Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener

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AI: What is to be Done? plus Protest Under Assault

October 07, 2026

The real threat of AI is not the destruction of humanity, but rather replacing human labor with machines—that’s what Garrison Lovely argues. He’s the author of Obsolete: The AI Industry’s Trillion Dollar Race to Replace Us—and How to Stop It.Also: Our right to peaceful protest is under assault. To save it, we need to “respect it, defend it, and more than anything – use it.” that’s what Annie Leonard says - she’s a longtime activist who spent 17 years with Greenpeace USA, then she helped launc...

The Plan for No Kings-Vote Early Day, plus The Supremes and Trump’s voter list purge

September 30, 2026

Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, answers the question, “What’s the Plan -- for the next No Kings Nationwide Day of Action?” This one shifts from mass protest in the streets to organizing for early voting – and preparing for whatever Trump does to disrupt or undermine the vote, the count, and the certification.Also: The Supreme Court last Friday issued an order allowing states to use Trump’s SAVE database to purge their voter rolls of people the DHS considers ineligible – ...

Norm Eisen on the Paramount-Warners Merger, plus Trump and TV News

September 23, 2026

The primary force behind the settlement that will allow Trump’s allies at Paramount to take over Warners-Discovery and CNN was Gavin Newsom, who pressured California Attorney General Rob Bonta to end the anti-trust fight defending media independence. Norm Eisen explains – he’s co-founder and executive chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund and Democracy Defenders Action, and, the New York Times reported, “the leader of a coalition of entertainment and news industry professionals who opposed th...

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Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Senior legal advocates, democracy and voting-rights organizers, former government officials, prominent authors, established journalists, and nationally recognized cultural critics. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership at major advocacy organizations; Former high-level government service; Pulitzer Prizes and widely published books. Recent guests include John Powers, Colson Whitehead, and David Cole.

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Recent episodes cover Voting Rights, Elections, Politics, Activism, and Film. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.