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City Journal's 10 Blocks, a weekly podcast hosted by editor Brian C. Anderson, features discussions on urban policy and culture with City Journal editors, contributors, and special guests. Forthcoming episodes will be devoted to topics such as: predictive policing, the Bronx renaissance, reform of t…

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    • Jun 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 434 EPISODES

    4.8 from 551 ratings Listeners of City Journal's 10 Blocks that love the show mention: center right, editors, pragmatic, urban, factual, matters, balanced, society, issues, coverage, political, social, analysis, outstanding, perspectives, short, depth, excellent, smart, point.


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    The City Journal's 10 Blocks podcast is a refreshing and intellectually stimulating source of commentary on urban issues. From a center-right perspective, the podcast offers balanced and concise discussions that provide facts, concepts, and insights without unnecessary blather. The short(ish) length of the episodes is particularly appealing, making them informative and enjoyable for listeners.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its ability to offer informed discussions on important issues that are often not covered elsewhere. The contributors provide a range of perspectives, allowing for a well-rounded examination of the topics at hand. The intellectual depth of the contributors is commendable, as they bring factual perspectives necessary to counter attacks on our society and history from the left. The podcast also features excellent music to kick off each episode.

    While there are many positive aspects to this podcast, one potential downside is its brevity. Some listeners may prefer longer episodes that allow for a more in-depth exploration of major topics. Additionally, there may be times when certain discussions could benefit from more extensive analysis or exploration.

    In conclusion, The City Journal's 10 Blocks podcast is highly recommended for those seeking a smart and balanced source of information on social and political matters. With its enlightening conversations, free exchange of thoughts and opinions, and data-driven approach, it provides a breath of fresh air in today's media landscape. While it could benefit from longer episodes at times, overall it is an excellent podcast that consistently delivers thought-provoking content.



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    Trump Travel Ban: What Comes Next

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 43:11


    Charles Fain Lehman, Daniel Di Martino, Tal Fortgang, and Renu Mukherjee discuss the revised travel ban, the Democratic Party's struggles with young men, and renting vs. owning.

    Colorado Fire Attack: Radicalism on the Rise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 32:04


    Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, Rob Henderson, and Neetu Arnold discuss the anti-Israel attack in Boulder, Elon Musk and DOGE, and branded products.

    Trump's Visa Moves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 33:32


    Charles Fain Lehman, Daniel Di Martino, Jesse Arm, and Renu Mukherjee discuss the Trump administration's pause in student visa appointments, New York City's mayoral race, and the best pizza in the U.S.

    Jewish Museum Murder: Anti-Semitism and Anti-Americanism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 38:14


    Charles Fain Lehman, Rafael Mangual, Jesse Arm, and Tal Fortgang discuss the murder of Israeli embassy aides Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, the DOJ's investigation into Chicago's hiring practices, and President Trump's feud with Bruce Springsteen.

    Automation on the Docks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 14:42


    Jordan McGillis joins Brian Anderson to discuss his story, "On the Twenty-First-Century Waterfront," and the tension between labor unions and technology at American ports.

    Palm Springs Bombing: a Return to Terror?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 34:53


    Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, John Ketcham, and Nicole Gelinas discuss the NJ Transit strike, the Palm Springs car bombing, and the New York Knicks.

    Newsom's Homelessness Ordinance: All Talk, No Action

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 33:33


    Charles Fain Lehman, Judge Glock, Rafael Mangual, and John Sailer discuss the House tax bill, California governor Gavin Newsom's model ordinance on homelessness, and summer vacation plans.

    U.S.-China Tariff Agreement: Will It Stick?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 33:46


    Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, Daniel Di Martino, and Tal Fortgang discuss the deal between the U.S. and China to temporarily lower tariffs, Trump's executive order on prescription drug prices, and Chicago-isms Pope Leo XIV should bring to the Vatican.

    Presidents and CEOs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 15:13


    Tevi Troy joins Brian Anderson to discuss his book, The Power and the Money: The Epic Clashes Between Commanders in Chief and Titans of Industry. 

    University Campus Radicalism: When Will It End?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 43:58


    Charles Fain Lehman, Rafael Mangual, Renu Mukherjee, and Tal Fortgang discuss the latest Columbia University student protest, the Trump administration's fight with Harvard, and highlights from the Manhattan Institute's annual Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner.

    Subway Homeless Stalls: Zohran Mamdani's 2025 Vision (ft. Rob Henderson)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 40:05


    Charles Fain Lehman, Jesse Arm, John Ketcham, and Rob Henderson discuss New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's latest proposal, an HHS review of medical interventions for children with gender dysphoria, and why taking advice from younger generations is never a good idea.

    Religious Charter Schools: How Will Supreme Court Rule?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 39:00


    Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, Daniel Di Martino, and Renu Mukherjee discuss the Supreme Court's consideration of a religious charter school in Oklahoma, Canada's election, and staying entertained on public transit.

    Wisconsin Judge Arrest: Fair or Foolish?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 46:43


    Rafael Mangual, Jesse Arm, Tal Fortgang, and John Ketcham discuss the FBI's arrest of a Wisconsin judge, the Jewish students who were blocked from areas of Yale University's campus, and the other topics they're following right now.

    Deporting Immigrant Criminals: Why Eric Adams's Hands Are Tied (ft. Heather Mac Donald)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 41:56


    Charles Fain Lehman, Heather Mac Donald, Judge Glock, and Rafael Mangual discuss the Trump-Harvard fight, the New York City Council's lawsuit against Mayor Eric Adams, and transit crime.

    New York's Composting Delusion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 13:29


    John Tierney joins Brian Anderson to discuss why composting and recycling persist despite the lack of evidence for their efficacy.

    Abrego Garcia Case: What's Trump's Next Move?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 33:16


    Charles Fain Lehman, Hannah Meyers, Ilya Shapiro, and Daniel Di Martino discuss Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case, New York City's mayoral race, and Bible stories Hollywood should adapt into films.

    Harvard vs. Trump: Who Wins?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 41:39


    Charles Fain Lehman, Rafael Mangual, Tal Fortgang, and Jesse Arm discuss the attack on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home, the Trump administration's crackdown on Harvard University, and the best crew members to bring on a trip to space.

    The Trade War Starts in 3…2…1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 39:50


    Charles Fain Lehman, Judge Glock, Rafael Mangual, and Daniel Di Martino discuss what's next for Trump's tariffs, the latest in the deportation saga of former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, and what people are getting up to with corpses on the New York City subway.

    Houston Schools' Turnaround

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 13:56


    Neetu Arnold joins Brian Anderson to discuss how Houston's public schools have halted Covid-era learning losses as a result of direct instruction and a no-nonsense approach to discipline. 

    Green Energy Fallacies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 18:45


    Mark P. Mills joins Brian Anderson to discuss why a true energy transition is impossible. 

    Protest, or Intimidation?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 18:35


    Tal Fortgang joins Brian Anderson to discuss his feature story from the City Journal winter issue, “The Rise of Civil Terrorism.”

    Rationalizing Religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 24:15


    Ross Douthat joins John Hirschauer to discuss his book, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious.

    Cost-Benefit Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 30:16


    Jason Furman joins Allison Schrager and Jordan McGillis to discuss trade-offs in economic policy decision-making.

    Re-Grounding Criminology in Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 60:26


    Three leading criminologists—Anthony A. Braga, John M. MacDonald, and David Weisburd—discuss ideological influences on the study of policing. The panel is moderated by Manhattan Institute scholar Hannah Meyers for the 2024 George L. Kelling Lecture.

    The Legal Pot Debacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 19:49


    Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss his essay from the City Journal winter issue, “Gone to Pot,” and the failures of the marijuana legalization experiment.

    The State of American Homeownership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 25:07


    Judge Glock joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the history of 30-year mortgages and the future of the housing market in America. 

    “The Walmart of Heroin”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 13:37


    Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss the drug crisis in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

    The AI Arms Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 25:09


    udd Rosenblatt joins Jordan McGillis to discuss DeepSeek and the competition around AI development. 

