{"podcast":{"title":"The Glenn Show","slug":"the-glenn-show-4259143","podcast_index_feed_id":4259143,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/259044.rss","website_url":"https://glennloury.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/259044/e1b5ba47089c32bed77a2cd6e32d2d77.jpg","author":"Glenn Loury","episode_count":442,"summary":"Glenn Loury invites guests from the worlds of academia, journalism and public affairs to share insights on economic, political and social issues.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T08:20:24.633926+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-show-4259143"},"episode":{"title":"TGS Live: John McWhorter on the A-Hole Theory of Donald Trump","slug":"tgs-live-john-mcwhorter-on-the-a-hole-theory-of-donald-trump","published_at":"2026-04-24T18:41:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-show-4259143/tgs-live-john-mcwhorter-on-the-a-hole-theory-of-donald-trump","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-show-4259143","url":"https://glennloury.substack.com/p/tgs-live-john-mcwhorter-on-the-a","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194838877/849d2565aa205a43ea779e6b149b178e.mp3","summary":"Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn and John McWhorter reunite for their monthly conversation, starting with a familiar disagreement: Trump. John reduces Trump's governing philosophy to one word—\"a*****e\"—arguing his personality explains his chaotic, norm-breaking style. Glenn isn't so sure. He sees Trump as a more conventional figure responding to structural forces larger than any one leader, and argues that personality-based explanations substitute for the harder work of substantive analysis. This connects to Glenn's recent essay on moral language in public discourse—how loaded terms like \"genocide\" (or \"a*****e\") can short-circuit rather than advance reasoned debate. The conversation closes with John's New York Times piece on DEI and AI, and how both breed a corrosive, unresolvable suspicion around individual achievement. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported , so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one . The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year , you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with John McWhorter, commenting privileges, access to the full Substack archives, and other exclusive bonus content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit glennloury.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com Glenn and John McWhorter reunite for their monthly conversation, starting with a familiar disagr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3510,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-glenn-show-4259143/episodes/tgs-live-john-mcwhorter-on-the-a-hole-theory-of-donald-trump/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-glenn-show-4259143/tgs-live-john-mcwhorter-on-the-a-hole-theory-of-donald-trump.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}