Conversations With Coleman

Coleman Hughes Answers Your End-of-Year Questions

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My producer Poppy Damon and I are back for another Ask Me Anything. In this bonus episode, I answer your questions on President Donald Trump and the a...

What Happens After Trump?: Why Tim Miller Thinks Politics Can’t Go Back

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Miller is a political commentator and former GOP strategist who became one of the most outspoken “‘Never Trump”’ conservatives in the coun...

Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t.

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is entrepreneur and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman. He’s now facing something most tech business people never imagine: being person...

Justice in the Age of Retribution with Andy McCarthy

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s episode, I sit down with former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy, now a columnist at the National Review. He is someone whose legal comme...

The Viral Educator: Warren Smith on Wokeness, Campus Culture, and Losing His Job

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m joined by Warren Smith, a teacher and filmmaker. He created a viral video challenging a student to explain why they believed J.K. Rowling ...

Did Trump Win Over Black Men or Did the Democrats Lose Them? with Astead Herndon

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today I sit down with journalist Astead Herndon, whose award-winning political reporting has appeared in The New York Times, on CNN, and now in Vox, w...

Victor Davis Hanson on Tucker, Trump, and the Fracturing Right

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist, military historian, and senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. Victor is one of the mo...

BONUS: The 1987 Book that Explains Mamdani’s Victory

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, I’m bringing you a special bonus episode with professor Shilo Brooks. Shilo is the host of a new Free Press books podcast called, 'Old School...

Hormones, Ideology, and the Cost of Dissent with Carole Hooven

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is evolutionary biologist Carole Hooven. If you’ve followed her story, you know she was effectively pushed out of Harvard for articul...

Inside Cuba’s Police State: From Ration Cards to Black Berets with Gelet Martínez Fragela

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Gelet Martínez Fragela, a Cuban journalist and political refugee whose outlet is banned on the island. We trace Cuba’s path from ...

Trailer: Spiral Murder in Detroit

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On October 21, 2023, beloved Detroit community leader Samantha Woll was found brutally stabbed to death outside her home—two weeks to the day after ...

When Empathy Goes Too Far with Dr. Gad Saad

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gad Saad is a visiting scholar at the Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom in Mississippi and an evolutionary psyc...

Can Evolution Explain Our Politics? Nicholas Wade Thinks So

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Wade is a former science writer for The New York Times and author of several books on human evolution, including A Troublesome Inheritance: G...

A Debate with Dave Smith: Israel, Iran, and American Power

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Note that this conversation took place before Hamas addressed some conditions of President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan and said it agreed...

Steven Pinker on How Common Knowledge Rules Our Lives

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at the Comedy Cellar in New York City: I sat down with Steven Pinker, Harvard psychologist, best-selling author, and world-class debunke...

Politics for the Exhausted American Voter with Jane Coaston

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I’m joined by Jane Coaston, a journalist and former host of The Argument podcast at The New York Times who is now a host at Crooked...

Understanding the Black Conservative Vote with Janiyah Thomas

20 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this mini episode, I’m joined by Janiyah Thomas, the Black Media Director for Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. We talk about Charlie Kirk's assasi...

Can Socialism Ever Really Work? w/ Bhaskar Sunkara

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Bhaskar Sunkara. He’s the founding editor of Jacobin magazine and currently serves as president at The Nation. Bhaskar is a proud ...

Is America Rewarding the Wrong Values? Ben Shapiro Thinks So

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I’m joined by Ben Shapiro, a controversial figure who for many needs no introduction. Ben is a political commentator, author, and co-founder of The ...

Deal or No Deal? October 7 Hostage Families Divided

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been nearly two years since October 7, when Hamas took over 250 people hostage. Since then, families of the captives have led a relentless camp...

The Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech w/ Greg Lukianoff

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, author, and president of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. You may know him from his previous ...

How Sensitivity Readers Made Publishing More Racist w/Adam Szetela

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Conversations with Coleman, I’m joined by writer and cultural critic Adam Szetela, author of That Book Is Dangerous!, a trenchant look ...

Coleman Hughes Special: Candace Owens, Brigitte Macron & Our Age of Conspiracy

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I watched the eight-hour series on the French First Lady by podcaster Candace Owens, so you don't have to. It’s a fascinating window into a mind gri...

How to Avoid the Partisan Trap Even at The Washington Post w/ Megan McArdle

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might think you know what a Washington Post columnist sounds like, but Megan McArdle is not your typical liberal media voice. She’s spent years ...

Coleman Hughes Special: Israel, Hamas & the Myth of Moral Equivalence

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, I take on probably the most controversial and emotionally fraught topic of the moment: the Israel-Hamas conflict.  I think ...

