The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason’s Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with the activists, artists, authors, entrepreneurs, newsmakers, and politicians...
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- Jennifer Doleac1 ep
- Afroman1 ep
- Emma Ashford1 ep
Also: Jacob Siegel, Ro Khanna, Brink Lindsey, Taylor Lorenz, Adam Carolla, Stewart Brand, Mark Chenoweth, Andy Serkis, Justice Neil Gorsuch, Rebecca Goldstein, Damon Root, Alvin E. Roth, Johan Norberg, Jacob Mchangama, Jeff Kosseff, John Fetterman, Spencer Greenberg
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- 🇺🇸United States · PoliticsHOME#1507.0K to 37K
- 🇨🇱CL · Politics#72153 to 811
- 🇭🇰HK · Politics#65149 to 786
- 🇨🇴CO · Politics#94139 to 736
- 🇸🇪Sweden · Politics#17148 to 253
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
7.5K to 40K🎙 ~2x weekly·100 episodes·Last published 4d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
15K to 79K🇺🇸93%🇨🇱2%🇭🇰2%+2 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
8.2K to 44K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/23/26 |  Could a Libertarian Swing the Texas Senate Race? | Libertarian Senate candidate Ted Brown discusses Ken Paxton's corruption scandals, James Talarico's economic policies, and why Texas isn't as free as Republicans claim. | 42m 45s | ||||||
| 10/21/26 | Are Prediction Markets Just Gambling? Kalshi CEO Responds | Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour discusses the fight to regulate prediction markets, why ordinary people can outperform Wall Street, and the future of American capitalism. | 49m 51s | ||||||
| 10/16/26 | Bitcoin Is a Threat to Government-Controlled Money | Brazilian economist Fernando Ulrich discusses Bitcoin's challenge to state-controlled money, the AI boom's impact on crypto, and Javier Milei's economic reforms. | 49m 33s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 | Mark Cuban: 'I'd Get Rid of All Political Parties' | Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses breaking up Big Medicine, why he wants to abolish political parties, and how Ayn Rand shaped his views on capitalism. | 58m 40s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | Are Economists Measuring the Wrong Things? | Nobel Prize–winning economist James Heckman discusses what really drives economic mobility, the failures of universal preschool, and how AI is transforming his research. | 1h 04m 33s | ||||||
| 10/5/26 |  Can Nebraska's Dan Osborn Win Over Libertarians? | Dan Osborn discusses breaking with both parties, opposing the Iran war, and how he plans to win over Trump voters. | 29m 39s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | How Nikole Hannah-Jones Gets School Choice All Wrong | Robert Pondiscio discusses the competence crisis in public schools, the limits of school choice, and the importance of parental involvement in education. | 51m 08s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | Axel Kaiser Explains the Javier Milei Effect | Axel Kaiser discusses Latin America’s political realignment, the battle over culture, and why libertarians need to talk about virtue. | 1h 15m 03s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | Anthony Scaramucci: How America Got Trump | Anthony Scaramucci discusses how China’s rise, the War on Terror, and the 2008 financial crisis fueled populist anger. | 1h 06m 06s | ||||||
| 9/16/26 | Why Kids Need More Freedom | Psychologist Peter Gray discusses why kids need more unstructured play, how schools are fueling childhood anxiety, and why smartphones aren’t to blame. | 1h 22m 28s | ||||||
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| 9/9/26 | Why So Many Men Feel Lost | Jon Ronson discusses why old social structures are breaking down, the rise of online identity, and what happens when people lose a sense of meaning. | 1h 03m 23s | ||||||
| 9/8/26 | prison reformstate prisons crisis+3 | C.J. Ciaramella | state prisons | America | prison reformC.J. Ciaramella+3 | — | 1h 01m 43s | ||
| 9/2/26 | state powerpost-liberal right+3 | Stephanie Slade | post-liberal rightfusionism | — | state powerpost-liberal right+3 | — | 1h 07m 11s | ||
| 8/26/26 | public healthgovernment+4 | Vinay Prasad | FDA | — | public healthFDA+5 | — | 1h 10m 59s | ||
