City Journal Audio

Rafael Mangual, Naomi Schaefer Riley
transcripts@manhattan.institute (+2 verified host & producer emails)

Booking Overview

City Journal Audio brings policy analysis and cultural commentary to streaming audio, using incisive interviews and panels on contentious issues. For PR pros, it’s a strong platform for speakers who can speak to public policy, institutions, and reform-minded debates with evidence and edge.

Metrics

Episodes: 510

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 9.0k followers

30s Ad: 301 - 342, 60s Ad: 355 - 396

Host

Rafael Mangual - Editor and writer associated with City Journal, focused on policy analysis and commentary. Typically moderates/panels guests discussing contentious public-policy and institutional issues with a ref...

Naomi Schaefer Riley - Policy writer and editor at City Journal known for sharp, research-driven commentary on education, race, and social policy. Co-hosts segments that examine institutional failures and propose/compare...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Authors, senior journalists, policy experts, academics, and institutional reform advocates with published work (books/research) and subject-matter authority in public policy and cultural commentary.
Required Achievements:  
Published book(s) on relevant policy/culture topics, Recognized media or journalism track record, Notable public-policy or institutional reform expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

Heather Mac Donald - Affirmative Action; Diversity Mandates; Education And Workplace Outcomes; Skills Gap; Institutional Priorities

Recent Topics

Policy, Education, Public Health, Child Welfare, Race, Inequality, Culture, Investigation, Institutions, Reform

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
City Journal Audio
:

Who We Are: On Therapy (with Abigail Shrier)

May 19, 2026

What does it take to write books that make the establishment uncomfortable—and keep writing them anyway? Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Abigail Shrier joins Rafael Mangual for an engrossing conversation. The author of two national bestsellers, Irreversible Damage and Bad Therapy, Shrier has spent years investigating what's gone wrong in the institutions educating and treating America's children—and speaking honestly about the consequences.

Forming Souls in an AI Future

May 15, 2026

Ben Sasse addresses the centrality of the family and the challenges of technology in accepting the Manhattan Institute's Hamilton Award.

Youth Residential Treatment in America

May 14, 2026

America's children are in crisis—and the system designed to help them is breaking down. Christina Buttons, Naomi Schaefer Riley, Scott Dziengelski, and Carolyn Gorman explore one of the most urgent and overlooked issues in public health: the severe shortage of residential treatment beds for young people struggling with mental illness. What happens when children need intensive care and there's nowhere to send them? We dig into the real story behind treatment facilities, cutting through the m...

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