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The Ezra Klein Show

New York Times Opinion 5 Episodes Sep 20, 2026

Ezra Klein hosts in-depth conversations on topics ranging from climate change and politics to psychedelics and science fiction. The show explores how market logic affects our lives, the future of political parties, and the ethics of food systems. It aims to foster thoughtful dialogue on complex issues that matter.

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What Worries Me Most About A.I. Right Now Sep 20, 2026 00:31:17 Fears of out-of-control A.I. have reached a boil over the last few weeks, and several industry executives have called for a coordinated slowdown of A.I. development. But if our goal is to control A.I. — and that should be our goal — slowing down isn’t enough. We need to stop the labs from doing something they’re already on the cusp of doing: recursive self-improvement, or handing over the training

The ‘But China!’ Dilemma Driving the A.I. Race Sep 15, 2026 01:05:37 America is waking up to the critical risks posed by artificial intelligence. But every conversation about possible regulation tends to hit the same wall: “Well, what about China?”Chinese A.I. models are just slightly behind American ones. If America slows down its A.I. development to make our models safer, the fear is that China will simply race ahead of us and own this critical technology of the

Why I Can't Stop Thinking About 'The End of History' Sep 11, 2026 01:17:30 Francis Fukuyama's “The End of History and the Last Man” is one of the most insightful books for understanding the strangeness and instability of this political moment.Fukuyama wrote his landmark book more than 30 years ago, and it’s typically remembered as a triumphalist argument, heralding the permanent victory of liberal democracy at the end of the Cold War. But that’s not quite right. Fukuyama

What ‘Hyperpolitics’ Explains About This Era Sep 8, 2026 01:08:17 Behind the intense political movements of the last decade, from Trumpism to wokeness and back again, there’s a strange and erratic rhythm. Movements saturate the culture seemingly overnight, only to evaporate or spark backlash just as rapidly. We’re extremely politically engaged, yet we’ve rarely felt so powerless to create lasting policy change.I haven’t seen many very successful attempts to expl

About the Coming Paywall Oct 2, 2024 00:04:10 In a couple weeks, the archives of our show will only be available to subscribers. Here’s why that’s happening and what to expect. To learn more, go to nytimes.com/podcasts. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcas

Coming Soon: The Ezra Klein Show Jan 13, 2021 00:02:12 Every Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation about something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our

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