Episodios

  • S2 Ep57: America Is Losing Faith in EVERYTHING (w/ Oliver Libby) | How to Fix It

    S2 Ep57: America Is Losing Faith in EVERYTHING (w/ Oliver Libby) | How to Fix It
    Jan 4 2026
    John Avlon sits down with Oliver Libby to talk about why the American Dream feels out of reach—and what it would actually take to fix it. From healthcare and housing to energy, infrastructure, and the crisis of trust in institutions, they make the case for a “strong floor, no ceiling” approach rooted in practical policy, not rage.

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    29 m
  • S2 Ep56: Why Did Trump Fire the Nation’s Historian? (w/ Colleen Shogan)

    S2 Ep56: Why Did Trump Fire the Nation’s Historian? (w/ Colleen Shogan)
    Dec 28 2025
    Donald Trump did something no other president has ever done: he fired the Archivist of the United States — the nonpartisan official responsible for preserving America’s records and history.

    John Avlon talks with former Archivist Colleen Shogan about why that decision matters, how history has become a political weapon, and what it says about power, accountability, and democracy at a moment when America is heading toward its 250th anniversary.

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    30 m
  • S2 Ep55: Mark Kelly Isn’t Backing Down

    S2 Ep55: Mark Kelly Isn’t Backing Down
    Dec 21 2025
    Senator Mark Kelly sits down with John Avlon to discuss Pentagon intimidation, the rule of law, and his AI for America plan, covering job displacement, data-center energy demands, and what it will take for the U.S. to beat China on AI without chaos.

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    28 m
  • S2 Ep54: The Damage to America Is Permanent (w/ Michael Luttig & Jeh Johnson)

    S2 Ep54: The Damage to America Is Permanent (w/ Michael Luttig & Jeh Johnson)
    Dec 14 2025
    John Avlon is joined by Judge Michael Luttig and former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson, co-chairs of the American Bar Association’s Task Force on American Democracy, a bipartisan group of legal, business, and civic leaders formed to confront the democratic crisis head-on. Their mission: move past outrage and lay out concrete, realistic reforms to stop democratic backsliding before it’s irreversible.

    They discuss how unchecked presidential power, mass pardons for January 6 felons, Supreme Court rulings on gerrymandering, and collapsing guardrails are creating a system with zero consequences, and why that creates a dangerous moral hazard for future leaders.

    This isn’t partisan spin. It’s a warning, and a roadmap, from people who’ve spent their careers defending the Constitution.
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    52 m
  • S2 Ep53: Nazi Camps Hidden on Long Island?! (w/ Steve Israel) | How to Fix It

    S2 Ep53: Nazi Camps Hidden on Long Island?! (w/ Steve Israel) | How to Fix It
    Dec 7 2025
    John Avlon talks with former Rep. Steve Israel about his new historical thriller ‘The Einstein Conspiracy’, Israel’s life as a small bookstore owner, the politics of Long Island, rising antisemitism, and the reforms he thinks could fix American democracy.

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    47 m
  • S2 Ep52: America’s New Crisis: We Can’t Build (w/ Marc Dunkelman)

    S2 Ep52: America’s New Crisis: We Can’t Build (w/ Marc Dunkelman)
    Nov 30 2025
    America used to build big things fast, highways, power grids, rail, entire cities. So why does it feel like nothing works anymore? John Avlon sits down with Marc Dunkelman, author of the new book Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress and How to Get It Back, to dig into the real reasons our government can’t get shovels in the ground, and how we fix it.

    From EV chargers that take years to install, to high-speed rail blocked by endless lawsuits, to progressive ideals that accidentally created a veto-ridden system where anyone can stop everything. Dunkelman explains how we broke the ability to build, and what it will take to restore it.
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    39 m
  • S2 Ep51: Leaders Without Character Break Democracies (w/ Ryan Holiday)

    S2 Ep51: Leaders Without Character Break Democracies (w/ Ryan Holiday)
    Nov 23 2025
    John Avlon sits down with Ryan Holiday for a deep dive into virtue, character, and what ancient wisdom can still teach a country drowning in cynicism. They trace the Stoic roots behind Holiday’s bestselling series, unpack the dangers of America’s “wisdom deficit,” and explore how applied history can ground us in a moment when the loudest voices are often the least serious. Holiday opens up about his writing process, the influence of Robert Greene, and the books he returns to when he needs clarity. It’s a conversation about courage, justice, self-discipline, and why these old virtues feel newly urgent.

    The Last Lion (William Manchester)
    The Old, Weird America (Greil Marcus)
    The World of Yesterday (Stefan Zweig)
    Montaigne (Stefan Zweig)
    The Moviegoer (Walker Percy)
    The Nightingale’s Song (Robert Timberg)
    Stoicism (Ryan Holiday)
    The Obstacle Is the Way (Ryan Holiday)
    Ego Is the Enemy (Ryan Holiday)
    The Daily Stoic (Ryan Holiday)
    Perennial Seller (Ryan Holiday)
    The 48 Laws of Power (Robert Greene)
    Mastery (Robert Greene)
    The Laws of Human Nature (Robert Greene)
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    40 m
  • S2 Ep50: Adam Kinzinger: I Hate It, But Newsom is Right About Redistricting

    S2 Ep50: Adam Kinzinger: I Hate It, But Newsom is Right About Redistricting
    Nov 16 2025
    Former congressman and January 6 Committee member Adam Kinzinger joins John Avlon to talk about fixing what’s broken, from using Russia’s own frozen cash to rebuild Ukraine, to confronting Trump-era corruption, to why Democrats have to “fight fire with fire” on redistricting. They also dive into the cost of moral courage, what it means to be a “good Republican” in the MAGA age, and how to break Washington’s pay-to-play cycle.

    The Last Republican

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    The Trump–Epstein Relationship: What We Know & Why Republicans Won’t Address It
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    32 m
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