The TPM Social Club

The TPM Social Club, a show about what's interesting hosted by TPM reporter Josh Kovensky and publisher Joe Ragazzo. Each week Josh and Joe will journey to where politics spills into culture.

The TPM Social Club is a news podcast hosted by TPM reporter Josh Kovensky, with 19 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

TPM reporter Josh Kovensky hosts The TPM Social Club, a news show with 19 episodes published.

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  Sports Talk Radio

  Aug 14, 20261h 8m

  Joe is joined by special guest host Derick Dirmaier to talk about the state of sports in America. They talk about the experience of being a sports fan, the state of youth sports, and the effect of money and private equity. To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  A River Ran Through It

  Aug 7, 202657 min

  Josh and Joe are joined by Jake Bittle, a reporter covering climate change at Grist to discuss the state of the Colorado River Basin. Seven states depend on this water system, but between overuse and aridification, its sustainability is in question. We discuss this and then touch on some other climate-related issues, such as the relationship between data centers and coal. It was an amazing episode and if you don't listen idk what's wrong with you tbh. To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Homer-pilled

  Jul 31, 20261h 1m

  Josh and Joe are joined by Joel Christensen, classics professor at CUNY Graduate School to discuss The Odyssey, both the Homerian epic and Christopher Nolan's recent adaptation. The three talk through the differences between the movie and the original, what modern actor could fit the bill for Odysseus, and what Gods we should all be worshipping and sacrificing to. To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Computers, Capitalism, and Communism

  Jul 24, 202658 min

  Josh and Joe are joined by Devin Kennedy, history professor and author of the new book "Coding Capitalism: Computers and the Remaking of The Postwar US Economy". Buy the Book Coding Capitalism - Devin Kennedy During our discussion on Soviet scientific management and American scientific management, Joe mistakenly says Goodwin's Law when he really means Goodhart's law . To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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  Sports and The Right

  Jul 17, 202654 min

  TPM's Kate Riga joins Josh and Joe to talk about sports and the right, specifically the tendency of the current administration to make itself the main character. We talk Kash Patel and the Olympics, Trump and FIFA, and everything Caitlin Clark/WNBA. Either/Or US hockey player responds to White House AI video Inside the fallout of the SJSU volleyball scandal: ‘This is an obvious problem’ Folarin Balogun: Ban reversal caused ‘a lot of outside noise, and that’s hard to avoid’ To watch this episode on video, go to our YouTube page . We also have newsletters: subscribe here ! Follow us on: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tpmsocialclub.bsky.social Facebook: https://facebook.com/talkingpointsmemo Twitter: https://x.com/tpmsocialclub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tpmsocialclub/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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