Gary Trauner ran for Congress in Wyoming twice, and for Senate once.  In 2006, he lost the closest race in the nation to incumbent Barbara Cubin.  Gary talks about his history as a candidate, what it takes to run as a Democrat in a re...

In this episode, John Cole interviews Dr. Genevieve Guenther.  Dr Guenther is a former Renaissance scholar who turned to climate research and activism after having a child and becoming increasingly alarmed about the world her son could inh...

Steve M of No More Mister Nice Blog has been blogging since 2002.  Steve’s posts are always smart and often prescient. On this episode of Personality Crisis, NYT Pitchbot a.k.a. ...

Oliver Willis is an OG blogger, and in this episode of Personality Crisis, another OG blogger, John Cole of Balloon-Juice  talks with Oliver about the past, future and timidity of the Democratic Party.  Oliver and John are joined by K...

In the second episode featuring Brooke Harrington, Professor of Economic Sociology at Dartmouth, John Cole and Harrington discuss her harrowing experiences with the Danish immigration authorities.  She was arrested for testifying before th...

In the first episode of two, John Cole interviews Brooke Harrington, Professor of Economic Sociology at Dartmouth.  The discussion begins Harrington’s experiences as a young woman working in Silicon Valley and transitions into a discussion...

Important note:  This episode includes a frank discussion of suicide.  In this episode, Nick Carmody and John Cole have a wide-ranging discussion about the psychology of politics.  He and John discuss dopamine hits and con...