Hollywood's Death By Algorithm w/ Justine Bateman

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker and digital rights activist Justine Bateman joins me for a conversation on how AI is warping Hollywood and why the content we consume feels ...

 Do The Democrats Really Need ‘Their Own Trump’ To Win? w/ Galen Druke

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sat down with political analyst Galen Druke to talk about what actually moves public opinion and shifts voter behavior. We got into why so...

Can You Marry Across the Religious Divide? w/ Josh Hammer

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Josh Hammer is the author of Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West. He joins me to explore the big stuff:...

Eric Adams to Cuomo: ‘Get Out’ and Let Me Beat Mamdani

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

New York City’s mayor on Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo; socialism and corruption; policing and power; rats and redemption. New York City mayor...

The Secret To A Fulfilling Life (Backed by Science) w/ Arthur Brooks

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I’m joined this week by someone who asks questions maybe all of us don’t ask enough: How do we become happier? And how do we date people we disagr...

The Right Way To Be A Skeptic w/ Tim Urban 

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week I sit down with writer and thinker Tim Urban, creator of the blog Wait But Why to talk: political polarization, AI, university campuses and ...

The Roots of Iran’s Nuclear Program w/ Mark Dubowitz

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Dubowitz, CEO of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, has long focused on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and advised multiple U.S. administrati...

The Fight For America w/ Bari Weiss

09 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am proud to announce that I have relaunched my podcast, Conversations with Coleman, with The Free Press. My first guest is none other than Bari Weis...

Conversations with Coleman is coming to The Free Press!

30 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, write...

Underdog Innovation w/Joe Lonsdale

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Support the podcast at Patreon.com/ColemanHughes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inside the Mind of Donald Trump w/H.R. McMaster

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Buy H.R. McMaster's book: https://www.amazon.com/At-War-Ourselves-Trump-White/dp/0062899503 Support the show at Patreon.com/colemanhughes Learn more ...

Live in Melbourne w/Josh Szeps

07 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the rest of this episode : https://uncomfortableconversations.substack.com/listen Watch our event in Sydney at FODI: https://youtu.be/ZXZuI7...

The Life of a Black Conservative w/Glenn Loury

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

BUY TIX to SYDNEY, AUS SHOW 8/25: https://festivalofdangerousideas.com/program/a-colourblind-society-uncomfortable-conversations/#tickets BUY TIX to M...

The Future of Woke w/Eric Kaufmann [PLUS AUSTRALIA SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT]

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

BUY TIX to SYDNEY, AUS 8/25: https://festivalofdangerousideas.com/program/a-colourblind-society-uncomfortable-conversations/#tickets BUY TIX to MELBOU...

The Folly of Progressivism with Nellie Bowles

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Buy Nellie's book here: https://a.co/d/09QQ9O52 Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/ColemanHughes 00:00 Introduction and Nelly Bowles' Backgroun...

From Foster Care to Cambridge with Rob Henderson

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Buy Rob's book: https://a.co/d/gv8juH9 Support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/ColemanHughes 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:19 The Importan...

Is Therapy Bad for You? with Abigail Shrier

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To support the show, visit my Patreon page:  https://www.patreon.com/ColemanHughes   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feminism Under The Microscope with Mary Harrington

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Mary Harrington. Mary is a writer and contributing editor at UnHerd. She's the author of a great book called Feminism Against Progre...

Why? The Purpose of the Universe with Philip Goff

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Philip Goff. Philip is a philosophy professor at Durham University. He's the author of Galileo's Error and Why the Purpose of the Un...

All Things China with Cindy Yu

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Cindy Yu. Cindy Yu is an assistant editor at the Spectator Magazine, and she's the host of the "Chinese Whispers" podcast, which is ...

Psychedelic Libertarianism with Nick Gillespie

25 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Nick Gillespie. Nick is a prominent libertarian journalist and commentator best known for his work at Reason Magazine, where he's be...

Race, Brexit, and Islamism with Munira Mirza

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Munira Mirza. Munira Mirza is a British public policy analyst and cultural commentator. She served as the Deputy Mayor for Education...

Lessons from Afghanistan with Rory Stewart

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Rory Stewart. Rory Stewart is a British politician, diplomat, and author who served as a member of parliament from 2010 to 2019. He ...

Debating the Israel-Palestine Conflict with Yousef Munayyer

28 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So I've gotten criticism lately that I've created an echo chamber of pro-Israel guests, Benny Morris and Andrew Gold being the two examples. So I went...

