Best Kate Klonick Podcasts (2024)

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In Lieu of Fun Live! 1:00:23

3M ago1:00:23

1:00:23

On the evening of Jan. 22, 2024, at the Knight Foundation's INFORMED conference in Miami, Florida, In Lieu of Fun made a brief comeback for a live event. Kate flew in from Paris. Guests included Renee DiResta and Katie Harbath. The subject was election integrity in 2024. The audience participated. Scotch was consumed. Hilarity ensued. Hosted on Aca…

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#DogShirtTV: Yascha Mounk on "The Identity Trap" 1:05:08

5M ago1:05:08

1:05:08

In this episode of #DogShirtTV: #BookShirts, we discuss Yascha Mounk's s new book, "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time." Publisher's Description: For much of history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious, and sexual minorities. It is no surprise that many who passionately believe in social justice came to beli…

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#DogShirtTV: Ruth Ben-Ghiat on "Strongmen" 1:10:30

5M ago1:10:30

1:10:30

Author Ruth Ben-Ghiat discusses her book, "Strongmen: How They Rise, Why They Succeed, How They Fall" Publisher's Description: Ours is the age of the strongman. Russia, India, Turkey and America are ruled by men who, as they have risen to the top, have reshaped their countries around them, creating cults of personality which earn the loyalty of mil…

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#DogShirtTV: Kristin Kobes Du Mez on "Jesus and John Wayne" 1:27:49

6M ago1:27:49

1:27:49

In this episode of #DogShirtTV: Book Shirts, we discuss Kristin Kobes Du Mez on "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation." Publisher's Description: Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to re…

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#DogShirtTV: Beverly Gage on "G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century" 1:29:17

7M ago1:29:17

1:29:17

A major new biography of J Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today's conservative political landscape. We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924…

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#DogShirtTV: Will Saletan on "The Corruption of Lindsey Graham" 1:22:40

7M ago1:22:40

1:22:40

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS IN BIG TROUBLE, and Lindsey Graham knew it. It was January 21, 2016, and the senator was taking questions at a press conference. A month earlier, he had abandoned his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. Now two men he despised, Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz, were leading the race. Graham thought either of …

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#DogShirtTV: Sean Mirski on "We May Dominate the World" 1:30:09

7M ago1:30:09

1:30:09

In the inaugural episode of #DogShirtTV: Book Talk, we discuss Sean Mirski's new book, "We May Dominate the World: Ambition, Anxiety, and the Rise of the American Colossus." Publisher's Description: What did it take for the United States to become a global superpower? The answer lies in a missing chapter of American foreign policy with stark lesson…

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Kashmir Hill on False Positives 59:41

1+ y ago59:41

59:41

Wherein Kashmir Hill joins to discuss her latest article on false positives in Google's automatic screening for child sexual abuse material. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Minna Ålander on Finland, Sweden, and NATO 1:00:12

1+ y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Streamed live on May 20, 2022 Wherein Minna Ålander, Research Assistant at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, joins us to discuss Sweden, Finland, and NATO! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mike Pesca on High Conflict and Being Horrible 59:04

1+ y ago59:04

59:04

Wherein Mike Pesca joins us to discuss deescalating high conflict and how not to be a horrible person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Where's the Lie, Matteo Carrabba? 1:03:16

1+ y ago1:03:16

1:03:16

Wherein Matteo Carrabba plays "Where'e the Lie?" with a story about being kidnapped in Jordan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dan Byman on the Buffalo Shooting 1:01:04

1+ y ago1:01:04

1:01:04

Wherein, Dan Byman—author of "Spreading Hate: The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism"—joins the show to talk about the shooting in Buffalo, New York. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cheese Night 1:00:12

1+ y ago1:00:12

1:00:12

Wherein we begin the long project of catching up on uploading ILOF audio and thus bring you this episode from way back in May! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Morel of the Story 55:51

2y ago55:51

55:51

Wherein we find out what happened on Kate and Scott's morel hunt, and we get an update on Ben's morel garden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Scott Hershovitz Is Nasty, Brutish, & Short 59:54

2y ago59:54

59:54

Wherein Scott Hershovitz returns to the show to talk about his funny and tender new book: Nasty, Brutish, & Short! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kate in DC Cheese Night 52:29

