The Glenn Show

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this episode, Nikita, Mark, and I talk about steelmanning, what people want me to say about Gaza, what I want to say about Gaza, and why I offer disclaimers when I talk foreign policy.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:00 Intro 1:55 Did Trump and Vance bully Zelenskyy or give him a dose of reality? 5:16 Glenn: Trump is trying to wind down an unnecessary war 13:49 - Ground News ad 28:58 The “deep game” of European security 32:06 Glenn: America First appeals to me, World War III doesn’t 36:40 Teaching the reparations debate in a post-October 7...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this month's Substack subscriber Q&A, John and I answer your questions on the NAACP, Trump and January 6, Western civilization, how we deal with angry viewers, and more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this bonus episode, Mark, Nikita, and I discuss Trump's chaotic Oval Office meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, parsing positions from principles, and the fate of Ukraine.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Today I'm posting a bonus episode of the Glenn Show with University of Pennsylvania Law professor Amy Wax. Unfortunately, Amy experienced some recording difficulties, which resulted in an episode that does not meet our usual standards for audio fidelity and clarity. Rather than post it here in the podcast feed, we've opted to post only the...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 1:00 Conn’s career in the conservative movement 4:34 The four sexual revolutions 14:17 What about feminism and LGBTQ rights? 20:25 Conn: “We spend over a trillion dollars a year on means-tested programs that punish marriage” 24:30 How online gambling is hurting working-class men 29:02 What are the benefits of marriage? 34:03 Why...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this bonus episode, Glenn, Nikita, and Mark discuss Elon Musk and Steve Bannon's alleged "Nazi salutes," whether Trump is serious about Canada and Greenland, and what counts as a serious question.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:55 The myth of a secret black language 6:36 The terror of slavery in James 12:13 Essential fictions 15:45 Ground News ad 17:30 Liberal panic over Trump and DOGE 24:10 Is NYC mayor Eric Adams under Trump’s thumb? 26:54 Glenn: What’s wrong with telling illegal migrants to leave? 33:40 ACTA ad 35:54 The differing challenges of Eu...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn and John take questions from Substack subscribers in this Q&A episode. 1:02 Pat Rimell presents a list of propositions about general poverty in urban communities 17:54 Samuel D. James asks if John has any writing advice 23:35 Tom Wojciaczyk wants to know if what the difference is between an accent and pronunciation 30:50 Michael asks...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 1:10 Which race-conscious programs stay and which go? 11:05 Ground News ad 12:42 Glenn: I’m afraid some African Americans might get left behind 19:25 More programs won’t address the problems of “the underclass” 27:49 John: Maybe this is the best it can be 31:22 The great benefits of HBCUs 35:35 ACTA ad 37:48 Ibram X. Kendi decam...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 1:04 Rajiv’s role in getting Glenn’s forthcoming book published 7:39 Self-censorship and racial passing 9:29 Rajiv’s work on parental investment and educational attainment 17:01 Rajiv: Prediction markets outperformed forecasting models in 2024 23:36 Are Trump’s tariff threats having their intended effects on foreign markets? 31:...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show bonus episode, Glenn, Mark, and Nikita discuss Trump's tariff threats, madman theory, competing racial myths, and colorblindness vs. indifference. Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 1:08 Intros 4:24 Matthew: The IDF recklessly disregarded civilian life in its October 2023 bombing campaign 9:01 Eli: Israel made efforts to warn civilians ahead of bombings 15:31 Ground News ad 17:35 Are Gazan civilian deaths part of Hamas’s strategy or merely an effect of its strategy? 23:39 Counting casualties in the fog of w...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this post-show bonus episode, I talk with Mark, Nikita, and LaJuan about Trump's inauguration, this week's debate between Eli Lake and Matthew Cockerill, and whether we need Medicare for All.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 0:55 Peter’s new book, Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop 5:27 Why policing went off the rails over the last decade 11:03 Peter: I’m done with police abolitionists 19:22 Why don’t we hear about unarmed black men getting shot anymore? 22:00 Remembering the lessons of ‘90s New Y...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this post-show bonus episode with Nikita, Mark, and LaJuan, we talk about what's required of a black intellectual, shifting alliances and ideological orientations, and the utility of the police.

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com I'm reposting an episode of the Invisible Men podcast, hosted by Ian Rowe and Nique Fajors. They had me on to talk about Late Admissions , the bias and development narratives, and a lot more. Ian and Nique have a stellar lineup of guests who are having the important conversations about race in America, so check them out at invisible.men. Yo...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennlourysubstack.com Video Links 0:00 Intro 1:10 John feels Glenn’s pain 2:36 Glenn: “I’m tired of being the black guy who has to call b******t on the race narrative” 9:21 The monotonous groove of the race discourse 12:35 John: “This is the most seismic sociopolitical shift of my lifetime” 19:17 Ground News ad 21:10 The H-1B conflict on the right 26:24 The hard...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com It may be cold outside, but the first Q&A of 2025 is a hot one. John and Glenn talk negotiating the modern mediasphere, the German language, education after affirmative action, code switching, social media and AI, and maintaining a friendship in spite of political differences.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In retiring from academia, I'm giving up what was once a vital source of intellectual inspiration. How should I go about replacing it? I'm talking through the problem with Nikita and Mark.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com In this bonus episode, I sit down with my son, Glenn Cartman Loury II, to talk about the big topics: life, death, and change. This is a heavy, real conversation. We “reminisce” about caring for Linda—my wife and Glenn’s mother—during the final stages of terminal cancer. We talk about who we were then, who we are...

Support The Glenn Show and become a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com 0:00 Intro 3:01 January 15, “Why Glenn wrote a memoir” 9:18 February 2, “The three dimensions of black conservatism” 15:50 Ground News ad 17:52 February 16, “Were Glenn and John too credulous about The Fall of Minneapolis ?” 23:07 March 22, “What do we mean by 'colorblindness' today?” 34:39 April 5, “John: We we...

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com 0:00 The uncertain future of AI 4:46 What would it mean to “lose the AI race” to China? 8:15 The promise and peril of artificial general intelligence 12:01 The international policy challenges of AI 14:32 Can Trump deliver peace between Russia and Ukraine? 18:46 Are there any good argument for Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense? 23:55 Bob:...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.com LaJuan has appeared in a handful of episodes, but I don’t feel like you really know her yet. I wanted to use this episode to introduce you to my lovely wife. We talk about how her difficult early life shaped her political views, how she developed her love of reading and ideas, her alienation from Democrats and th...

Support The Glenn Show by becoming a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com Video Links 1:33 Demonization on the right and the left 6:23 Is Trump’s election the nail in the coffin for DEI? 13:50 John: It’s no use pretending that racism in America is as bad as it was 50 years ago 16:33 Ground News ad 18:36 Has Elon Musk “encouraged” or “permitted” more racism on X? 19:30 John: It’s a tr...