My Last Word on TED

21 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here is my final response to Chris Anderson and Adam Grant on the TED debacle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Nuanced View On Israel and Palestine with Andrew Gold

14 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Gold, who I had on this podcast earlier this year, asked me if I wanted to hop on with him and discuss the Israel-Hamas war and I said, sure. W...

"Why the Religious Will Inherit the Earth" with Eric Kaufmann

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Eric Kaufmann. Eric is a political scientist who's written several great books, including "Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?" a...

"The Identity Trap" with Yascha Mounk

07 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Yascha Mounk. Yascha is a German born political scientist, author, and lecturer known for his research on the rise of populism and t...

Why Is TED Scared of Color Blindness?

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The organization’s tagline is “ideas worth spreading.” But they attempted to suppress mine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

“Racism, Election Theft, and Self-Help” with Scott Adams and Noam Dworman

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guests today are Scott Adams and Noam Dworman. Scott Adams is an American writer, commentator, and cartoonist best known for creating the comic str...

"The Rise of the Radical Left" with Christopher Rufo

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Christopher Rufo. Christopher is a political activist and filmmaker known for his opposition to Critical Race Theory or CRT. He's a ...

"Diversity: From Rome to Rwanda” with Jens Heycke

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jens Heycke. Jens is a researcher, writer, and competitive cyclist. He studied economics and Near East Studies at U. Chicago, the Lo...

"Can Immigrants Assimilate?” with Garett Jones

29 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Garett Jones. Garett is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University. His interests include macroeconomics, the mi...

The Myth of Left and Right with Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guests today are Hyram and Verlan Lewis. Hyram and Verlan are brothers. Hyram is an associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, Ida...

“Does Color-Blindness Perpetuate Racism?” A Debate w/Jamelle Bouie

11 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a recording of a debate that occurred a few weeks ago between me and Jamelle Bouie, who is a columnist for the New York Times. This...

"Panpsychism: A Theory Whose Time Has Come" with Phillip Goff

04 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Philip Goff. Phillip is a philosopher known for his work on consciousness and the philosophy of mind, particularly for his defense o...

Will AI Destroy Us? - AI Virtual Roundtable

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a roundtable discussion about AI safety with Eliezer Yudkowsky, Gary Marcus, and Scott Aaronson. Eliezer Yudkowsky is a prominent ...

The Deep State: Fact or Fiction with Lee Fang

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Lee Fang. Lee Fang is an investigative reporter, formerly of The Intercept and The Nation. His writing is focused on the influence o...

Psychedelic Medicine with Jeannie Fontana

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jeannie Fontana. Jeannie is the CEO of the TREAT California Initiative. TREAT is a statewide initiative that would create a $5 billi...

From Boomers to Zoomers with Jean Twenge

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jean Twenge. Jean is a psychologist, author, and professor of psychology at San Diego State University. She's best known for her res...

Is the American Dream Dead? with John Wood Jr.

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is John Wood Jr. John is a national leader at Braver Angels, which is a grassroots organization dedicated to the work of political dep...

Animal Rights, Abortion, and Lying with Peter Singer

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Peter Singer. Peter Singer is a renowned Australian moral philosopher best known for his work in applied ethics, particularly rega...

"The Legacy of BLM, continued" with Thomas Chatterton Williams

16 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Thomas Chatterton Williams. Thomas is a great writer whose books include "Losing My Cool" and "Self-Portrait in Black and White...

In Defense of China with Keyu Jin

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Keyu Jin. Keyu Jin is a Chinese economist currently teaching at the London School of Economics, and she just published a book called...

Genes, Race, and History with Razib Khan

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Razib Khan. Razib is a population geneticist, writer, and entrepreneur. He is a prominent voice in the realm of genetic genealogy, w...

Reparations and the Legacy of BLM with The GoodFellows

02 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is actually my appearance on the Goodfellows podcast, which is run by the Hoover Institution. They asked me about the reparations proposa...

Evolution, Intergenerational Trauma, and Gender with Jerry Coyne

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Jerry Coyne. Jerry is an evolutionary biologist and geneticist. He received his PhD from Harvard in 1978, after which he served as a...

Is Whiteness Killing Us? with Dr. Jonathan Metzl

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Dr. Jonathan Metzl. Jonathan is a psychiatrist and author and a professor of sociology at Vanderbilt University. He's written severa...

Is Psychology a Fake Science? with Paul Bloom

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Paul Bloom. Paul Bloom is a renowned psychologist, professor and author currently teaching at Yale University and University of To...

Multiverse of Madness with David Deutsch

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is David Deutsch. David is a renowned physicist and philosopher, best known for his work on quantum computation and his contributions t...