    The Fight Against Gender Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 24:47


    Leor Sapir joins John Hirschauer to discuss his article from the Winter issue, “Gender Medicine on the Ropes,” and the growing legal and cultural opposition to sex-change medical procedures for young people.

    Trump and Public Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 25:52


    Heather Mac Donald joins Brian Anderson to discuss what President Trump can do at the federal level to restore public safety and reduce crime.

    A History of Movement in New York City

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 21:19


    Nicole Gelinas joins Brian Anderson to discuss her new book, Movement: New York's Long War to Take Back its Streets from the Car.

    Danger in the Subways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 15:16


    Rafael Mangual joins Brian Anderson to discuss the problem of increasing criminal activity within the New York City subway system. 

    The U.S. Economy Is Strong, but Americans Remain Skeptical

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 27:31


    Simon Rabinovitch joins Jordan McGillis to discuss strengths and challenges of the U.S. economy.

    Pete Buttigieg's Rocky Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 20:21


    Mene Ukueberuwa joins Brian Anderson to discuss the outgoing Transportation secretary's tenure.

    Making Architecture Classical Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 18:43


    Justin Shubow joins John Hirschauer to discuss the future of the National Endowment for the Arts under the second Trump administration.

    Investing in Abundance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 28:11


    Eli Dourado joins Jordan McGillis to discuss economic productivity and areas such as space and energy, where innovation can thrive. 

    Why Prison Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 14:49


    Charles Fain Lehman joins Brian Anderson to discuss his article “Build More Prisons” and how to improve our incarceration system.

    Bubbles and Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 40:12


    Byrne Hobart joins Jordan McGillis to discuss his book, Boom: Bubbles and the End of Stagnation.

    Voting on the Border

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 20:10


    Steven Malanga joins John Hirschauer to discuss his feature article, “No, You're Not Imagining a Migrant Crime Spree,” and the significance of illegal immigration in the 2024 presidential election. 

    Trump's Big Win

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 20:39


    Fred Bauer joins Brian Anderson to discuss the lessons of the 2024 presidential election.  2024-presidential-election

    Alberta's Addiction Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 25:28


    Marshall Smith joins Charles Fain Lehman to discuss Alberta, Canada's innovative, recovery-focused approach to the drug addiction crisis.  

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    Analyzing China Exposure Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 22:50


    Jordan McGillis is joined by Isaac Stone Fish to discuss the ways in which exposure to China poses risks to US companies.

    America's Societal Revolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 18:23


    Timothy Goeglein joins Brian Anderson to discuss his new book, Stumbling Toward Utopia: How The 1960s Turned Into A National Nightmare and How We Can Revive The American Dream, which chronicles the lasting impact of the sexual revolution and the Great Society programs of the 1960s.  

    A Supreme Court Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 52:54


    Manhattan Institute scholars Ilya Shapiro and Jim Copland, along with Professor Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, discuss prospects for the 2024–25 Supreme Court term, in a panel moderated by Judge Stephen Vaden of the Court of International Trade. 

    Starbucks and the Administrative State

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 15:03


    Jordan McGillis is joined by Ilya Shapiro to discuss the recent National Labor Relations Board ruling against the coffee giant.

    AI for Government

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 13:44


    Danny Crichton joins Brian Anderson to discuss how AI and algorithms can be applied to streamline government services.

    Boeing's Space Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 33:58


    https://www.city-journal.org/multimedia/boeings-space-raceJim Meigs joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the issues that have been plaguing Boeing, from safety issues with commercial planes to the return of the Starliner space vehicle, and the future of American space programs. 

    Wilhelm Reich, Instigator of the Sexual Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 13:34


    James Panero and John Hirschauer discuss Wilhelm Reich, the father of the sexual revolution, and how he has shaped the current discourse around sexuality and the family. 

    Reigniting Economic Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 21:21


    Judge Glock joins Brian Anderson to discuss economic strategy and the consequences of government regulation on American productivity.

    Election Economics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 30:53


    Idrees Kahloon and Jordan McGillis discuss polling and strategy on economic issues, the limits of election modeling, and the state of the presidential election.

    Unfit for Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 21:01


    Steven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the decline in labor force participation and the factors that might be contributing to it.

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