Are We Repeating The 1930s? with Jill Lepore

Hasan Minhaj October 22, 2025
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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. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Try Mill risk-free – and get $75 off with code HASAN at https://mill.com/hasan. Make your next fall gathering delicious and memorable with Whole Foods Market. 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? New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6linSnhLs0dd6APJS0_u12PLhQoRXD3 👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hmdk 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Listen to the podcast - https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDoesntKnowYT And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: 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. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, politics interview, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political interview, science, history