Debating Race and Incarceration with Vincent Lloyd

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Vincent Lloyd. Vincent is a professor at Villanova University where he directed the Black Studies Program, leads workshops on anti-r...

Science and Spirituality with Robert Wright

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Robert Wright. Robert is an author and journalist whose work has spanned a variety of topics from evolutionary psychology and game t...

The Genius Behind Titania McGrath with Andrew Doyle

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Andrew Doyle. Andrew is a British comedian, writer, and political commentator. He's best known for creating and writing the satiric...

Dating, Gender, & Virtue Signaling with Sarah Haider & Meghan Daum

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guests today are Sarah Hader and Meghan Daum, who co-host the podcast called "A Special Place in Hell". Sarah, Meghan, and I talk about the difficu...

DEBATE: Is The Democratic Party Too Far Left?

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 21st of March, I participated in an Intelligence Squared debate against Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza and Congressman Jamaal Bow...

Racism, UFOs, and Cultural Appropriation with Neil deGrasse Tyson

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today needs no introduction, but I'll give him one anyway. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Neil i...

The Strange Death of Journalism with Batya Ungar-Sargon

25 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Batya Ungar-Sargon. Batya is a deputy opinion news editor at Newsweek and a columnist at Compact magazine. Before that, she was the ...

Mind-Reading Tech is Here with Nita Farahany

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Nita Farahany. Nita is a professor of Law and Philosophy at Duke Law School. She is the founding director of the Duke Science and S...

Alcoholism, Self-Sabotage, and Wokeness with Africa Brooke

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Africa Brooke. Africa is a London-based consultant, writer, and life coach. She is the host of the "Beyond the Self" podcast.  ...

Woke Capital with Marc Andreessen

04 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Marc Andreessen. Marc is an entrepreneur, venture capital investor, and software engineer. Marc co-founded Mosaic, which was the fir...

Ron DeSantis' War on Wokeness with Kmele Foster, Chloé Valdary and David Bernstein

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's conversation is a roundtable with several guests instead of my usual one on one. My guests today are Kmele Foster (Co-Founder of Free Think an...

Trans Rights vs. Women's Rights with Kathleen Stock

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Kathleen Stock. Kathleen is a philosopher and a writer, and she was a philosophy professor at the University of Sussex for many year...

The History and Ethics of the Israel-Palestine Conflict with Dr. Benny Morris

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The topic of today's episode is the Israel-Palestine conflict. I've avoided discussing Israel on this podcast for two reasons. First, because I didn't...

Race & Inequality Across the Pond with Inaya Folarin Iman

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Inaya Folarin Iman. Inaya is the founder of The Equiano Project, a British organization dedicated to promoting free speech, common h...

Defeating the Race Baiters with Freddie Sayers

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a recording of a live event that I did in London with Freddie Sayers. Freddie is the former editor-in-chief of YouGov, the founder of Politics...

Is the Royal Family Racist? with Andrew Gold

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Andrew Gold. Andrew Gold is an ex-BBC journalist and documentary filmmaker, who now has an excellent podcast called "On The Edge". ...

Jihad Rehab: A Tale of Cancellation with Meg Smaker

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first Conversations with Coleman of 2023. We're starting things off right with a great guest, Meg Smaker. If you've heard of Meg, it's ...

Actually Color Blindness Isn't Racist | Essay

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special video essay, I share my thoughts on the long-running national debate on color blindness. Check out the full article on my Substack - ...

Best of Season 3 - Highlight Reel

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the final Conversations with Coleman episode of the year. I want to thank everyone for all the incredible support this year. It's been a gr...

The Problem of Democracy with Shadi Hamid (S3 Ep.41)

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Shadi Hamid. Shadi is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He was named one of th...

Elites And Experts with David Sacks (S3 Ep.40)

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is David Sacks. David is an entrepreneur, tech investor, film producer, and the co-host of the All-In podcast, which I highly recommend...

Can We Trust AI? with Rama Chellappa (S3 Ep.39)

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Rama Chellappa. Rama Chellappa is a professor at Johns Hopkins University. He's a chief scientist at the Johns Hopkins Institute for...

Snitches Get Stitches with Alexandra Natapoff (S3 Ep.38)

20 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Professor Alexandra Natapoff. Alexandra is a law professor at Harvard University. She writes about criminal courts, public defense, ...

The Death of The American Coalition with Tim Shenk (S3 Ep.37)

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Timothy Shenk. Tim is a historian at George Washington University and a co-editor at Dissent magazine. He has written for The New ...

The Art Of Storytelling with Christopher Paolini (S3 Ep.36)

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have a different kind of guest than I usually do. He's a fantasy and sci-fi author by the name of Christopher Paolini. You may be aware of his...