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The Ezra Klein Show (Podcast Series 2016) Poster

(2016 Podcast Series)

Full Cast & Crew

Series Cast  

Ezra Klein ...  Self - Host
Jane Coaston Jane Coaston ...  Self - Guest Host
Matthew Yglesias Matthew Yglesias ...  Self - Co-Founder, Vox / ...
Sean Illing Sean Illing ...  Self - Guest Host / ...
Ta-Nehisi Coates ...  Self - Author / ...
Yascha Mounk Yascha Mounk ...  Self - Host, The Good Fight / ...
David Roberts David Roberts ...  Self - Guest Host / ...
Sarah Kliff Sarah Kliff ...  Self - Guest Host / ...
Yuval Levin Yuval Levin ...  Self - Editor, National Affairs / ...
Bill Gates ...  Self - Philanthropist
Cory Booker ...  Self - Senator, New Jersey
Molly Ball ...  Self - The Atlantic
Tyler Cowen Tyler Cowen ...  Self - Economist, George Mason University
Paul Krugman ...  Self - Economist
Chris Hayes ...  Self - Host, All In
Elizabeth Warren ...  Self - Senator, Massachusetts
Evan Osnos ...  Self - Author, The Age of Ambition / ...
Kara Swisher ...  Self - Founder, Recode
Andrew Sullivan ...  Self - Political Blogger
Bruce Friedrich ...  Self - Founder, Good Food Institute
Francis Fukuyama ...  Self - Political Scientist
Hillary Clinton ...  Self - Author, What Happened / ...
Heather McGhee ...  Self - President, Demos
Elizabeth Kolbert ...  Self - Journalist / ...
Bryan Stevenson ...  Self - Founder, Equal Justice Initiative
Masha Gessen Masha Gessen ...  Self - Author, Surviving Autocracy / ...
Cal Newport ...  Self - Author, Deep Work
Michael Bennet Michael Bennet ...  Self - Senator, Colorado
Reihan Salam Reihan Salam ...  Self - Author, Grand New Party / ...
Rebecca Traister Rebecca Traister ...  Self - Author, Good and Mad / ...
Zephyr Teachout Zephyr Teachout ...  Self - Law Professor, Fordham University
Avik Roy Avik Roy ...  Self - Policy Advisor
Zeynep Tüfekçi ...  Self - Professor, University of North Carolina / ...
Michael Pollan ...  Self - Author, How To Change Your Mind
Andrew Yang ...  Self - Former Presidential Candidate / ...
Nate Silver ...  Self - Founder, FiveThirtyEight
David French ...  Self - Editor, Dispatch / ...
Whitney Phillips Whitney Phillips ...  Self - Professor of Communications
Jaron Lanier ...  Self - Author, Dawn of the New Everything / ...
Susan Hennessey ...  Self - Brookings Institution
Carol Anderson Carol Anderson ...  Self - Professor, Emory University
Vivek Murthy ...  Self - Former Surgeon General
Pramila Jayapal ...  Self - Representative, Washington
Rutger Bregman Rutger Bregman ...  Self - Author, Utopia for Realists / ...
Ross Douthat Ross Douthat ...  Self - Author, The Decadent Society / ...
Saul Griffith Saul Griffith ...  Self - Founder, Otherlab
Jill Lepore ...  Self - Historian
Jenny Odell Jenny Odell ...  Self - Author, How to Do Nothing
Danielle Allen ...  Self - Political Theorist
Stacey Abrams ...  Self - Georgia Politician / ...
Jason Furman ...  Self - Economist
Malcolm Gladwell ...  Self - Host, Revisionist History / ...
Melissa Bell Melissa Bell ...  Self - Co-Founder, Vox / ...
Grant Gordon Grant Gordon ...  Self - Political Scientist
Jerusalem Demsas Jerusalem Demsas ...  Self / ...
Tom Hanks ...  Self - Actor
Isabel Wilkerson ...  Self - Author, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Jesse Eisenberg ...  Self - Actor
Trevor Noah ...  Self - Host, The Daily Show
David Chang ...  Self - Chef
Moby ...  Self - Musician
Rachel Maddow ...  Self - Host, The Rachel Maddow Show
Arianna Huffington ...  Self - Huffington Post
José Andrés ...  Self - Chef
Robert Reich ...  Self - Former Secretary of Labor
Jessica Valenti Jessica Valenti ...  Self - Founder, Feministing
Grover Norquist ...  Self - Americans for Tax Reform
Ronald Brownstein ...  Self - The Atlantic
David Frum ...  Self - Author, Dead Right
Joseph Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz ...  Self - Economist
Deborah Tannen ...  Self - Linguist
