Podcast · 79 episodes
Conversations with Coleman, page 3
by The Free Press · English
Conversations with Coleman is where deep thinkers and curious minds meet for sharp, surprising, and unfiltered chats. Hosted by Coleman Hughes, writer, thinker, and guy who asks the questions other people dodge - this podcast isn’t about debating. It’s about discovery. Politics, philosophy, race, culture, science: it’s all fair game. If you're done with hot takes and hungry for real-talk, come join the conversation.
All episodes, page 3
What Happens After Trump?: Why Tim Miller Thinks Politics Can’t Go BackTim Miller discusses what politics looks like after Trump, arguing the Republican Party can’t “go back” to earlier guardrails.15 Dec 2025 · 1 h 9 min · 22 chapters
Big Tech Made Peace with Trump. Reid Hoffman Didn’t.Rise of politically motivated prosecutions, declining trust in institutions/media (also across Europe), vaccine/medical mistrust, and how to preserve truth in the age of social media and AI…8 Dec 2025 · 1 h 10 min · 19 chapters
Justice in the Age of Retribution with Andy McCarthy Justice and “lawfare” in modern U.S. politics, contrasting legitimate prosecutions of serious misconduct with politically motivated, overcharged, or legally stretched cases.1 Dec 2025 · 1 h 9 min · 17 chapters
The Viral Educator: Warren Smith on Wokeness, Campus Culture, and Losing His JobWarren Smith, a professor/filmmaker/content creator, discusses his viral Socratic-style video questioning a student’s claim that J.K.24 Nov 2025 · 1 h 15 min · 32 chapters
Did Trump Win Over Black Men or Did the Democrats Lose Them? with Astead HerndonWhether Trump won Black men by persuading them or whether Democrats lost them; how election coverage should explain voter shifts; and New York City mayoral candidate Eric Adams’ successor candidate…17 Nov 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 17 chapters
Victor Davis Hanson on Tucker, Trump, and the Fracturing RightVictor Davis Hanson (classicist and military historian; senior fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution; author of A History of World War II and The Case for Trump) discusses how farming shaped his…10 Nov 2025 · 1 h 14 min · 21 chapters
BONUS: The 1987 Book that Explains Mamdani’s VictoryThe 1987 Book that Explains Mamdani’s Victory5 Nov 2025 · 36 min
Hormones, Ideology, and the Cost of Dissent with Carole HoovenEvolutionary biology of sex hormones, especially testosterone’s effects on brain and behavior; how testosterone and estrogen relate to average sex differences (including rough-and-tumble play,…3 Nov 2025 · 1 h 37 min · 25 chapters
Inside Cuba’s Police State: From Ration Cards to Black Berets with Gelet Martínez FragelaHuman rights and repression in today’s Cuba, including the police “pre-crime” arrest system, labor camps for children, propaganda/indoctrination abroad, and alleged Chinese support for riot police…27 Oct 2025 · 59 min · 22 chapters
Trailer | Spiral: Murder in Detroit Conversations with Coleman is a platform where deep thinkers and curious minds engage in thought-provoking discussions on various topics including politics, philosophy, race, culture, and science.21 Oct 2025 · 1 min
When Empathy Goes Too Far with Dr. Gad SaadDr. Gad Saad argues in his forthcoming book Suicidal Empathy that the political left treats empathy as a moral absolute, leading to “hyperactivated” empathy that misidentifies who deserves compassion…20 Oct 2025 · 1 h 3 min · 14 chapters
Can Evolution Explain Our Politics? Nicholas Wade Thinks So Nicholas Wade argues that evolution by natural selection shapes human social behavior and therefore constrains which political systems can work.13 Oct 2025 · 1 h · 21 chapters
A Debate with Dave Smith: Israel, Iran, and American PowerA long-form debate on U.S. foreign policy and Israel’s role in regional conflicts, focusing on: (1) why jihadist groups attack the U.S.4 Oct 2025 · 3 h 32 min · 64 chapters
Steven Pinker on How Common Knowledge Rules Our LivesSteven Pinker, Harvard psychologist, best-selling author.29 Sep 2025 · 57 min
Politics for the Exhausted American Voter with Jane CoastonPolitics for the exhausted American voter; far-right conspiracies about sexual deviance; why Black support for Trump increased over the past decade; what mainstream media gets wrong about…22 Sep 2025 · 1 h 22 min · 23 chapters
Understanding the Black Conservative Vote with Janiyah ThomasJaniyah Thomas discusses the Black conservative vote and explains her experience in Trump’s 2024 campaign as black media director, focusing on messaging to Black male voters via podcasts and on…20 Sep 2025 · 33 min · 12 chapters
Can Socialism Ever Really Work? w/ Bhaskar SunkaraWhether democratic socialism can work in practice, focusing on rent/affordability, the limits of the populist left, and how to disagree nonviolently in politics.15 Sep 2025 · 1 h 24 min · 29 chapters
Is America Rewarding the Wrong Values? Ben Shapiro Thinks SoBen Shapiro argues that America (and Western civilization broadly) is rewarding “scavenger” values—envy-driven grievance and teardown—over “lion” values—building social fabric, innovating, risking,…8 Sep 2025 · 1 h 8 min · 28 chapters
Deal or No Deal? October 7 Hostage Families DividedHostage families debate whether Israel should accept a ceasefire/hostage deal or continue fighting to “destroy Hamas,” amid renewed indirect talks and a proposed 60-day ceasefire (Egyptian official;…1 Sep 2025 · 1 h 4 min · 26 chapters
The Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech w/ Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff (FIRE) argues that free speech threats now come from both left and right, especially after Oct. 7, and that “harassment” and campus speech rules are often misused.25 Aug 2025 · 1 h 5 min · 21 chapters
How Sensitivity Readers Made Publishing More Racist w/Adam SzetelaThe episode argues that “sensitivity readers” and social-media moral panics have made mainstream publishing more racist by enforcing identity-based “authenticity” rules, creating incentives to flag…18 Aug 2025 · 1 h 5 min · 21 chapters
Coleman Hughes Special: Candace Owens, Brigitte Macron & Our Age of ConspiracyThe episode is about conspiracy theories, focusing on Candace Owens’ viral claim that French First Lady Brigitte Macron was born male and that her identity was swapped with a man, Jean-Michel…13 Aug 2025 · 9 min · 6 chapters
How to Avoid the Partisan Trap Even at The Washington Post w/ Megan McArdle Megan McArdle discusses how to avoid partisan “trap” thinking, then applies economics to U.S.11 Aug 2025 · 1 h 21 min · 21 chapters
Coleman Hughes Special: Israel, Hamas & the Myth of Moral EquivalenceColeman Hughes Special: Israel, Hamas & the Myth of Moral Equivalence4 Aug 2025 · 18 min