2y ago52:29

52:29

Kate is in Washington. It's Cheese Night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Sophia Yan is Not in China 1:08:33

2y ago1:08:33

1:08:33

Wherein Sophia Yan is no longer in China and is in the greater Washington DC metropolitan area, and wherein she will be over at Chez Wittez for Scotch, she joins the show live and in person—and with a surprise friend! Will she take the hammock? Will she be in a dog shirt? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat…

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Del Harvey Talks Twitter 1:00:11

2y ago1:00:11

1:00:11

Wherein Del Harvey, who worked to shape and run Twitter's content moderation policy for 13 years, joins us for a discussion of what she thinks about Elon Musk's purchase of the company and the future of online speech. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Eli Needs a Job 1:10:24

2y ago1:10:24

1:10:24

Wherein Eli Sugarman joins Kate and a traveling Ben to discuss In Lieu of Employment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Where's the Lie, Pulla? 1:00:17

2y ago1:00:17

1:00:17

Wherein Paula joins Ben and Genevieve, regaling us with a yarn that hopefully doesn’t tie us all up in knots. Will you be able to tell if it’s true? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Kate & Scott Talk Muskman without Del Harvey 1:02:36

2y ago1:02:36

1:02:36

Wherein we were supposed to be joined by the incredible Del Harvey, former VP of Trust & Safety at Twitter—where she worked for more than 13 years—to discuss what it takes to govern an online speech platform with global reach . . . but instead it's just Kate and Scott at the last minute to discuss Elon Musk's buy up of Twitter. Hosted on Acast. See…

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Two New Books! 1:01:43

2y ago1:01:43

1:01:43

Wherein Ben double-scheduled today's show, inviting both Alex Finley to discuss her new book and Dan Byman to discuss his new book, we do both! Byman and Finley talk about their new books, one funny, one really not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jeff Kosseff is not Anonymous 1:00:57

2y ago1:00:57

1:00:57

Wherein we are joined by Jeff Kosseff, associate professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy's Cyber Science Department, to discuss anonymity's pros and cons (and hopefully, his book "The United States of Anonymous: How the First Amendment Shaped Online Speech"). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Azmat Khan on Wartime Journalism 1:04:56

2y ago1:04:56

1:04:56

Wherein we are joined by award-winning investigative journalist and Columbia Journalism professor Azmat Khan, whose frontline reporting from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan has appeared in the New York Time's Magazine and shaped modern conflict journalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Special Military Operation Cheese Night 1:08:27

2y ago1:08:27

1:08:27

Wherein a special military operation was conducted yesterday evening against the Russian embassy, it's time for Cheese Night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Access & Accessibility with Blake Reid 1:00:42

2y ago1:00:42

1:00:42

Wherein we are joined by Prof. Blake Reid of Colorado University Law School to discuss his clinical work on access and accessibility and his hot takes on ketchup! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I'm Dreaming of a Seditious Conspiracy 1:03:09

2y ago1:03:09

1:03:09

Wherein orange is the new black and seditious conspiracy is the new domestic terrorism, we are joined by conspiracy influencer Alan Rozenshtein to discuss how to make the most of your conspiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Vladislav Davidzon Burns His Russian Passport 1:05:53

2y ago1:05:53

1:05:53

Wherein we are joined by the estimable Vladislav Davidzon, a Ukrainian-Russian dual national from Odessa who recently burned his Russian passport in public to protest the invasion of Ukraine. Davidzon is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, based in France. Since 2018, he has served as a co-producer for a television series…

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@emptywheel v. @benjaminwittes 1:04:50

2y ago1:04:50

1:04:50

Wherein the bout started on Twitter last week, it continues this evening on the show: Marcy Wheeler (aka @emptywheel) takes on Benjamin Wittes (aka @benjaminwittes), whom she took to task on Twitter for not reading the public record. GDF hosts the fight of the century. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Scott Hershovitz on Taylor Swift and Forgiveness 1:04:28

2y ago1:04:28

1:04:28

Wherein we are joined by Prof. Scott Hershovitz to discuss Taylor Swift, the philosopher of forgiveness! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Let There Be Cheese 1:02:01

2y ago1:02:01

1:02:01

Wherein Kate was on a train, Scott was trying to make a train, and Ben had COVID, a ragtag bunch of Greek Chorus youth take over the show... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Trump Investigation and the OLC with Pete Strzok 1:07:28

