City Journal's 10 Blocks
363 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 558 ratingsCity Journal's 10 Blocks, a weekly podcast hosted by editor Brian C. Anderson, features discussions on urban policy and culture with City Journal editors, contributors, and special guests. Forthcoming episodes will be devoted to topics such as: predictive policing, the Bronx renaissance, reform of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, homelessness in Portland, Oregon, and more. City Journal is a quarterly print and regular online magazine published by the Manhattan Institute.
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Episodes
Gondola Dodgers
March 27, 2024 17:51 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBM. Nolan Gray joins Jordan McGillis to discuss the controversial plan to install an aerial transit system connecting Los Angeles’s Dodger Stadium to the city.
The Will to Liberty
March 20, 2024 18:11 - 17 minutes - 24 MBMartin Gurri joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss how we can transcend the pettiness and corruption of our current political moment.
Harvard’s Unscientific Consensus
March 13, 2024 17:44 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBMartin Kulldorff joins John Tierney to discuss his firing from Harvard University and the importance of scientific debate.
Abundance or Extinction?
March 06, 2024 20:55 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBMichael J. Totten joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the potential and danger of artificial intelligence.
The Future of Mobility
February 28, 2024 16:12 - 21 minutes - 29.4 MBJordan McGillis joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss autonomous vehicles’ potential to remake transportation.
Chaos and Order
February 21, 2024 18:11 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBRobert Henderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class.
Dogma of Danger
February 14, 2024 17:27 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBMichael Torres joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the harms of public schools’ transgender secrecy policies.
Psychoanalysis’s Past—and Future
February 07, 2024 17:55 - 16 minutes - 23 MBJonathan Clarke joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the value and limitations of psychoanalysis.
Men of Conviction
January 31, 2024 19:38 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBGlenn C. Loury, Randall L. Kennedy, and Robert P. George discuss Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas's principles and legacy, and the price of intellectual nonconformity. Ilya Shapiro moderates their conversation.
Diet and Disease
January 24, 2024 17:55 - 30 minutes - 42.6 MBGary Taubes joins John Tierney to discuss his book Rethinking Diabetes: What Science Reveals About Diet, Insulin, and Successful Treatments.
Wing Seat
January 18, 2024 17:17 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBGary Leff joins Jordan McGillis to discuss airline safety, airport efficiency, and the risks and rewards of air travel.
Illiberal Ivy League
January 11, 2024 18:31 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIlya Shapiro joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation, the rise of anti-Semitism on college campuses, and the state of free speech in higher education.
A New Golden Age
January 03, 2024 17:56 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBCorbin K. Barthold joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss barriers to aerospace innovation and America’s need to compete in the current space race.
Debating Affirmative Action
December 27, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBGlenn C. Loury and Randall L. Kennedy discuss affirmative action and the state of race and education in America. Renu Mukherjee moderates their conversation.
The New Racial Preferences
December 20, 2023 18:40 - 15 minutes - 21.3 MBRenu Mukherjee joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to eliminate merit-based admissions at selective high schools.
We Had to Do Something
December 14, 2023 20:39 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBJoe Nocera joins John Tierney to discuss the government's disastrous response to the Covid pandemic.
Cities and Prosperity
December 06, 2023 18:14 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBChelsea Follett joins Jordan McGillis to discuss cities as centers of intellectual and economic progress.
Resisting Gender Ideology
November 29, 2023 16:08 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBMiriam Grossman joins Leor Sapir to discuss her book Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madness. The book is available in hard copy and audio editions, and more on Miriam’s work can be found at https://www.miriamgrossmanmd.com/.
Innovation Inheritance
November 22, 2023 19:03 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBJames Pethokoukis joins Jordan McGillis to discuss technology’s potential to transform our economy, the need to improve our education system, and the future of conservatism.
Death and Despair
November 15, 2023 18:13 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBMichael Bonner joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the rise of euthanasia in Canada, the prevalence of loneliness in the West, and the meaning of civilization.
New York's Migrant Crisis
November 09, 2023 18:38 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBJohn Ketcham joins Brian Anderson to discuss the city's illegal-immigrant surge and the statutory basis of its right-to-shelter mandate.
A Hand Up
November 01, 2023 21:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBHarriet Karr-McDonald and Jennifer Mitchell join Stephen Eide to discuss The Doe Fund’s efforts to provide work, housing, and vocational training to homeless men in New York City.
Unity of Necessity
October 25, 2023 17:56 - 15 minutes - 20.8 MBJudith Miller joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Israeli domestic polarization, the Gaza hostage crisis, and the future of Israel’s war with Hamas.
