creator of the Peabody Award winning Studio 360, a weekly radio show about arts and culture. He regularly appears as a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and the BBC. He is also the former editor of New York Magazine and co-creator of Spy magazine. On this week's episode Andersen speaks with Point of Inquiry's new host, Leighann Lord, to...
2020-04-09
40 min
Point of Inquiry
Kurt Andersen, Fantastyland, and How Irrational Thought Worsened the Pandemic
Kurt Andersen is the author of the novels Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History (2017), True Believers (2012), Heyday (2007), and Turn of the Century (1999). He's also written for film, television, and the stage and is the former host and co-creator of the Peabody Award winning Studio 360, a weekly radio show about arts and culture. He regularly appears as a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, PBS, and the BBC. He is also the former editor of New York Magazine and co-creator of Spy magazine. On this week's episode Andersen speaks with Point of Inquiry's new host, Leighann Lord, to...
2020-04-09
40 min
SongWriter turns stories into songs
Kurt Andersen + Vienna Teng
Public radio's Kurt Andersen reads from his critical history of America, Fantasyland. He tells the story of colonist Anne Hutchinson and the singular religious rebellion she started, which led to her eventual banishment and death.Vienna Teng plays a song written in response, using a looper pedal and backwards vocals to depict an argument between the complex truth and simplistic jingoism.https://SongWriterPodcast.comTwitter.com/SnogWriterInstagram.com/SongWriterPodcastFacebook.com/SongWriterPodcast
2019-09-17
18 min
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Episode 1040 - Kurt Andersen
At some point in the past decade, Kurt Andersen felt like he had to figure out America. Coming from a professional career rooted in satire and troublemaking, Kurt had a pretty good vantage point to examine the tug of war between reason and magical thinking that has become a chronic American condition. Kurt talks with Marc about putting this all into his book, Fantasyland, and recalls the founding of Spy Magazine, where he and Graydon Carter took pleasure messing with public institutions like the New York Times, Hollywood, and Donald Trump. They also talk about Kurt's time at the Harvard...
2019-07-29
1h 25
Programa do web
Episode 1040 - Kurt Andersen
At some point in the past decade, Kurt Andersen felt like he had to figure out America. Coming from a professional career rooted in satire and troublemaking, Kurt had a pretty good vantage point to examine the tug of war between reason and magical thinking that has become a chronic American condition. Kurt talks with Marc about putting this all into his book, Fantasyland, and recalls the founding of Spy Magazine, where he and Graydon Carter took pleasure messing with public institutions like the New York Times, Hollywood, and Donald Trump. They also talk about Kurt's time at the Harvard...
2019-07-29
1h 25
Özel masallah podcast
Episode 1040 - Kurt Andersen
At some point in the past decade, Kurt Andersen felt like he had to figure out America. Coming from a professional career rooted in satire and troublemaking, Kurt had a pretty good vantage point to examine the tug of war between reason and magical thinking that has become a chronic American condition. Kurt talks with Marc about putting this all into his book, Fantasyland, and recalls the founding of Spy Magazine, where he and Graydon Carter took pleasure messing with public institutions like the New York Times, Hollywood, and Donald Trump. They also talk about Kurt's time at the Harvard...
2019-07-29
1h 28
WTF with Marc Maron Podcast
Episode 1040 - Kurt Andersen
At some point in the past decade, Kurt Andersen felt like he had to figure out America. Coming from a professional career rooted in satire and troublemaking, Kurt had a pretty good vantage point to examine the tug of war between reason and magical thinking that has become a chronic American condition. Kurt talks with Marc about putting this all into his book, Fantasyland, and recalls the founding of Spy Magazine, where he and Graydon Carter took pleasure messing with public institutions like the New York Times, Hollywood, and Donald Trump. They also talk about Kurt's time at the Harvard...
2019-07-29
1h 28
Losing Our Religion
THINKING THURSDAY: How Religion Turned American Politics against Science: Zac Gandara: Kurt Andersen
Thinking Thursday’s are about critically thinking, breaking out of boxes, and discussing new ways we could live this life together. A Fellow Loser sends in a Big Think video featuring Kurt Andersen talking about how the Christian Right has seriously harmed the perception of science American politics. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen THIS EPISODES SHOW NOTES: THINKING THURSDAY: How Religion Turned American Politics against Science: Zac Gandara: Kurt Andersen Thinking Thursday: Thinking Thursday is about learning ho...
