38 Episodes

  1. A Centrist Look at Trump Week One

    Published: 28/01/2025

  2. David Schleicher on the Fiscal Whipsaw in State Governments

    Published: 7/07/2023

  3. The Martini Police, with Peter Suderman

    Published: 21/04/2023

  4. Jason Furman on the Inflation That Keeps Going and Going and Going

    Published: 10/03/2023

  5. National Lessons from New York's Red Wave, with Ross Barkan

    Published: 5/02/2023

  6. The answer to homelessness and homeownership is supply, with Jerusalem Demsas

    Published: 15/01/2023

  7. Tim Lee on Dads Who "Lean Out"

    Published: 2/11/2022

  8. Why you should quit more, with Annie Duke

    Published: 10/10/2022

  9. Fall Cocktails with Peter Suderman

    Published: 23/09/2022

  10. 'Help! I can't stop reading advice columns, even though I know the questions are fake!'

    Published: 15/09/2022

  11. Why Barack Obama, and the Democrats, Needed Joe Biden

    Published: 9/09/2022

  12. Adam Ozimek On Jobs, Remote Work, and Housing

    Published: 5/08/2022

  13. Any Given Tuesday, with Lis Smith

    Published: 19/07/2022

  14. A Cold Winter Is Coming for Europe

    Published: 13/07/2022

  15. Why Is Flying Such a Nightmare Right Now?

    Published: 30/06/2022

  16. Allison Schrager on Why We Can't Have Nice Things

    Published: 22/06/2022

  17. The Political Purpose of the January 6 Hearings

    Published: 17/06/2022

  18. James Kirchick on the 'Secret City': How Closeted Gay Men Shaped 20th Century Washington

    Published: 1/06/2022

  19. Matt Levine on Elon Musk and Compliance

    Published: 26/05/2022

  20. On the Very Serious Podcast: Tyler Cowen on Identifying Talent

    Published: 19/05/2022

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Very Serious is a weekly conversation with top political commentators, columnists and policymakers, focused on how events in the news relate to major, long-standing controversies in politics, economics and culture. Host Josh Barro is joined by a rotating set of regular guests to work out the ideas behind the arguments on topics serious and not-so-serious. It’s a great conversation across ideological lines that will leave you entertained, enlightened, and maybe even persuaded. www.joshbarro.com

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