The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

Jeet Heer

Booking Overview

This weekly interview podcast focuses on national affairs, political culture, and cultural politics, typically featuring journalists, policy analysts, academics, and writers with subject-matter expertise. Credible pitches include published political journalists, foreign-policy specialists, constitutional-law and antitrust scholars, think-tank leaders, and progressive policy or campaign experts; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need strong credentials and current expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 164

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 52.4k subscribers

Instagram: 111.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

lhurtado@thenation.com

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Host

Jeet Heer - National-affairs correspondent at The Nation and a political journalist focused on American politics, political culture, and public affairs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Established journalists, political writers, foreign-policy analysts, university scholars, think-tank leaders, and specialists with demonstrated expertise in current political or policy issues.

Required Achievements:

Published political journalism or commentary, Leadership roles at policy organizations, University teaching or research appointments, Substantive published analysis of political and policy issues

Recent Guest Discussions

David Klion - The Conflict And Incoherence Within Right-wing Foreign Policy And The Trump Administration’s Approach To International Affairs.

Chris Lehmann - The Return Of Mccarthyist Rhetoric, Republican Attacks Labeling Democrats As Communists, And The Political Impact Of The Iran War.

Matt Duss - The Iran War, Regional Escalation, The Strait Of Hormuz, The Houthis, And The Consequences Of Attacks On Civilian Infrastructure.

Zephyr Teachout - Crony Capitalism, Monopoly Power, Corporate Consolidation, Antitrust History, And The Role Of State Governments In Opposing Mergers.

Eoin Higgins - Graham Platner’s Withdrawal From The Maine Senate Race, The Allegations Surrounding His Campaign, Progressive Politics, And The Democratic Party’s Candidate Search.

Recent Topics

Politics, Political Culture, Foreign Policy, Progressivism, Antitrust

Episodes

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The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The Iran War Stalemate w/ Trita Parsi

August 30, 2026

The Trump administration has announced a new set of harsh sanctions against Iran. This is a strange development since originally Trump launched a war on Iran on the pretext that sanctions weren’t working. Trita Parsi of the Qunicy Institute argues the current tactic won’t work and is a holding action as both the US and Iran bide their time in a long conflict. Parsi’s writings can be found on his Substack. In the interview, we discuss his column on the surprising way many governments are rooti...

Israel’s Escalating Conflict with Turkey w/ Adam Weinstein

August 23, 2026

The current conflict in the Middle East might escalate on a new front. In recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu has been touting Turkey as a potential threat on par with Iran. This conflict is partly spurred by the fact that Syria, currently rebuilding after a brutal civil war, is becoming a battleground for competing projects of regional hegemony. To discuss this as well as the prospects for a more realistic foreign policy, I talked to Adam Weinstein of the Quincy Institute...

Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy w/ David Klion

August 16, 2026

There’s an ongoing feud in the Trump administration between restrainers (advocates of a less hawkish foreign policy) and neoconservatives (advocates of militarism on multiple fronts). David Klion wrote about this conflict for the Nation but notes that the ideologies are less important than the fact that Trump is an impulsive bully who often changes his mind. I talked to David about this conflict and the larger incoherence of right-wing foreign policy. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle....

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