Are We Repeating The 1930s? with Jill Lepore

Hasan sits down with Harvard history and law professor Jill Lepore to discuss her new book “We The People: A History of the U.S. Constitution” to talk about technocracy, A.I. president and the 1939 Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally.

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Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj
Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam
Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin
Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman
Cinematographer: Austin Morales
Producer: Kayla Feng
Associate Producer: Annie Fick
Editor: N/V Moore
Editor: Will Feinstein
Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader
Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland

Chapters:
0:00- Cold open
0:18- Monologue
2:49- Are Americans too dumb to realize we’re reliving history?
5:00- Parallels with the 1930s and the power of the radio
9:10- The Federal Forum Program
12:46- Are we descending into fascism?
15:05- A Nazi Rally at MSG
20:11- Interpreting the Constitution during the Trump Administration
23:23- Who’s in charge of upholding the Constitution?
28:49- Is the Constitution cooked?
34:31- Technologists as the new Founding Fathers
42:30- Would Batman vote for Donald Trump?
48:04- Why are techno futurists terrified of the future?

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Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians and public figures, as well as occasional interviews with celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers.

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