Compact Podcast

The attack on Israel causes an international incident, as parts of the American left sympathize with Hamas and the rest of the nation recoils. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.    Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] Israel is attacked by Ham...

Matthew Gasda joins Geoff Shullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution "Downtown Demons." https://compactmag.com/article/downtown-demons Support Independent Journalism: Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access.  https://compactmag.com/subscribe

Ethnic Armenians flee Azerbaijan, Matt Gaetz challenges Kevin McCarthy's leadership in the US House, and Bloomberg reports 94% of all new hires in the S+P 100 went to people of color in 2021. Sohrab Ahmari and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.   Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe...

The 2nd Republican debate makes a lot of noise while Biden and Trump zero in on the auto strike to battle over the labor vote, skepticism of Green politics begins to rise, and Russel Brand gets #MeToo'd. Nina Power and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.  Support Independent Journalism: Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/su...

Geoff Shullenberger joins Matthew Schmitz to discuss his latest Compact contribution "What BAP Learned From Feminism."   Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe   Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] Why read BAP (Bronze Age Pervert)? [03:10] BAP's thesis: Philosophy is born from eugenic...

Trump announces he will skip the second Republican Primary debate to visit striking auto workers, the Biden Administration distances itself from 2010s progressivism, and NGOs and academic groups centered around identity politics are losing funding. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.     Support Independent Journalism:  Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Bec...

Hamilton Craig joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution " Why Oliver Anthony Hates Welfare ."

Mitt Romney retires from the Senate, Elon denies Ukrainian government requests to activate Starlink, and the debate over the "happily childless" continues. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.    Topics Discussed In This Episode: [00:00] Reflecting on Mitt Romney's career in the wake of his retirement announcement from the US Senate. [11:55] Elon Musk refusing t...

Higher education is losing its prestige, Biden's support from Black and Hispanic voters is dropping, Woody Allen's new movie is not being distributed in the US, and child revenants have been discovered in Poland. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.    Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscri...

Ari Gandsman joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution "How COVID Killed Utopia."

Masks make a comeback, Trump's mugshot goes viral, and David Cronenberg's films are dug out of the archives for analysis. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Chris Christie calls to cut entitlements, Maui is set ablaze by wildfires, and Hunter Biden makes forays into the art world. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Juan David Rojas joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution "Can a Gonzo Libertarian Save Argentina?"

The Trump indictments continue, the war in Ukraine rages on, and Javier Milei rises to power in Argentina. Nina Power and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Katherine Dee (Default Friend) joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss her latest Compact contribution "Why You're Never Leaving Twitter."

Sohrab's new book "Tyranny, Inc." drops, Alexei Navalny's setence is extended by 19 years, and "Exorcist" director William Friedkin dies. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Yet another Trump indictment, Miami is in decline and Pee-wee Herman passes. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Jon Askonas joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution "Why Conservatism Failed."

Twitter transitions to X, Barbie and Oppenheimer jumpstart a theater-going revolution, and DeSantis protestors thrive off of meme energy. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

Chris Rufo joins Geoff Schullenberger to discuss his latest Compact contribution "What Conservatives See in Hungary."

The birth rate is declining in nearly all 50 states, America's blockade against China risks provoking war, and pollution is propelling the boom of gay frogs. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

NATO welcomes Sweden as a member while Ukraine remains on the fringe and the DeSantis campaign continues to sputter out. The editors discuss the use of identity politics as a smoke screen for establishment figures on both the right and the left as they avoid class divisions and rising populist sentiments. Sohrab Ahmari and Nina Power join Geoff Shullenberger.

The Supreme Court pushes back on the "diversocracy" of Affirmative Action, and COMPACT editor Sohrab Ahmari breaks down his article pushing back against the "solution" of meritocracy. And as riots rage on in France, the editors ponder whether Houellebecq's  Submission is more than a work of fiction. Sohrab Ahmari, Nina Power, and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.

This is Compact's first-ever live podcast at Icarus Fest in Rutherford, NJ. Where does art thrive, what are the consequences of legibility, and can the arts be saved? Matthew Gasda, Valerie Stivers, Adam Lehrer, Emmalea Russo join Geoff Shullenberger.

RFK Jr. announces his candidacy, the Ukrainian counteroffensive slowly trudges on, and the Titan submersible seizes the public's attention. Nina Power and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz.