What Ezra Klein has said about Populism

1 quote · 1 episode · Nov 7, 2026

Ezra Klein, New York Times Opinion columnist and host of The Ezra Klein Show (diarization also merged one PopCast promo line into this label), has been quoted on Populism once in 1 episode of The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on November 7, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Klein argues populism is not a position on the left-right spectrum, citing Hamilton's populist yet culturally moderate campaign.

    “populism, even though we sometimes use it as like a synonym for progressive or leftist, it's not like a position point on the left-right spectrum”

    The Ezra Klein Show: How the Democrats Did It (Nov 7, 2026) · Listen from 55:19

Episodes

  • How the Democrats Did It

    The Ezra Klein Show · Nov 7, 2026 · 1 h 7 min

    Ezra Klein and Michelle Goldberg dissect how Democrats won the 2026 midterms across Texas, Georgia, Michigan, Kansas and the South, and what the new party looks like.

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