2y ago1:07:28

1:07:28

Wherein Ben talks about his recent Lawfare article on the presidential clear statement rule and the investigation of Donald Trump—and about Marcy Wheeler's critique of it—and wherein Pete Strzok joins the conversation to talk about Marcy's thesis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Nicholson Price on Humans in the Loop 1:03:18

2y ago1:03:18

1:03:18

Today on the show, Prof. Nicholson Price returns to discuss his forthcoming paper with Rebecca Crootof and Margot Kaminski: Humans in the Loop! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Two Freakin' Years! 1:07:37

2y ago1:07:37

1:07:37

It's our second anniversary, and it's Cheese Night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Christine Emba Rethinks Sex 1:06:30

2y ago1:06:30

1:06:30

Wherein we are joined by Washington Post opinion writer Christine Emba to discuss her new book, "Rethinking Sex: A Provocation." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Anthony Michael Kreiss on the Kentanji Brown Jackson Hearings 59:28

2y ago59:28

59:28

Wherein we discuss the historic Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson with Prof. Anthony Michael Kreiss.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A Conversation on Sextortion and Deep Fakes 1:04:03

2y ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Wherein Kate is doing some research on deep fakes, she decides to interview Ben about sextortion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ancient Graffiti with Sarah Bond and Peter Keegan 56:03

2y ago56:03

56:03

Wherein we are joined by Sarah Bond and Peter Keegan to discuss ancient graffiti! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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#YachtWatch with Alex Finley 1:02:50

2y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

Wherein Alex Finley has been doing #YachtWatch on Twitter and we've all been following slack-jawed, we have her on the show to chortle about it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mike Pesca Has a Great Deal to Say 1:02:42

2y ago1:02:42

1:02:42

Wherein Mike Pesca has a great deal to say, he joins the show to say some of it—and we end up in a conversation about a recent Gist monologue of his on cancel culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Paul Rosenzweig and Jonathan Rauch Drop in For Cheese Night 1:03:52

2y ago1:03:52

1:03:52

Wherein it was supposed to be Cheese Night, Ben having failed to get a guest—but then Paul Rosenzweig and Jonathan Rauch show up! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Nathaniel Lubin on Facebook's Superuser Problem 1:02:20

2y ago1:02:20

1:02:20

Wherein we are joined by writer and researcher Nathaniel Lubin to discuss his piece in The Atlantic on Facebook's Superuser problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Lila Shapiro Talks Josh Whedon 1:06:49

2y ago1:06:49

1:06:49

Wherein we are joined by writer Lila Shapiro to discuss her New York Magazine cover story on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Joss Whedon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Amanda Tyler on Ruth Bader Ginsburg and "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue" 1:04:20

2y ago1:04:20

1:04:20

Wherein we are joined by Berkeley Law Professor Amanda Tyler to discuss her book co-authored with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: "Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Doug Melamed Talks Antitrust 1:02:19

2y ago1:02:19

1:02:19

Wherein we are joined by Stanford Law Professor Douglas Melamed to discuss antitrust and interoperability! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Constanze Stelzenmüller on WTF German Foreign Policy 1:03:54

2y ago1:03:54

1:03:54

Wherein we are joined by Brookings Foreign Policy scholar Constanze Stelzenmüller to discuss Germany's hypercautious policy towards Russia. Constanze Stelzenmüller is an expert on German, European, and trans-Atlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relation…

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg on the History of Antisemitism 1:04:16

2y ago1:04:16

1:04:16

Wherein we are joined by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Scholar in Residence at the National Council of Jewish Women. Rabbi Ruttenberg is the author of eight books, most recently the forthcoming "On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Tim Miller and Toomas Ilves Talk Putin, Ukraine, and Republicans 1:01:31

2y ago1:01:31

1:01:31

The former Estonian president and the former Republican talk about Russia-Ukraine tensions and the coming war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cheese Night with Babies! 1:01:38

2y ago1:01:38

1:01:38

Cheese! Babies! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Alex Stamos on Ukraine and Cybersecurity 1:03:36

2y ago1:03:36

1:03:36

Wherein Stanford Internet Observatory's Alex Stamos returns to discuss why Russia-Ukraine conflict has put the cybersecurity world at "DEFCON 2." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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