Explaining, Explained (with Ezra Klein)

Stay Tuned with Preet

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Government, Society & Culture, News

4.8 • 32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2022

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Ezra Klein is a New York Times columnist and host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast. He previously co-founded Vox, and prior to that, was a columnist and editor at the Washington Post. He joins Preet to discuss the state of news journalism in 2022, the roots and causes of political polarization in the U.S., and what he finds most appealing about being a podcast host. Plus, the Jan 6th Committee’s criminal referrals, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision doing away with the Mar-a-Lago special master, and Trump’s call to “terminate” the U.S. Constitution. Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Klein tells Preet about how he chooses guests for his podcast, how he prepares, and the pros and cons of doing interviews remotely, rather than in person. To listen, try the membership for just $1 for one month: cafe.com/insider. For show notes and a transcript of the episode, head to: https://cafe.com/stay-tuned/explaining-explained-with-ezra-klein/ Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at staytuned@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail. Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, welcome to Stay Tuned.
0:06.0	I'm Pete Barara.
0:08.0	Podcasting seems like a space where uncertainty can live more fully
0:14.0	and a kind of hesitance and a figuring out of things in real time
0:19.0	that has been lost elsewhere.
0:25.0	That's Ezra Klein.
0:27.0	He's a New York Times columnist and host of the Ezra Klein Show Podcast.
0:31.0	He was previously co-founder of Vox.com and before that an editor and columnist at the Washington Post
0:37.0	where while still in his 20s, he founded the popular Wank blog.
0:41.0	Klein is known for his ability to distill academic research into clear and concise journalism.
0:47.0	He's especially interested in the causes of political and social polarization in the US,
0:51.0	which was the focus of his 2020 book, Why Were Polarized.
0:55.0	We discussed the ever evolving state of news journalism in the 21st century.
0:59.0	Why Klein believes Ron DeSantis' presidential prospects may be overhyped
1:03.0	and the qualities that make podcasting unique.
1:06.0	That's coming up.
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