| 8/19/26 | political dividegenerational conflict+3 | Kurt Andersen | — | — | political divideKurt Andersen+3 | — | 59m 00s | ||
| 8/12/26 | AItechnological optimism+3 | Jason Silva | — | — | AItechnological optimism+3 | — | 1h 01m 02s | ||
| 8/5/26 | Democratic Partyworking-class voters+3 | Evan Barker | Democratic Party | — | Democratic Partyworking-class+3 | — | 41m 06s | ||
| 7/29/26 | wrongful convictionsjustice system+3 | Pamela Colloff | — | — | jailhouse snitchesdeath row+3 | — | 1h 03m 50s | ||
| 7/22/26 | nuclear powerenvironmentalism+3 | Zion Lights | — | — | nuclear powerenvironmentalists+3 | — | 1h 02m 15s | ||
| 7/15/26 | self-improvementthoughts+3 | Spencer Greenberg | — | — | self-improvementthoughts+3 | — | 54m 27s | ||
| 7/8/26 | Supreme Courtexecutive power+3 | Clark Neily | Supreme Courtfederal prosecutors | — | Supreme Courtexecutive power+3 | — | 52m 46s | ||
| 7/1/26 | statisticspropaganda+3 | Aaron Brown | — | — | statisticspropaganda+3 | — | 52m 36s | ||
| 6/29/26 | Republican Partydemocratic socialism+3 | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Republican Partydemocratic socialism+1 | — | Marjorie Taylor GreeneRepublican Party+3 | — | 28m 06s | ||
| 6/26/26 | trade wartariff policies+3 | Soumaya Keynes | Chinaglobal economy | — | trade wartariffs+3 | — | 43m 18s | ||
| 6/24/26 | AIeconomy+3 | Jack Clark | Anthropic | — | AIjobs+3 | — | 58m 30s | ||
| 6/17/26 | bicentennialcultural impact+3 | Matt Welch | Roots | — | bicentennialRoots+4 | — | 1h 07m 59s | ||
| 6/10/26 | search for meaningmodern discontent+1 | Rebecca Goldstein | — | — | meaningdiscontent+3 | — | 58m 05s | ||
| 6/3/26 | emancipationCivil War+3 | Damon Root | emancipation | — | Lincolnemancipation+3 | — | 52m 44s | ||
| 5/27/26 | moral panicblack markets+3 | Alvin E. Roth | — | — | moral limitsblack markets+4 | — | 1h 20m 48s | ||
| 5/20/26 | populismcultural decline+3 | Johan Norberg | The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie | — | populismcultural decline+3 | — | 49m 27s | ||
| 5/15/26 | free speechcensorship+3 | Jacob MchangamaJeff Kosseff | — | — | free speechcensorship+3 | — | 1h 02m 27s | ||
| 5/13/26 | Democratic Partypolitical extremism+3 | John Fetterman | Democratic Party | immigrationforeign policy+1 | John FettermanDemocratic Party+4 | — | 48m 32s | ||
| 5/4/26 | Supreme Courtliberty+4 | Justice Neil Gorsuch | Declaration of Independence | — | Justice Neil Gorsuchliberty+4 | — | 35m 13s | ||
| 4/29/26 | tyrannyauthoritarianism+3 | Andy Serkis | Animal Farm | — | tyrannyauthoritarianism+3 | — | 34m 35s | ||
| 4/22/26 | criminal justiceeconomics+3 | Jennifer Doleac | — | — | prisoncrime+5 | — | 1h 08m 14s | ||
| 4/20/26 | free speechpolitics+4 | Afroman | — | — | AfromanLibertarian+5 | — | 34m 02s | ||
| 4/15/26 | Iran WarTrump's foreign policy+3 | Emma Ashford | post–Cold War foreign policy | Americamultipolar world | Iran WarTrump+4 | — | 33m 26s | ||
| 4/8/26 | information controlpolitical power+3 | Jacob Siegel | — | — | information statepolitics+3 | — | 1h 18m 19s | ||
| 4/6/26 | Iran warexecutive power+3 | Ro Khanna | Congress | California | Ro KhannaIran war+3 | — | 55m 08s | ||
| 4/1/26 | capitalismworking class+3 | Brink Lindsey | — | — | capitalismworking class+3 | — | 1h 07m 50s | ||
| 3/27/26 | social mediaparenting+3 | Taylor Lorenz | Meta | — | social mediaparenting+3 | — | 24m 35s | ||
| 3/25/26 | media credibilitysoft journalism+3 | Adam Carolla | legacy media | California | Adam Carollalegacy media+5 | — | 49m 41s | ||
| 3/18/26 | complex systemsstewardship+3 | Stewart Brand | Whole Earth Catalog | — | civilizationmanuals+4 | — | 51m 31s | ||
| 3/11/26 | government regulationfree speech+3 | Mark Chenoweth | SECadministrative state | — | SECgag rule+3 | — | 53m 33s | ||
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Chart history for The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie
Peaked at #65 in HK, currently #65 in HK.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | — | #65 | #65 | — |
| CL | — | #72 | #72 | — |
| CO | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| United States | — | #150 | #150 | — |
| Sweden | — | #171 | #171 | — |
| HU | — | #186 | #186 | — |
| Norway | — | #187 | #187 | — |
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 7 markets.