Atul Gawande ...  Self - Surgeon & Professor
Neera Tanden Neera Tanden ...  Self - CEO, Center for American Progress
Jim Yong Kim Jim Yong Kim ...  Self - President, The World Bank
Michael Needham Michael Needham ...  Self - CEO, Heritage Action for America
Jonathan Cohn ...  Self - The Huffington Post
Theda Skocpol Theda Skocpol ...  Self - Political Scientist
Patrick Collison Patrick Collison ...  Self - CEO, Stripe
Tom Perez ...  Self - Secretary of Labor
Arlie Hochschild Arlie Hochschild ...  Self - Sociologist
Leana Wen ...  Self - Baltimore City Health Commissioner
Sylvia Burwell ...  Self - Health and Human Services Secretary
Stewart Butterfield Stewart Butterfield ...  Self - Founder, Slack
Patrick O. Brown Patrick O. Brown ...  Self - CEO, Impossible Foods
Alice Rivlin Alice Rivlin ...  Self - Founding Director, CBO
Tony Podesta Tony Podesta ...  Self - Lobbyist
Ben Thompson Ben Thompson ...  Self - Media Analyst
Tim Wu ...  Self - Law Professor, Columbia
Evelyn Farkas Evelyn Farkas ...  Self - Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Tig Notaro ...  Self - Comedian
Eddie Izzard ...  Self - Comedian
Dan Rather ...  Self - Former News Anchor
Al Franken ...  Self - Senator, Minnesota
J.D. Vance ...  Self - Author, Hillbilly Elegy
Tim Ferriss ...  Self - Author, Tools of Titans
Yuval Noah Harari ...  Self - Author, Sapiens
David Remnick ...  Self - Editor, The New Yorker
Cecile Richards ...  Self - President, Planned Parenthood
G. Willow Wilson ...  Self - Author, The Butterfly Mosque
Kwame Anthony Appiah ...  Self - Philosopher
Jennifer Doudna ...  Self - Professor, University of California Berkeley
Barbara Demick Barbara Demick ...  Self - Author, Nothing to Envy
Denis McDonough ...  Self - Former White House Chief of Staff
David Miliband ...  Self - CEO, International Rescue Committee
Jennifer Lawless ...  Self - Political Scientist
Joe Trippi Joe Trippi ...  Self - Political Strategist
James Wallner James Wallner ...  Self - Political Scientist
Elizabeth Drew ...  Self - Author, Washington Journal
Danah Boyd ...  Self - Computer Scientist
Angela Nagle Angela Nagle ...  Self - Author, Kill All the Normies
Nneka Jones Tapia Nneka Jones Tapia ...  Self - Psychologist
Robert Wright Robert Wright ...  Self - Author, Why Buddhism is True
Julia Galef Julia Galef ...  Self - Host, Rationally Speaking
Sean Rameswaram Sean Rameswaram ...  Self - Host, Today Explained
Ai-Jen Poo ...  Self - Activist
Keith Ellison ...  Self - Representative, Minnesota
Angela J. Davis Angela J. Davis ...  Self - Professor of Law, American University
Anna Sale Anna Sale ...  Self - Host of Death, Sex & Money
Bill Gurley Bill Gurley ...  Self - Benchmark Capital
Thomas E. Mann Thomas E. Mann ...  Self - Author, It's Even Worse Than It Looks
Hasan Minhaj ...  Self - Comedian
Mark Zuckerberg ...  Self - Founder, Facebook
Doris Kearns Goodwin ...  Self - Presidential Historian
Amy Chozick ...  Self - Reporter, The New York Times
Marcus Samuelsson ...  Self - Chef
Jon Favreau ...  Self - Host, Pod Save America
Sam Harris ...  Self - Host, Waking Up
Eric Garcetti ...  Self - Mayor, Los Angeles
Tristan Harris ...  Self - Center for Humane Technology
Jonathan Haidt ...  Self - Psychologist, New York University
Johann Hari Johann Hari ...  Self - Author, Lost Connections
Melinda Gates ...  Self - Co-Founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
N.K. Jemisin N.K. Jemisin ...  Self - Author
Steven Pinker ...  Self - Author, Enlightenment Now
Arthur C. Brooks ...  Self - American Enterprise Institute
Anand Giridharadas ...  Self - Author, Winners Take All
Leon Neyfakh Leon Neyfakh ...  Self - Host, Slow Burn
Jane Mayer ...  Self - Investigative Reporter
Jose Antonio Vargas ...  Self - Author, Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen
Amy Chua ...  Self - Author, Political Tribes
Melanie Joy ...  Self - Vegan Activist
Mitch Landrieu ...  Self - Mayor, New Orleans
