Interesting Times

Ross Douthat

Booking Overview

A weekly interview show examining politics, technology, culture, and emerging changes in the world order, typically featuring prominent academics, public officials, entrepreneurs, and public intellectuals. Credible pitches include high-profile subject-matter experts with original ideas, major research or books, senior policy experience, or significant entrepreneurial achievements; booking difficulty is high.

Metrics

Episodes: 4

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

interestingtimes@nytimes.com

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Host

Ross Douthat - New York Times Opinion columnist, author, and political commentator whose work focuses on American politics, conservatism, religion, and cultural change.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Prominent academics, senior government and national-security officials, established entrepreneurs, authors, and public intellectuals with recognized expertise and a strong point of view on consequential political, technological, demographic, or cultural issues.

Required Achievements:

Major books or widely recognized research, Senior government or policy leadership, Significant entrepreneurial or business success, National media prominence

Recent Guest Discussions

Bryan Johnson - Life Extension, Longevity Science, Biological Age, Health Optimization, Artificial Intelligence, And The Philosophical And Societal Implications Of Defeating Death.

Scott Galloway - The Social And Economic Causes Of Young Men’s Struggles, Masculinity, Education, Work, And Meaning.

Samuel Moyn - Gerontocracy, Age-based Political Power, Wealth Inequality Between Generations, Youth Influence, And The Intergenerational Compact.

Elbridge Colby - U.s. Grand Strategy, China And Taiwan, Iran, Russia And Ukraine, NATO, Alliances, And The Role Of Middle Powers.

Recent Topics

Geopolitics, Politics, Technology, Demographics, Longevity

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Interesting Times

Trump Is Getting Even Richer. Is That a Crime?

September 10, 2026

President Trump made more than $2 billion last year — far exceeding his presidential salary of $400,000. His growing fortunes are raising questions about his allegiance to investors, particularly foreign ones, as he makes policy decisions and shapes the direction of the country.The contributing Opinion writer Christopher Caldwell and the Harvard law professor Jack Goldsmith discuss how the president has amassed this fortune, whether it’s legal and if the United States is becoming a kleptocrac...

Ross Douthat and Ezra Klein on the Art of Persuasion

August 27, 2026

“Interesting Times” is on a brief hiatus. Before we return next month, we’re bringing you an interview from “The Ezra Klein Show” with Ross Douthat about his 17 years as a conservative columnist at The New York Times. But Ross and Ezra go back even further, to the nascent days of political blogging. They talk about the seismic changes they’ve witnessed in the media industry over the years and the art of changing minds. (A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website here....

Bryan Johnson’s Blueprint for a 150-Year Life: Is It Worth It?

August 13, 2026

For my final episode as host of “Interesting Times,” I wanted a fitting finale — a conversation that encapsulates the ambition of this show: examining how seemingly radical ideas are steadily entering the mainstream of American politics, technology and culture. Few ideas are as radical as the hope of significant life extension and the quest to live forever. My guest today thinks he can outrun death. After selling his tech company for hundreds of millions of dollars and experiencing a profound...

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