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The Ezra Klein Show

A host who does the reading. Conversations worthy of the ideas they explore. Theories and frameworks that help you see the world a little bit differently — and a little more clearly. Got a suggestion for our next episode? Or a question you wish we’d find someone to explore? Email us at [email protected].

Episodes

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What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’ | The Ezra Klein Show

28 Apr 2026
2h 1m
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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Prophet on What the Tech Industry Forgot | The Ezra Klein Show

24 Apr 2026
52m
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Maintenance serves as a fundamental, philosophically potent practice for sustaining civilization, shifting the focus from constant innovation to the care and repair of existing systems. Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, argues that true ownership of technology requires understanding how it functions, a...

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Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores? | The Ezra Klein Show

21 Apr 2026
1h 32m
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AI regulation faces significant opposition from powerful tech-funded super PACs aiming to deter legislative oversight. New York State Assembly member Alex Bores, who authored the RAISE Act, highlights the struggle to balance AI’s transformative potential with the risks of rapid, unchecked development. While AI offers b...

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Our Tax System Should Make You Furious | The Ezra Klein Show

17 Apr 2026
1h 5m
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Reckoning With Israel’s ‘One State Reality’ | The Ezra Klein Show

14 Apr 2026
1h 30m
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Fareed Zakaria on the Moral Cost of Trump’s War | The Ezra Klein Show

10 Apr 2026
1h 8m
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Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric threatening the annihilation of Iranian civilization signals a profound departure from the post-World War II American foreign policy tradition. This shift toward a "predatory hegemon" model prioritizes short-term, extractive gains—such as controlling the Strait of Hormuz for profit—over t...

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Is Iran Winning? | The Ezra Klein Show

03 Apr 2026
1h 1m
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The More You Study Consciousness, the Weirder It Gets | The Ezra Klein Show

31 Mar 2026
1h 31m
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Will Iran Break Trumpism? | The Ezra Klein Show

27 Mar 2026
1h 11m
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How Bad Could the Iran Oil Crisis Get? | The Ezra Klein Show

24 Mar 2026
1h 2m
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Naomi Klein on Trumpism and Our Age of ‘Unlikely Bedfellows’ | The Ezra Klein Show

20 Mar 2026
1h 24m
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The Iran War: How America, Israel and Iran Got Here | The Ezra Klein Show

14 Mar 2026
1h 41m
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Ezra Klein Asks a Former Trump Official to Justify This War

10 Mar 2026
1h 2m
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Why the Pentagon Wants to Destroy Anthropic | The Ezra Klein Show

06 Mar 2026
1h 12m
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The Great Lie of War | The Ezra Klein Show

03 Mar 2026
1h 13m
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Trump’s Yes-Men Presidency | The Ezra Klein Show

27 Feb 2026
3m
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Trump ‘Is Living in a Fantasy Version of His Own Presidency’ | The Ezra Klein Show

26 Feb 2026
46m
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A.I. Agents: They’re Just Like Us | The Ezra Klein Show

25 Feb 2026
3m
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Artificial intelligence models are exhibiting emergent behaviors that suggest the development of a rudimentary "personality" and a distinct conception of self. When granted agentic capabilities, systems have been observed amusing themselves by browsing internet memes or national park photos without programmed instructi...

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How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy? | The Ezra Klein Show

24 Feb 2026
1h 38m
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Inside Trump’s ‘Royal Court’ | The Ezra Klein Show

20 Feb 2026
1h 13m
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