Best Matt Welch Reason Podcasts (2025)

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Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal 1:11:12

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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by associate editor Liz Wolfe to sort through the political free-for-all surrounding the Warner Bros. and Netflix merger. They look at why Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) is urging regulators to block the deal, why President Donald Trump says he plans to get personal…

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Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal 1:11:13

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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch are joined by associate editor Liz Wolfe to sort through the political free-for-all surrounding the Warner Bros. and Netflix merger. They look at why Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Mass.) is urging regulators to block the deal, why President Donald Trump says he plans to get personal…

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Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions 1:31:18

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It's that time of year when we ask you to open your wallets, dear listener, and make a tax-deductible donation to Reason's annual webathon: https://reason.pub/4pzsSOE.In this special episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Robby Soave, and Peter Suderman respond to all of your burning questions. Nothing is off li…

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Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions 1:31:18

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It's that time of year when we ask you to open your wallets, dear listener, and make a tax-deductible donation to Reason's annual webathon: https://reason.pub/4pzsSOE. In this special episode of The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Robby Soave, and Peter Suderman respond to all of your burning questions. Nothing is off l…

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#535 - America's Top Brezhnevite (w Brace Belden) 1:51:05

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We’re joined by Brace Belden, co-host of the TrueAnon podcast. •They don’t make heroin anymore •The Taco Bell connection •King of the libertarians •Kmele almost dies •You say Somali, I say Somalian, let’s call the whole thing off •The people cut out of the Minnesota Somali fraud story •Does Ben Shapiro think we’re white? •A Maoist small businessman…

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Why Science Lost Its Way 49:06

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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie goes deep with the artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries who are making the world a more libertarian—or at least a more interesting—place.Please donate to Reason's annual webathon, the one time a year when we ask our online audience to support our principled libertarian journalism with tax-deductible donat…

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UNLOCKED: Atheist in a Foxhole, w/ the Great Sebastian Junger 1:53:26

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Periodically around these parts the audience demand for unpaywalling certain subscribers-only episodes becomes too clamorous to ignore. So it was with Members Only #286, our gripping conversation with celebrated author Sebastian Junger about his harrowing new book, In My Time of Dying. “Please consider making this a non-members only episode,” wrote…

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Destroy All Robots…Before They Destroy US (w/ Andy Mills) 21:47

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Andy Mills joins to discuss his new Longview podcast, The Last Invention The last invention is…a new species Humanity’s coming “hinge moment” Doomers v. Accelerationists v. Scouts We are the ants When Elon warned Obama A digital God in a silicon box Have AI’s creators …

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Members Only #289 - Destroy All Robots…Before They Destroy US (w/ Andy Mills) 21:47

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Andy Mills joins to discuss his new Longview podcast, The Last Invention The last invention is…a new species Humanity’s coming “hinge moment” Doomers v. Accelerationists v. Scouts We are the ants When Elon warned Obama A digital God in a silicon box Have AI’s creators …

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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism? 1:05:40

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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch dig into the disconnect between strong Black Friday spending and a public mood shaped by rising costs, economic anxiety, and slipping approval numbers for President Donald Trump. They explore why so many Americans feel poorer despite higher overall wealth, how r…

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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism? 1:05:41

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This week, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch dig into the disconnect between strong Black Friday spending and a public mood shaped by rising costs, economic anxiety, and slipping approval numbers for President Donald Trump. They explore why so many Americans feel poorer despite higher overall wealth, how r…

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Members Only #288 (LIVE in Los Angeles) - American Canyon Revisited 18:47

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com You asked for it, you got it! A session with just Matt, Michael, and Kmele… plus 200 of their closest friends. It’s The Fifth Column recorded LIVE in Burbank (just like Fleetwood Mac) on Sunday, November 23, 2025. Want early access to the next live show (and full acces…

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Members Only #287 - Hoarding Epstein’s Emails, Band T-Shirts, and Air Jordans (w Jason Leopold) 20:16

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com Check out Jason Leopold’s FOIA Files newsletter, and the new Disclosure podcast•Steve Albini never had to deal with California fires •Like a baby monitor, but for records •This is a Fugazi t-shirt •The trouble with true Norwegian black metal •All hail Metal Mike •Jason…

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What We Get Wrong About the American Revolution 1:03:29

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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie goes deep on the thinkers, doers, and artists who are making the 21st century a more libertarian—or at least more interesting place—by challenging outmoded ideas and orthodoxies.Today's guest is Ken Burns, the filmmaker who has massively reshaped national conversations about everything from the Civil War to …

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#534 - Even the Mayor Says L.A. Isn’t Well Governed (w/ Karen Bass) 1:06:40

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• Not safe at home, mayoral edition • “The guns were decades old” • The Trump/Mamdani bromance • The administration’s historic post-fire response • “You’re walking down the street, you happen to look Latino, or somebody hears you speak Spanish. A car rushes up in front of you. Masked men jump out with rifles and throw you in the car” • What does “s…

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Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal 1:11:12

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Why Elizabeth Warren and Donald Trump Hate the Netflix Deal 1:11:13

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Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions 1:31:18

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Ask Us Anything: Libertarians Answer Your Questions 1:31:18

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#535 - America's Top Brezhnevite (w Brace Belden) 1:51:05

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Why Science Lost Its Way 49:06

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UNLOCKED: Atheist in a Foxhole, w/ the Great Sebastian Junger 1:53:26

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Destroy All Robots…Before They Destroy US (w/ Andy Mills) 21:47

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Members Only #289 - Destroy All Robots…Before They Destroy US (w/ Andy Mills) 21:47

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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism? 1:05:40

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Is Economic Anxiety Driving People to Socialism? 1:05:41

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Members Only #288 (LIVE in Los Angeles) - American Canyon Revisited 18:47

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Members Only #287 - Hoarding Epstein’s Emails, Band T-Shirts, and Air Jordans (w Jason Leopold) 20:16

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What We Get Wrong About the American Revolution 1:03:29

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#534 - Even the Mayor Says L.A. Isn’t Well Governed (w/ Karen Bass) 1:06:40