• We Squandered It! Why the World Is on Fire (with Ben Wittes)
    Oct 11 2026

    Samantha Hancox-Li and Ben Wittes, editor in chief of Lawfare, discuss how we went from the triumph of the fall of the Berlin Wall to our current world: more war, more conflict, and no end in sight. How did structural factors combined with strategic choices lead to a world where peace has broken down and major power war has returned? Spoiler: it starts in Iraq.

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    52 mins
  • Don't Let John Roberts Fool You (with Mike Sacks)
    Oct 4 2026

    Samantha Hancox-Li talks with Mike Sacks of Court Accountability about the state of the American Constitution, the role of John Roberts and the Supreme Court in putting a pleasant mask on MAGA, and how we need to think about court reform in the future.

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    46 mins
  • The War with Iran Has No End
    Sep 27 2026

    In this episode of Neon Liberalism, Samantha Hancox-Li argues that Donald Trump's "raids" on Iran and Venezuela reflect structural factors that are driving us towards a more chaotic and lawless world in which "neither peace nor war" becomes increasingly common.

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    13 mins
  • Let's Impeach Pete Hegseth (with Keira Havens)
    Sep 21 2026

    Samantha and guest Keira Havens talk Thomas Massie's recent attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They discuss the mechanics and politics of impeachment, the role of accountability, and what it means to regain a sense of ourselves as constitutional actors.

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    51 mins
  • The Midterms Will Be a Referendum on MAGA (with Greg Sargent)
    Sep 13 2026

    In this podcast, host Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Greg Sargent, staff writer for The New Republic and host of the Daily Blast podcast, discuss Trump's cratering poll numbers—worse than Bush's after Katrina—and what that means for the country, including how elites got hoodwinked by the vibe shift, why MAGA isn't working, and whether a major realignment is coming.

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    47 mins
  • Labor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (with Kathryn Anne Edwards)
    Sep 6 2026

    Samantha Hancox-Li interviews labor economist Kathryn Edwards on the fundamentals of a healthy economy. They talk housing, childcare, and the politics of being a "smart-stupid" economist who knows how to be cynical about what matters.

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    55 mins
  • How Taylor Sheridan's Fever Dreams Explain MAGA Foreign Policy (with SecDef Rock)
    Aug 30 2026

    Samantha and the pseudonymous commentator Secretary of Defense Rock talk "Lioness," "Sicario," and the broader Taylor Sheridan-verse as a Rosetta stone for untangling right-wing policy from the border to Venezuela to drones.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • How the Court Built Trump's Imperial Presidency (with Josh Chafetz)
    Aug 23 2026

    Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Josh Chafetz, professor at Georgetown Law, discuss how Supreme Court rulings around the "legislative veto" laid the groundwork for expanded executive power.

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    1 hr and 2 mins