2019-07-18
14 min
Scratching the Surface
115. Kurt Andersen
Kurt Andersen is a writer, radio host, and journalist. He's the author of novels True Believers, Heyday, and Turn of the Century, and has written for film, television, and stage. He is the host and co-creator of arts and culture radio show Studio 360, co-founder of Spy Magazine, and author of Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire. Oh, he was also the design critic at Time for eight years. In this episode, Jarrett and Kurt talk about how he started writing about design, how design is a constant theme that runs through all of his, and why Fantasyland might be a book...
2019-03-20
49 min
The X-Rae Podcast with Iris Bahr & Rae Lynn
Kurt Andersen and Doug Liman
Rae was lucky enough to have this powerful duo in the studio at the same time. Kurt Andersen, founder of Spy Magazine, host of Studio360 and NYT best selling author, talks about his latest book FANTASYLAND, working with Alec Baldwin, the state of our union under Trump and how Angelina Jolie hit on him. For his part, Doug Liman, (acclaimed director of Swingers, Bourne Identity, Fair Game and the new film with Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley called CHAOS WALKING) reveals secrets from the set of Mr and Mrs Smith, how he crafts unique action sequences on his films and...
2018-09-11
59 min
Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/334834 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 35 minutes Release date: June 7, 2018 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Fantasyland, written and read by Kurt Anderson. You’re entitled to your own opinion but not your own facts Fantasy is the USA’s primary product. From the Pilgrim Fathers onward America has been a place where renegades and freaks came in search of freedom to create their own realities with litt...
2018-06-07
05 min
The Politics Guys
Kurt Andersen on Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire
Mike talks with journalist and best-selling author Kurt Andersen about his most recent book, '[Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History](https://amzn.to/2jmJF8C)'. Mike and Kurt discuss America's founding by 'a nutty religious cult', the long history of American pseudo-empiricism, the dynamic equilibrium between fantasists and realists that made American great, how the fantasists ended up in the driver's seat, ways in which the 1960s empowered the modern right, Donald Trump as a 21st century P.T. Barnum, and lots more. **[Kurt Andersen on Twitter](https://twitter.com/KBAndersen)** **Listener support helps make The...
2018-05-02
58 min
Fresh Art International
Kurt Andersen on How America Got Trumped
On Miami Beach, we meet American writer Kurt Andersen to talk about the role of creativity in the Trumping of America. Besides writing novels, he has opined on America’s political landscape for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and his own Spy Magazine. Kurt Anderson is host and co-creator of Studio 360, a New-York based culture magazine show. His latest books explore a certain peculiarity in America’s DNA: a deep passion for fiction and fantasy. He delves into the complexities of this unshakeable character trait in Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire and You Can't Spell America Without Me, a book he co-wr...
2018-03-15
14 min
TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent
How do you parody a president you consider a self-parody? (Kurt Andersen)
For the last TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent of 2017, we decided to revisit one of our favorite interviews--Jesse’s conversation with Kurt Andersen, the host of the Peabody Award-winning public radio program “Studio 360” and co-author (with Alec Baldwin) of the Trump parody novel “You Can't Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody).” This portion of the interview was originally cut for time.
2017-12-28
26 min
The 92nd Street Y, New York
Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen with Brian Lehrer: 92Y Talks Episode 127
In this episode of 92Y Talks, Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen discuss their new book, You Can’t Spell America Without Me: The Really Tremendous Inside Story of My Fantastic First Year as President Donald J. Trump (A So-Called Parody), with Brian Lehrer. The conversation was recorded at 92nd Street Y on November 9, 2017.
2017-11-16
1h 05
TrumpWatch with Jesse Lent
Does parodying Trump help you to understand him? (Alec Baldwin, Kurt Andersen)
What goes into creating an iconic impression? Does assuming the personality of a subject, even to make fun of them, allow you any new insight into their way of thinking? On this week’s TrumpWatch, Jesse Lent talks to Alec Baldwin whose impression of Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” has become the definitive impression of the 45th President. In addition to discussing what it’s like to perform as someone he admittedly dislikes, Alec compares playing Trump to some of his other iconic roles. Jesse also speaks with Kurt Andersen, the host of “Studio 360” on Public Radio International, who co-author...
2017-11-09
28 min
Real Time with Bill Maher
Ep. #439: Paul Hawken, Kurt Andersen
Bill’s guests are Paul Hawken, Kurt Andersen, John Heilemann, April Ryan, and Tom Morello. (Originally aired 9/29/17) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2017-09-30
55 min
Rock and Roles with Danny Goldberg
Ep. 35 - Kurt Andersen
On this episode of Rock and Roles, Danny speaks with author Kurt Andersen about the role of fantasy in American history and our current culture.
