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The American Mind’s Tell Me What You Really Think is a weekly interview series featuring the host, Spencer Klavan, and The American Mind’s publisher and editors aimed at dissecting the issues facing us in America today and finding out what the cast really

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    • Mar 31, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    COVID Again ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 13:36


    As America returns to normal, it appears that the Biden administration has been able to keep Fauci quiet. However, he's started making noises about a new subvariant of Ommicron. But are people just over all of this? Plus: has the world has underestimated the global effects of war in Ukraine and partitioning Russia?

    Call Him by His Name ft. Helen Roy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 17:34


    In this special edition of TMWYRT, Spencer is joined by Helen Roy, contributing editor to The American Mind. The two discuss the issue of transgenderism in sports, and whether allowing biological males to compete in women's sports makes any logical sense and what we ought to do about it.

    The Digital Dollar ft. James Poulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 23:45


    This week, Spencer sits down with James Poulos, Editor of The American Mind. They talk about the possibility of a digital dollar and what that would mean for everyday citizens. James outlines what potential problems a digital dollar poses to freedom and justice. 

    Why Ukraine Fights ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 15:57


    As war rages in Ukraine, the Biden administration is sending Kamala Harris to Poland. Is this her moment to shine? Probably not. Meanwhile, the legacy media fundamentally misunderstand why Ukrainians are fighting. Plus: would Americans defend the US if it were invaded?

    War Rages in Ukraine ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 14:17


    As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the situation on the ground looks bleak for the Ukrainian people. Spencer and Ryan discuss what the worst-case scenarios look like for both Ukraine and the West. 

    Ukraine's Plight ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 16:57


    Russia is making hungry military moves toward Ukraine, prompting the US to send troops to Germany and Eastern Europe to reinforce it. Are we on the brink of war? Plus: what implications does this situation have for China and Taiwan?

    Investigating Domestic Terrorists ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 15:22


    The DOJ recently announced its intention to create a domestic terrorism unit to investigate people opposed to the deep state. Seth Barron, managing editor of The American Mind, joins Spencer to discuss the Left's current neurosis.

    The COVID Experience ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 14:03


    In this Installment of TMWYRT, Spencer is joined by Ryan Williams, president and publisher of the Claremont Review of Books. Ryan talks about his experience with COVID, how worried one should be about it, and whether the segment of the population paranoid about COVID will recover anytime soon.

    The COVID Cudgel ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 17:04


    In this edition of TMWYRT, Spencer is joined by Ryan Williams, president and publisher of the Claremont Review of Books. The two discuss the current state of the pandemic and to what extent it is a tool used by elites to grind down the masses' will to stand up for themselves.

    The Value of NFTs ft. James Poulos 

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 21:03


    This Thanksgiving, Spencer is joined by James Poulos, managing editor of The American Mind to discuss the blockchain, NFTs, and their value as more than just a boutique platform for very specific markets. Plus: do you even need to know what NFT stands for in order to use them to your advantage? 

    Deliberation on Rittenhouse ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 15:32


    This week, Spencer sits down over Zoom with Seth Barron, managing editor of The American Mind, to discuss the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The two spend time talking about the likelihood of a not guilty verdict and to what extent conservatives have made Rittenhouse a stand-in for masculinity and taking action when called to. 

    Human, Forever ft. James Poulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 20:18


    Spencer sits down digitally with James Poulos, managing editor of The American Mind, to discuss his new book Human, Forever. Plus: James breaks down some of the important occurrences in the world around us and where the elites desperately want us to go from here.

    Inflation ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 16:14


    Seth joins Spencer this week to analyze the supply chain issues the US is facing, the rampant inflation brought on by printing trillions of dollars, and the Biden administration's response to these issues.

    Action vs. Complacency ft. Matt Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 16:42


    In this week's edition of TMWYRT, Spencer is joined by the founding editor of The American Mind, Matt Peterson. The two discuss the Right's quantum pilled complacency, being both filled with pent up energy in some places and yet oddly complacent in others. Which side will win out?

    An Ideology of Compliance ft. James Poulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 20:25


    Spencer sits down digitally with The American Mind's executive editor, James Poulos, to discuss how the digital vivarium is sapping people's souls. Plus: how capitalism has been warped to make the problems worse.

    Lessons From Del Rio ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 17:40


    In this week's edition of TMWYRT, Spencer is joined by The American Mind's managing editor, Seth Barron. The two discuss the still unfolding situation involving thousands of Haitian migrants in Del Rio and what larger political questions are raised by the problem. Plus: why does the Left love the New Testament? 

    Mandating Vaccines ft. Ryan Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 14:02


    In this week's edition of TMWYRT, Spencer sits down with Ryan Williams, president of the Claremont Institute, to break down Biden's decision to force companies to mandate employees be vaccinated. Is it really even about the vaccines?

    Chinese Civilization in the Digital Age ft. James Poulos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 21:30


    In this week's edition of TMWYRT, Spencer sits down with James Poulos to discuss China's new efforts at a revival amidst the Digital Age. Plus: what China's hunt for a civilizational revival means for the West, especially the United States.

    Repercussions of Afghanistan ft. Seth Barron

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 13:14


    In this episode of TMWYRT, Spencer sits down with Seth Barron, managing editor for The American Mind, to see what he really thinks about the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. The two turn to the home front to think about who is deeply unhappy about the withdrawal.

    The Fall of Kabul ft. Nick Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 18:09


    In this episode of TMWYRT, Spencer sits down over Zoom with Nick Short, digital media manager for the Claremont Institute, to see what he really thinks about Kabul's near instant fall to the Taliban. Moreover, what does that collapse mean for Americans, geopolitics, and Afghanistan and what lessons should we be walking away with?

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