

The Realignment
The Realignment
The United States is in the midst of a dramatic political realignment with shifting views on national security, economics, technology, and the role of government in our lives. Saagar Enjeti and Marshall Kosloff explore this with thinkers, policymakers, and more.
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Jun 24, 2022 • 45min
Unlocked | Saagar & Marshall's First Subscriber Q&A Discussion
Due to a delayed discussion episode this week, we're unlocking our June 15th Supercast Q&A/AMA for free listeners of the show. If you'd like to support The Realignment and access our other two pieces of subscriber-only content, go to realignment.supercast.com. Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.

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Jun 23, 2022 • 59min
259 | Chris Fenton: Top Gun: Maverick & the Future of Hollywood in China
Warning, this episode contains spoilers for Top Gun: Maverick.Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.Chris Fenton, Hollywood executive and author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Busines, joins The Realignment to discuss what the success of Top Gun: Maverick means for the future of Hollywood, considering that it will soon cross $1 billion in global box office without the lucrative Chinese market.

Jun 22, 2022 • 7min
Teaser | Subscriber AMA: Our Favorite Elections, Government Gas Cards, Media Echo-Chambers, and More...
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.In this teaser of today's bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall and Saagar answer questions from our Supercast AMA page. Go to https://realignment.supercast.com/ to join in, support the show, and access exclusive content.

Jun 21, 2022 • 1h 1min
258 | Michelle Wilde Anderson: How Recessions & Politics Dismantle Local Governments
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.Michelle Wilde Anderson, Stanford Law professor and author of The Fight to Save the Town: Reimagining Discarded America, joins The Realignment to discuss how the Great Recession devasted working-class community's across America, how bankrupt local governments struggle with decline, effective models for reform and renewal, and how local politics can make a difference.

Jun 17, 2022 • 1h 17min
257 | Saagar & Marshall: Unpacking Peter Zeihan, Senate Gun Legislation, and Will Biden Run Again in 2024?
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.Saagar and Marshall discuss their reaction to Peter Zeihan's appearance on The Realignment, the collapse of globalization, how and if the U.S. can still solve big problems, the debate over whether Biden should run again in 2024, the Senate's proposed gun legislation, and more...

Jun 16, 2022 • 59min
256 | Andrew Rice: How the Year 2000 Broke America
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.Andrew Rice, author of The Year That Broke America: An Immigration Crisis, a Terrorist Conspiracy, the Summer of Survivor, a Ridiculous Fake Billionaire, a Fight for Florida, and the 537 Votes That Changed Everything, joins The Realignment to discuss how and why the year 2000 was a decisive turning point in American politics and culture.

Jun 15, 2022 • 12min
Teaser | Monthly Supercast Q&A: Trump vs. Desantis, What's the Next Realignment, Celebs in Politics, and More...
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.In this teaser of today's bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall and Saagar answer questions from our Supercast AMA page. We cover: What drives our politics? Trump vs. Desantis in 2024? What issue will finally realign American politics? How celebrities should engage in politics? And more...

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Jun 14, 2022 • 57min
255 | Peter Zeihan: The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to support the show and access all of our bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.Peter Zeihan, geopolitical strategist and author of The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization, joins The Realignment to discuss why 2019 may have been the world's economic peak, which nations will rise and fall as globalization collapses, and why America's lost interest in keeping the system going.

Jun 13, 2022 • 7min
Teaser | What Trump's Foreign Policy Legacy Means for 2024
Subscribe to The Realignment on Supercast to listen to this episode, and all of our other bonus content: https://realignment.supercast.com/.In this bonus episode for Supercast subscribers, Marshall speaks with previous Realignment guest Peter Bergen about his new book: The Cost of Chaos: The Trump Administration and the World. Go to realignment.supercast.com to subscribe for the full show.

Jun 10, 2022 • 1h 8min
254 | Saagar & Marshall: Jan. 6 Committee, SF DA Recall, and Celebs in Politics
SUBSCRIBE & SUPPORT THE SHOW: realignment.supercast.comThis episode and our expanded coverage are made possible thanks to our Supercast subscribers. If you can, please support the show above.REALIGNMENT NEWSLETTER: https://therealignment.substack.com/BOOKSHOP: https://bookshop.org/shop/therealignmentEmail us at: realignmentpod@gmail.comSaagar and Marshall discuss the January 6 Committee's hearings, their significance, and why they aren't driving the midterms, the results of the recall election of San Francisco's DA, Chesa Boudin, and what his loss means for criminal justice reform, and the impact of celebrities in politics via Dr. Oz's win in the PA Republican Senate primary and Matthew McConaughey at the White House.


