# matthew yglesias (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover matthew yglesias. Page: Feed: --- ## [Are elites just whoever you don’t like?](https://audioboom.com/posts/8942327) _2026-08-20 · The Argument · The Argument_ Who actually counts as an elite in America? The Argument ran its own poll on elite perception, and the results scramble a lot of conventional wisdom. Billionaires and celebrities are the only groups a majority of Americans call elite. College professors, journalists, and people with graduate degrees barely register. Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias dig into what that means for the anti-elite… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8942327.mp3?modified=1787084250&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [What's wrong with Bowling Alone?](https://audioboom.com/posts/8937432) _2026-08-13 · The Argument · The Argument_ Is there really a loneliness crisis? Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias read Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone, the 2000 classic that diagnosed America's collapse in community life. They argue about how bad the loneliness problem really is today, and whether Putnam's diagnosis about the loss of associational life actually holds up. They also get into Putnam's uneasiness about telling people to go to… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8937432.mp3?modified=1786577094&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [#MeToo didn’t go far enough](https://audioboom.com/posts/8936547) _2026-08-06 · The Argument · The Argument_ Many people say the #MeToo movement went too far. Jerusalem Demsas disagrees: she thinks it didn't go far enough. Matt Yglesias wants to talk about what the movement actually was, and worries about the risks of a leaderless movement without clear standards. They get into the difference between social and legal standards for misbehavior, why the Aziz Ansari story split the discourse, and what vibe… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8936547.mp3?modified=1785966877&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [You don't actually want to buy a house](https://audioboom.com/posts/8934037) _2026-07-30 · The Argument · The Argument_ Most Americans still see buying a home as the ultimate financial goal, but Jerusalem Demsas thinks homeownership is overrated. Matt Yglesias, a proud homeowner, disagrees. They get into why the American Dream might be a bad financial deal, what's really driving people's demand for stability, and whether the Singapore model has something to teach us. Plus a peer review of a new paper using Swedish… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8934037.mp3?modified=1785366167&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [Why AI might not replace us after all](https://audioboom.com/posts/8931375) _2026-07-23 · The Argument · The Argument_ Most Americans fear that AI is about to cause widespread job losses, so Matt Yglesias and Jerusalem Demsas brought in their first-ever guest, Timothy B. Lee of the Understanding AI newsletter, to break it all down. Matt thinks a white-collar wipeout is coming. Jerusalem and Tim think we've got enough time to adapt. Plus, a peer review on a new paper about the effects of mixed-use zoning. (00:00)… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8931375.mp3?modified=1784757275&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [What AOC and Bernie Sanders get wrong about the oligarchy](https://audioboom.com/posts/8928637) _2026-07-16 · The Argument · The Argument_ Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been packing arenas on their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, but Matt Yglesias doesn't think the oligarchy is real. Jerusalem Demsas is more sympathetic: donors really do get access that regular people can't, and the discomfort with that is about democracy, not policy outcomes. But the discourse frustrates her too, since "the oligarchy" shifts from a… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8928637.mp3?modified=1784145651&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [Was Jane Jacobs the first NIMBY?](https://audioboom.com/posts/8925942) _2026-07-09 · The Argument · The Argument_ For this month's book club, Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias read The Death and Life of Great American Cities , the 1961 classic that changed how everyone thinks about neighborhoods. Rereading it as YIMBYs, they find a book that's right about what makes a street feel alive and wrong about almost everything that followed: Jacobs's push to devolve power to the neighborhood level became the veto… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8925942.mp3?modified=1783624768&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [Is assimilation racist?](https://audioboom.com/posts/8925943) _2026-07-02 · The Argument · The Argument_ Should immigrants have to assimilate? Jerusalem Demsas and Matt Yglesias take on the growing idea that immigrants shouldn't have to assimilate to belong in America. Jerusalem, the daughter of immigrants, disagrees, and makes the case that assimilation is not only good for the country but that immigrants largely self-select for liking America. The conversation turns to patriotism, and why Jerusalem… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8925943.mp3?modified=1783624789&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [The Biden legacy: A ranking of failures](https://audioboom.com/posts/8925944) _2026-06-25 · The Argument · The Argument_ The Bidens are back in the news, thanks to Jill Biden’s new book and Joe’s apparent difficulties raising money for his presidential library. So Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias do the thing the party keeps avoiding: they rank the worst parts of Joe Biden's presidency, from the economy and inflation to immigration, Israel and Gaza, the Kamala Harris pick, and the decision to run for reelection… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8925944.mp3?modified=1783624817&sid=5173020&source=rss) ## [A Friend Gave You $30 (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k7Y4qp9TH33c) _2026-06-25 · **Sponsored**_ Sign up, deposit $5 within 30 days, and start investing with expert guidance. ## [Andrew Tate, Dan Bilzerian, and the death of romance](https://audioboom.com/posts/8925945) _2026-06-18 · The Argument · The Argument_ Is online dating advice actually making it harder to find love? This week, Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias wade into the world of online dating advice, from the manosphere influencers coaching men to treat women as opponents to the female-coded content teaching women to read every date as a minefield. Jerusalem and Matt find themselves split on what it's actually doing to us. Is this… [Listen](https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/prfx.byspotify.com/e/clrtpod.com/m/arttrk.com/p/CRMDA/mgln.ai/e/284/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8925945.mp3?modified=1783624781&sid=5173020&source=rss)