Ross Douthat

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4,896 appearances 23 recordings 5 series first heard Jan 2026 last heard 27 Aug

Ross Douthat’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 23 in all, peaking in Feb 2026 with 6.

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Interesting Times · How Older Americans Hoard the Future · 30 Jul 2026 podcast

but while being cared for, or relieve them of that burden? voice-verified

If I'm only a burden? voice-verified

How did this play out for your own parents? voice-verified

And did you have profound conversations about gerontocracy or personal conversations about intergenerational obligation with them? voice-verified

Well, voice-verified

You and I, like everyone, will reach a point of greater familiarity with these dilemmas. voice-verified

But for now, Sam Moyne, thanks for joining me. voice-verified

Thank you, Ross. voice-verified

Interesting Times · Iran, China, Canada? A Defense of Trump’s Grand Strategy · 23 Jul 2026 podcast

Does the Trump administration have a coherent foreign policy? voice-verified

Donald Trump returned to office promising to make peace between Russia and Ukraine, to stay out of reckless Middle Eastern wars, and to contain the People's Republic of China. voice-verified

I'm not sure it's all going as he hoped. voice-verified

My guest this week is the administration's undersecretary of defense for policy, which means he's the man in the Pentagon in charge of thinking about the big picture. voice-verified

And if there's anyone who can explain the method behind this administration's approach to foreign policy, it's him. voice-verified

Elbridge Colby, welcome to Interesting Times. voice-verified

Great to be here. voice-verified

Thanks, Ross. voice-verified

Great to have you. voice-verified

So I wanted to start by just stipulating for the audience that I have actually known you for a long time, much longer than is true of most of the guests on this program. voice-verified

And I think that's relevant to the line of questioning I'm going to follow because I voice-verified

I first met you when we were both 18 years old, and I'm pretty sure that you were the first college freshman that I met who had strong views on the 19th century Austrian statesman, Clemens von Metternich. voice-verified

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