Mehrsa Baradaran ...  Self - Law Professor, University of Georgia
Joe Kennedy III ...  Self - Representative, Massachusetts
Steven Levitsky Steven Levitsky ...  Self - Author, How Democracies Die
Dahlia Lithwick Dahlia Lithwick ...  Self - Legal Analyst, Slate
Katie Porter ...  Self - California Congresswoman
Adam Davidson ...  Self - The New Yorker
Chris Anderson Chris Anderson ...  Self - Curator, TED
Peter Beinart Peter Beinart ...  Self - Author, The Crisis of Zionism
Martha Nussbaum Martha Nussbaum ...  Self - Philosopher
Adam Serwer ...  Self - The Atlantic
Dani Rodrik Dani Rodrik ...  Self - Economist
Mark Sanford ...  Self - Representative, South Carolina
Sandy Darity Sandy Darity ...  Self - Economist
Jay Rosen Jay Rosen ...  Self - Professor of Journalism, New York University
Chris Bailey Chris Bailey ...  Self - Author, Hyperfocus
John Sides John Sides ...  Self - Author, Identity Crisis
Jennifer Richeson Jennifer Richeson ...  Self - Psychologist
Sam Rosenfeld Sam Rosenfeld ...  Self - Political Scientist
Lilliana Mason Lilliana Mason ...  Self - Author, Uncivil Agreement
Patrick Deneen Patrick Deneen ...  Self - Political Scientist
Bhaskar Sunkara Bhaskar Sunkara ...  Self - Founder, Jacobin
Jim Fallows Jim Fallows ...  Self - Co-Author, Our Towns
Krista Tippett Krista Tippett ...  Self - Host, On Being
Jennifer Carlson Jennifer Carlson ...  Self - Sociologist
Will Storr Will Storr ...  Self - Author, Selfie
Ellen Pao Ellen Pao ...  Self - CEO, Project Include
Edward Norton ...  Self - Actor
Michael Schur ...  Self - Creator, The Good Place
Michael Lewis ...  Self - Author, Against the Rules
Dave Eggers ...  Self - Author
Stephanie Kelton ...  Self - Economist
Ralph Nader ...  Self - Activist
Natalie Wynn ...  Self - Host, ContraPoints
Astra Taylor ...  Self - Filmmaker & Activist
Pete Buttigieg ...  Self - Mayor, South Bend
Jia Tolentino ...  Self - Author, Trick Mirror
Brian Stelter ...  Self - Host, Reliable Sources
Adam Gopnik Adam Gopnik ...  Self - Author, A Thousand Small Sanities
Samantha Power ...  Self - Former Ambassador to the U.N.
David Brooks ...  Self - Author, The Second Mountain
Robert Sapolsky ...  Self - Neuroscientist
Deeyah Khan ...  Self - Journalist
Ibram X. Kendi ...  Self - Director, Antiracist Policy Center
George F. Will ...  Self - Author, The Conservative Sensibility
Eddie S. Glaude Jr. ...  Self - Professor of African American Studies, Princeton University
Eric Holder ...  Self - Former Attorney General
Jay Inslee ...  Self - Governor, Washington
Joanne Freeman Joanne Freeman ...  Self - Historian
Peter Pomerantsev Peter Pomerantsev ...  Self - Author, This is Not Propaganda
Erwin Chemerinsky ...  Self - Author, We the People
Wendy Brown ...  Self - Professor of Political Theory
Nikole Hannah-Jones ...  Self - Investigative Journalist
Lawrence Lessig ...  Self - Law Professor, Harvard
Peter Singer ...  Self - Philosopher
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor ...  Self - Professor of African-American Studies, Princeton University
Andrew Marantz ...  Self - The New Yorker
Matt Bruenig Matt Bruenig ...  Self - Founder, People's Policy Project
Tim Alberta Tim Alberta ...  Self - Author, American Carnage
Randall Munroe Randall Munroe ...  Self - Cartoonist
Lisa Feldman Barrett Lisa Feldman Barrett ...  Self - Professor of Psychology, Northeastern University
Matthew Continetti Matthew Continetti ...  Self - The Washington Free Beacon
Avery Trufelman Avery Trufelman ...  Self - Host, Nice Try!
David Wallace-Wells David Wallace-Wells ...  Self - Journalist
John McWhorter John McWhorter ...  Self - Professor of English, Columbia University
Varshini Prakash ...  Self - Executive Director, Sunrise Movement
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Ayana Elizabeth Johnson ...  Self - Marine Biologist
John Higgs John Higgs ...  Self - Author, The KLF
Emily Oster ...  Self - Economist
