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9:27

February 2025 Q&A

The Glenn Show ·

2025/03/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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2:04

Bonus Episode: War and/or Peace

The Glenn Show ·

2025/03/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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1:16

Bonus Episode: Amy Wax – Amy Wax Pushes Back

The Glenn Show ·

2025/03/02

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comToday 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 video with subtitles under Amy's side of the conversation. You can find that video right now by going to

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59:34

Conn Carroll – The Assault on Marriage

The Glenn Show ·

2025/02/28

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:00 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 Conn thinks single-parenthood disproportionately harms boys 37:12 The link between political and domestic

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2:44

Bonus Episode: Empty Gestures

The Glenn Show ·

2025/02/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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50:58

John McWhorter – Liberal Panic over Trump

The Glenn Show ·

2025/02/21

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:55 The myth of a secret black language6:36 The terror of slavery in James12:13 Essential fictions15:45 Ground News ad17:30 Liberal panic over Trump and DOGE24:10 Is NYC mayor Eric Adams under Trump’s thumb?26:54 Glenn: What’s wrong with telling illegal migrants to leave?33:40 ACTA ad35:54 The differing challenges of European and American immigration44:08 The significance of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance52:17 What’s wrong

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52:35

John McWhorter – January 2025 Q&A

The Glenn Show ·

2025/02/14

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comGlenn 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 communities17:54 Samuel D. James asks if John has any writing advice23:35 Tom Wojciaczyk wants to know if what the difference is between an accent and pronunciation30:50 Michael asks why we’re not more worried about Trump taking us back to the nuclear brinksmanship of the Cold War39:03

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63:19

John McWhorter – Trump's Dismantling of DEI

The Glenn Show ·

2025/02/07

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:10 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 decamps for Howard 44:49 Studying the African diaspora 51:35 The passing of Belle da Costa Greene 1:02:29 Is

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51:51

Rajiv Sethi – Are Trump's Tariff Threats Working?

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/31

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:04 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? 31:53 Why Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008 35:07 Rajiv recommends some public-facing

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2:20

Bonus Episode: The Mad Negotiator

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comIn 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

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76:34

John McWhorter, Eli Lake, and Matthew Cockerill –...

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/24

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links1:08 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 war 30:04 If Hamas is still partially intact, can a ceasefire hold? 33:28 ACTA ad 38:53 Why Matthew thinks

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2:59

Bonus Episode: Lucky Number 47

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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54:07

Peter Moskos – The Extraordinary NYC Crime Drop

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/17

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comVideo Links0:55 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 York 28:07 Dealing with the racial disparity problem 35:46 Is there a suicide problem among cops? 39:31 The

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3:00

Bonus Episode: Unsure Footing

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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50:48

Glenn x Invisible Men: Glenn Loury's Confessions

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/12

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comI'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. You can find video of this episode there or at my newsletter, https://glennloury.substack.com.Order Glenn's

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47:55

John McWhorter – 2024's Seismic Sociopolitical Shift

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/10

Support The Glenn Show at https://glennlourysubstack.comVideo Links0:00 Intro1:10 John feels Glenn’s pain2:36 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 discourse12:35 John: “This is the most seismic sociopolitical shift of my lifetime”19:17 Ground News ad21:10 The H-1B conflict on the right26:24 The hard truths of global competition30:09 Luigi Mangione, folk hero?36:09 ACTA ad38:22 Glenn and John’s 2025 status44:52

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7:43

December 2025 Q&A

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comIt 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.

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2:17

Post-Show: Stay Sharp

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comSupport The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.comIn 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.

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11:29

Glenn Loury II – What Death Can Touch

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit glennloury.substack.comIn 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 now, and why we work so hard to change our lives. I’m seeking solace from my son, and true solace can

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97:18

John McWhorter – The Best of Glenn & John 2024

The Glenn Show ·

2025/01/03

Support The Glenn Show and become a full subscriber at https://glennloury.substack.com0:00 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 weren’t wrong to ask the questions we asked, even if our answers came up short at first” 37:40 May 17, “Has

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