2017-09-25
00 min
Think Again - a Big Think Podcast
Kurt Andersen (writer) – The Sleep of Reason
Orthodox kookiness: the true American exceptionalism? Writer Kurt Andersen and host Jason Gots discuss America's 500 year old tendency toward passionate belief in the preposterous in this, Big Think's latest brain-fertilizing podcast. Writer and media polymath Kurt Andersen is the NY-times bestselling author of the novels Heyday, Turn of the Century, and True Believers, and he’s the host and co-creator of the Peabody-award winning public radio show Studio 360. Kurt’s latest book Fantasyland – How America Went Haywire – is a 500 year history of a different kind of American exceptionalism. Surprise conversation-starter clips in this episode: Neuroscientist Beau Lotto on diversity, Neil DeGrasse...
2017-09-23
56 min
Patt Morrison Asks
Author Kurt Andersen goes looking for the dangerously strange in "Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire"
LA Times columnist Patt Morrison speaks with Kurt Andersen about his new book "Fantasyland: How America Went Waywire"
2017-09-19
17 min
Diabetes Connections | Type 1 Diabetes
"Fantasyland" Author Kurt Andersen / Introducing InPen
Best-selling author and radio host Kurt Anderson is out with a blockbuster book, "Fantasyland, How America Went Haywire, a 500 year history." You may have seen him on the cover of The Atlantic Magazine and all over cable news this month. But you may not know he lives with type 1 diabetes. Stacey and Kurt talk about Fantasyland, as well as his other books like the fictional True Believers, where the main character has type 1. Our Community Connection calls attention to the heroes of the T1D relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Harvey (Listen to our...
2017-09-05
55 min
Stream Popular Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History by Kurt Andersen
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/303011 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History Author: Kurt Andersen Narrator: Kurt Andersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 5, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 28 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The single most important explanation, and the fullest explanation, of how Donald Trump became president of the United States . . . nothing less than the most important book that I have read this year.”—Lawrence O’Donnell How did we get here? In this sweeping, eloquent h...
2017-09-05
10 min
Aspen Ideas to Go
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, Featuring Kurt Andersen
Has the great American experiment in liberty gone off the rails? Kurt Andersen’s latest book, Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, a 500 Year History, is a provocative chronicle of magical thinking and make-believe. It provides a new paradigm for understanding the post-factual present, where reality and illusion are dangerously blurred. He and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg discuss the history that religion plays in America’s roots and world view. According to Andersen, history shows Americans have a peculiar knack for believing the unbelievable — for being suckers for those who want to sucker them.
2017-08-29
51 min
Aspen Ideas to Go
Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, Featuring Kurt Andersen
Has the great American experiment in liberty gone off the rails? Kurt Andersen’s latest book, Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, a 500 Year History, is a provocative chronicle of magical thinking and make-believe. It provides a new paradigm for understanding the post-factual present, where reality and illusion are dangerously blurred. He and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg discuss the history that religion plays in America’s roots and world view. According to Andersen, history shows Americans have a peculiar knack for believing the unbelievable — for being suckers for those who want to sucker them. aspenideas.org
2017-08-29
51 min
Radio Atlantic
Kurt Andersen on How America Lost Its Mind
When did the reality-based community start losing to reality show celebrity? Why are "alternative facts" and fake news suddenly ubiquitous features of the landscape? The spread of American magical thinking isn't, in fact, sudden, argues Kurt Andersen in the September 2017 Atlantic. It was rooted in the very origins of the nation, and started to blossom in the '60s. Andersen explores how these forces made their way to the White House in conversation with our Radio Atlantic cohosts, Jeffrey Goldberg, Alex Wagner, and Matt Thompson. For links and other show notes, go here. L...
2017-08-11
50 min
Channels with Peter Kafka
Donald Trump is still a 'short-fingered vulgarian' (Kurt Andersen, co-founder, Spy)
Kurt Andersen, co-founder of Spy magazine and host of WNYC and PRI's Studio 360, talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about branding Donald Trump a "short-fingered vulgarian in the 1980s and how Trump has changed (or not) since then. Andersen says the real estate mogul flirted with running for president as early as 1987, but that over time, the fantasy became more and more real. He also discusses the organizations Spy influenced — including Gawker and "Last Week Tonight" — and why he now likens podcasting to the rise of public radio 40 years ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
2016-10-13
31 min