Nir Eyal Nir Eyal ...  Self - Author, Hooked
Sheri Berman Sheri Berman ...  Self - Political Scientist
Alison Gopnik Alison Gopnik ...  Self - Professor of Psychology & Philosophy, University of California Berkeley
Raj Chetty Raj Chetty ...  Self - Economist
Danna Young Danna Young ...  Self - Professor of Communications, University of Delaware
Wayne Hsiung Wayne Hsiung ...  Self - Founder, Direct Action Everywhere
Jane Flegal Jane Flegal ...  Self - Geoengineering Expert
Sendhil Mullainathan Sendhil Mullainathan ...  Self - Economist
Frances Lee Frances Lee ...  Self - Author, Insecure Majorities
Jane Mansbridge Jane Mansbridge ...  Self - Political Scientist
Gretchen McCulloch Gretchen McCulloch ...  Self - Host, Lingthusiasm
Anne Helen Petersen Anne Helen Petersen ...  Self - BuzzFeed News
Michael Brendan Dougherty Michael Brendan Dougherty ...  Self - National Review
Conor Friedersdorf Conor Friedersdorf ...  Self - The Atlantic
Will Wilkinson Will Wilkinson ...  Self - Niskanen Center
Rod Dreher Rod Dreher ...  Self - Author, The Benedict Option
Elizabeth Anderson Elizabeth Anderson ...  Self - Philosopher
Leah Garces Leah Garces ...  Self - Mercy for Animals
Robert Jones ...  Self - Author, The End of White Christian America
Matt Grossmann Matt Grossmann ...  Self - Political Scientist
Rhiana Gunn-Wright ...  Self - New Consensus
Eric Kaufmann Eric Kaufmann ...  Self - Author, Whiteshift
Richard J. Davidson Richard J. Davidson ...  Self - Founder, Center for Healthy Minds
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett Elizabeth Currid-Halkett ...  Self - Professor of Public Policy, USC
Julián Castro Julián Castro ...  Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate
Kate Marvel Kate Marvel ...  Self - Climate Scientist
Elizabeth Bruenig Elizabeth Bruenig ...  Self - The Washington Post
Michael Lind Michael Lind ...  Self - Co-Founder, New America Foundation
Yancey Strickler Yancey Strickler ...  Self - Co-Founder, Kickstarter
Anil Dash Anil Dash ...  Self - CEO, Glitch
Kate Manne Kate Manne ...  Self - Philosopher
Daniel Markovits Daniel Markovits ...  Self - Author, The Meritocracy Trap
Sean Decatur Sean Decatur ...  Self - President, Kenyon College
Mike Birbiglia ...  Self - Comedian
Hannah Gadsby ...  Self - Comedian
Mehdi Hasan ...  Self - Senior Writer, The Intercept
Deborah Lipstadt ...  Self - Professor of Modern Jewish History, Emory University
Fareed Zakaria ...  Self - Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS
Sean Carroll Sean Carroll ...  Self - Theoretical Physicist
Diana Walsh Pasulka Diana Walsh Pasulka ...  Self - Professor of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington
Anne Applebaum ...  Self - Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson ...  Self - Science Fiction Author
Margaret Sullivan Margaret Sullivan ...  Self - The Washington Post
Paul Butler ...  Self - Author, Chokehold: Policing Black Men
Marilynne Robinson Marilynne Robinson ...  Self - Novelist
Tim Urban ...  Self - Founder, Wait But Why
Rebeccah Heinrichs Rebeccah Heinrichs ...  Self - Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Madeline Miller Madeline Miller ...  Self - Novelist
Ezekiel Emanuel ...  Self - Center for American Progress
Stuart Stevens ...  Self - Author, It Was All a Lie
Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich ...  Self - Author, Nickled and Dimed
Cyrus Habib Cyrus Habib ...  Self - Former Lieutenant Governor, Washington
Jamelle Bouie Jamelle Bouie ...  Self - New York Times
Casey Newton Casey Newton ...  Self - Journalist
Tom Steyer ...  Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate
Rebecca Solnit Rebecca Solnit ...  Self - Activist
Dan Pfeiffer ...  Self - Co-Host, Pod Save America
Barbara Lee ...  Self - Representative, California
Phillip Atiba Goff Phillip Atiba Goff ...  Self - CEO, Center for Policing Equity
Eric Klinenberg Eric Klinenberg ...  Self - Sociologist