Immoral Equivalence
October 20, 2023 16:06 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MBYael Bar Tur, Tal Fortgang, and Martin Gurri join Brian C. Anderson to discuss anti-Israel sentiment and the role of information in the Israel–Hamas war. The audio for this episode is adapted from a recent virtual event (watch here). anti-Israel-sentiment role-of-information-in-Israel–Hamas-war
Overdose Epidemic
October 11, 2023 17:16 - 23 minutes - 33 MBCharles Fain Lehman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the nationwide surge in drug deaths and local governments' response to the crisis.
Fleeing Retail
October 04, 2023 18:07 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBSteven Malanga joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss urban retail flight and the benefits of gentrification.
From Workplace to Residence
September 27, 2023 16:43 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBMene Ukueberuwa joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss cities' efforts to convert unused office space into residential apartments.
Pushing Back on Homeless Encampments
September 20, 2023 15:20 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBJudge Glock joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss states' and cities' efforts to remove homeless encampments from public spaces.
Discussing the New Tom Wolfe Documentary
September 15, 2023 17:15 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBRichard Dewey joins John Tierney to discuss his documentary Radical Wolfe, which examines the life and work of journalist Tom Wolfe.
Digital Censorship
September 06, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 23 MBMartin Gurri joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the government's efforts to control online speech.
The Left’s Long March
August 31, 2023 16:33 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBChristopher F. Rufo joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his new book, America’s Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything.
Parental Choices and Challenges in the Keystone State
August 23, 2023 16:20 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MBMichael Torres joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss parental rights and school choice in Pennsylvania.
L.A.’s Jail Debate
August 15, 2023 19:27 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBStephen Eide joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the push to close Men’s Central Jail in Los Angeles County.
Counting the Cost
August 11, 2023 16:57 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBJohn Tierney joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the efficacy of Covid lockdowns and mask mandates and the proper role of government in responding to natural disasters.
America’s Failing Schools
August 02, 2023 17:37 - 17 minutes - 24 MBLarry Sand joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the quality of American public schools.
Artificial Persuasion
July 26, 2023 15:23 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBRobert Henderson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss Chat GPT's utility and the threat artificial intelligence poses to free expression.
Law and Democracy
July 19, 2023 19:04 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBJohn O. McGinnis joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss identity politics’ influence on law schools and the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.
The State School-Choice Movement
July 12, 2023 15:44 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBMene Ukueberuwa joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the rise of school vouchers, education savings accounts, and other school-choice programs across the country.
Evaluating the Court’s SFFA Ruling
July 05, 2023 17:47 - 1 hour - 85 MBIlya Shapiro, Gail Heriot, and Wai Wah Chin discuss the implications of the Supreme Court’s Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard ruling.
Reclaiming Our Story
June 30, 2023 18:39 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBWilfred M. McClay joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss American history and national identity.
The Price of Money
June 21, 2023 15:43 - 30 minutes - 42 MBEdward Chancellor joins James B. Meigs and Richard Davies to discuss the importance of interest rates in economic activities and the consequences of reducing rates artificially.
Taxes and Digital Commerce
June 14, 2023 17:09 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBSteven Malanga joins Brian Anderson to discuss the complex tax requirements online business encounter when selling to out-of-state customers.
Union Pressure
June 07, 2023 16:27 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MBUniversity of California, Berkeley associate professor of public policy and political science Sarah Anzia joins Brian Anderson to discuss public-employee unions' influence on California's local governments.
Children and Transgenderism
June 01, 2023 16:16 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBKay S. Hymowitz joins Brian Anderson to discuss how gender-identity ideology is influencing vulnerable young people and attempting to overturn all that we know about child development.
Shelter Without Borders
May 24, 2023 15:41 - 18 minutes - 26 MBManhattan Institute senior fellow and City Journal contributing editor Nicole Gelinas joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss New York City's migrant crisis.
Fassbinder: Life and Films
May 18, 2023 18:22 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBJournalist and author Ian Penman joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss his new book Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors, which explores the work of German filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
New York’s Budget Fights
May 12, 2023 18:24 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBManhattan Institute fellow and director of state and local policy John Ketcham joins City Journal associate editor Theodore Kupfer to discuss the New York State and City budgets and a recent Manhattan Institute report on cost-saving measures the city can take.
Newsom’s Prospects
May 05, 2023 16:01 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MBRepublican political consultant Luke Thompson joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss California governor Gavin Newsom's rise to power and viability as a possible presidential candidate.
“Equity” Over Merit
April 27, 2023 17:24 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBHeather Mac Donald, the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal, joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss her new book, When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives.
Medicine Goes Woke
April 19, 2023 17:51 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBPhysician and Do No Harm chairman Stanley Goldfarb joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the racialization of medical research and treatments.