# Franklin Foer

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Counterfeit: The Murder of Viola Drath

Washington, D.C. has a long history of frauds and fantasists, people who showed up out of nowhere claiming to be somebody important, somebody rich, somebody royal. And people believed them—let them into the inner circle, invested money with them, gave them a seat at the table—only to find out later…

How the World Cup Explains the World

In his classic book How Soccer Explains the World, the Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer theorized that the sport was a mirror of the world, particularly in its shift from tribalism to interdependence. More than two decades after the book came out, the world is different in many ways, but he says…

Franklin Foer— How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization - with Ishaan Tharoor & Adam Harris

Just in time for the 2026 World Cup in North America—a new edition of the bestselling sports classic, featuring a new preface from the author. With the 2026 World Cup in all three nations of North America, the power and scope of soccer has truly become global. In this remarkably insightful, wide-ra…

Trump’s World Cup Reversal

July 6th, 2026; 2pm: Today's episode explores Trump's recent role in the World Cup reversal and the questions it has raised about his relationship to FIFA. Pablo Torre, Host of "Pablo Torre Finds Out" and MS NOW Contributor; Franklin Foer, Staff Writer for The Atlantic and author of "How Soccer Exp…

The Box on the Front Stoop 📚

BEYOND THE PRESCRIPTION officially goes on sale next week. Get your advance copy here: Last week, I spotted a large box on my front stoop as I pulled in from work. It was either the dog food I‘d ordered from Amazon or fresh-printed copies of my debut book. When the return address read “Simon & S…

Dr. Lucy McBride — Beyond the Prescription: A Doctor's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Health - with Franklin Foer

A practical road map to become a more empowered patient and reclaim agency over your health.As a primary care physician with her own healthcare struggles, Dr. Lucy McBride knows what it’s like to feel powerless—caught between a health care system that rushes through appointments focused on testing …

Dara Horn on Reclaiming the Jewish Question

After publishing her essay collection People Love Dead Jews, Dara Horn found her inbox flooded with messages from readers about their own experiences of anti-semitism. She realized that her readers wanted her to come up with an answer to all the problems she had raised. Her response is in her lates…

James Loeffler — Exceptional Hatred: Antisemitism and the Fight over Free Speech in Modern America - with Franklin Foer

A leading historian’s revelatory exploration of antisemitism in the United States—from 1940s anti-Jewish riots until today—showing that it has long served as a frontline in our wars over freedom of speech and the nature of American liberalism Few issues are as vexed today as antisemitism and free s…

Age Against the Machine

Does Biden really have an "age problem"—and how should he solve it? Jon and Dan dive into the latest polling to see why Biden is neck and neck with a guy facing 91 felony counts. Plus, Congress is back in session, and their first order of business is—you guessed it—impeachment! Later, Franklin Foer…