Leah Wright-Rigueur ...  Self - Historian
Ronald Klain ...  Self - Former Ebola Response Coordinator
Felicia Wong Felicia Wong ...  Self - CEO, Roosevelt Institute
Rosalind Picard Rosalind Picard ...  Self - Computer Scientist
Lee Drutman ...  Self - Political Scientist
Mary Kay Henry Mary Kay Henry ...  Self - President, Service Employees International Union
Julia Marcus Julia Marcus ...  Self - Epidemiologist
Mariana Mazzucato Mariana Mazzucato ...  Self - Economist
David R. Williams ...  Self - Professor of Public Health, Harvard
Suzanne Mettler ...  Self - Editor, Dispatch
Toby Ord Toby Ord ...  Self - Philosopher
Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith ...  Self - Poet
Scott Gottlieb ...  Self - Former FDA Commissioner
Ganesh Sitaraman Ganesh Sitaraman ...  Self - Professor of Law
Zach Carter Zach Carter ...  Self - Huffington Post
Eitan Hersh Eitan Hersh ...  Self - Political Scientist
Jacob Hacker Jacob Hacker ...  Self - Political Scientist
Julius Krein Julius Krein ...  Self - Political Writer
Erica Chenoweth Erica Chenoweth ...  Self - Political Scientist
Robert Draper ...  Self - Author, To Start a War: How the Bush Administration Took America into Iraq
Oren Cass Oren Cass ...  Self - Executive Director, American Compass
Nicholas Carr Nicholas Carr ...  Self - Author, The Shallows
Annie Lowrey Annie Lowrey ...  Self - Author, Give People Money
Charlie Warzel ...  Self - The New York Times
Martin Hägglund Martin Hägglund ...  Self - Philosopher
Sujatha Baliga Sujatha Baliga ...  Self - Impact Justice
Sean McElwee Sean McElwee ...  Self - Data for Progress
Nathan Robinson Nathan Robinson ...  Self - Founder, Current Affairs Magazine
Robert H. Frank Robert H. Frank ...  Self - Economist
Jane McAlevey Jane McAlevey ...  Self - Senior Policy Fellow, UC Berkeley's Labor Center
Roge Karma Roge Karma ...  Self - Guest Host
Ian Haney López ...  Self - Legal Scholar
Timothy Carney Timothy Carney ...  Self - Washington Examiner
Barack Obama ...  Self - President
Norman Ornstein ...  Self - Author, It's Even Worse Than It Looks
Deborah Fallows Deborah Fallows ...  Self - Co-Author, Our Towns
Michael Tesler Michael Tesler ...  Self - Author, Identity Crisis
Daniel Ziblatt Daniel Ziblatt ...  Self - Author, How Democracies Die
Pamela Hieronymi Pamela Hieronymi ...  Self - Philosopher
Noah Rothman ...  Self - Editor, Commentary Magazine
Noah Smith Noah Smith ...  Self - Economist
Derek Thompson Derek Thompson ...  Self - The Atlantic
Paul Pierson Paul Pierson ...  Self - Political Scientist
E.J. Dionne Jr. ...  Self - Columnist, The Washington Post
Lynn Vavreck Lynn Vavreck ...  Self - Author, Identity Crisis
Lauren Groh-Wargo ...  Self - CEO, Fair Fight Action
W. Kamau Bell ...  Self - Comedian
Bill McKibben ...  Self
Barbara Kingsolver ...  Self - Author, Demon Copperhead
Stephen Kotkin Stephen Kotkin ...  Self - Historian
Demis Hassabis ...  Self - Chief Executive, Google DeepMind
Robinson Meyer Robinson Meyer ...  Self - Executive Editor, Heatmap
Brandon Terry Brandon Terry ...  Self - Professor of Social Sciences
Simon Rosenberg Simon Rosenberg ...  Self
Dario Amodei Dario Amodei ...  Self
Nilay Patel Nilay Patel ...  Self
Ruy Teixeira Ruy Teixeira ...  Self
Ethan Mollick Ethan Mollick ...  Self
John Ganz John Ganz ...  Self

Series Produced by 

Kathy Tu ... supervising producer (45 episodes, 2021)
Jeff Geld ... producer (22 episodes, 2020-2021)
A.C. Valdez ... producer (10 episodes, 2016)
Roge Karma ... producer (1 episode, 2021)
Byrd Pinkerton ... producer (unknown episodes)

Series Editing by 

Jeff Geld ... (1 episode, 2020)

Series Makeup Department 

Brenda Rippee ... Arianna Huffington Makeup Artist (1 episode, 2016)

Series Sound Department 

Jackson Bierfeldt ... audio engineer (1 episode, 2020)

Series Additional Crew 

Roge Karma ... researcher (13 episodes, 2020)

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