
Legs McNeil helped give punk its name. As a cofounder of Punk magazine and coauthor of Please Kill Me , he was at the center of the downtown New York scene that changed rock and roll forever. Now, with his new memoir...

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Michael Moynihan sits down with the people shaping culture, media, and public life to dive into the personal, the political, and the petty. Every Thursday, expect confessions, historical nitpicks, verbal blood feuds, and the deepest of deep cuts.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMichael Moynihan sits down with the people shaping culture, media, and public life to dive into the personal, the political, and the petty. Every Thursday, expect confessions, historical nitpicks, verbal blood feuds, and the deepest of deep cuts.
Recent episodes include "Legs McNeil: The Man Who Named Punk Has Some Scores to Settle" (30 October 2026, 45 minutes), "Jay McInerney on Sex, Drugs, and Literary Stardom" (22 October 2026, 51 minutes), and "What the West Gets Wrong About the Middle East | Simon Sebag Montefiore" (15 October 2026, 54 minutes).
The Moynihan Report publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes.
Booking probability for The Moynihan Report is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Moynihan Report requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Moynihan Report's contact route on record: verified email.
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Legs McNeil helped give punk its name. As a cofounder of Punk magazine and coauthor of Please Kill Me , he was at the center of the downtown New York scene that changed rock and roll forever. Now, with his new memoir...

-Moynihan's Introduction -Cocaine, Basquiat, and the Odeon -The Making of Bright Lights, Big City -Meeting Raymond Carver -Writing, Aging, and Looking Back -Becoming a Literary...

Historian and bestselling author Simon Sebag Montefiore joins Michael Moynihan to discuss his new book, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East , and the history behind one of the world's most contested...

Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney joins Michael Moynihan to discuss his new film, Musk , a critical examination of Elon Musk's rise to extraordinary wealth and political power. They debate Musk's genuine...

DESCRIPTION Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Joby Warrick joins Michael Moynihan to tell the story of Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan Marxist who became the world’s most notorious terrorist. They discuss his rise...

Episode #88
Michael Musto Is Mr. Adjacent Village Voice and NYC icon Michael Musto joins Michael Moynihan for a tour through the New York he chronicled from the inside, from growing up gay in Bensonhurst to the glory days of...

Jon Lovett joins the show to talk about what Pod Save America is actually trying to be, why Democrats have struggled to find a coherent political identity, and how Lovett went from writing jokes for Hillary...

Episode #86
Penelope Spheeris has spent her life around chaos, from Richard Pryor and the early days of punk to Wayne’s World and the machinery of Hollywood. She joins Michael to talk about The Decline of Western Civilization...
Episode #84
William Shatner sits down with Michael Moynihan in Los Angeles for a conversation about life, time, and knowledge. They talk about death, God, AI, Blue Origin, The Intruder, and the relentless curiosity that keeps...

<p>In the final episode of The. Moynihan Report, Michael Moynihan takes a deep dive into the "stupid era" of modern media and the weaponization of history. From the useful idiots romanticizing the Cuban regime to the...

<p>Eli Lake of The Free Press joins Michael Moynihan to break down his latest reporting on Donald Trump’s strategy toward Iran—what the administration is trying to achieve, how serious the military threat is, and what...

<p>The Moynihan Report is an in-depth 1-on-1 interview program broadcast live from 2WAY’s New York studio </p><br><p>The U.S. says it is not a war. Reality looks different. Ships are being sunk in international waters...

<p>Attorney Arick Fudali, managing partner at The Bloom Firm and counsel for 11 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, joins us to break down the latest controversy surrounding the DOJ’s release of millions of pages of Epstein...

Episode #79
<p>Michael welcomes Jason Zengerle to discuss his new book, Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind. The book traces Carlson's ascendency, and explains how he became one...

<p>Michael Moynihan is joined by Colby Hall, founding editor of Mediaite, for a wide-ranging discussion on the news of the day — including the release of the Melania Trump movie and what early projections suggest about...

<p>What do we actually mean when we say “fascism,” and who gets to decide?</p><br><p>In this episode, Michael Moynihan is joined by Professor Roger Griffin of Oxford Brookes University, one of the world’s foremost...

Episode #76
<p>In this episode of The Moynihan Report, Moynihan tackles the latest New York Times/Siena poll regarding Donald Trump’s approval ratings and the American economy. Moynihan breaks down the disparity between Trump’s...

<p>This episode of The Moynihan Report features Swedish author Johan Norberg, who joins Moynihan to discuss the shifting global economic and political landscape in 2026. The conversation begins with a critical look at...

<p>Tonight we examine the growing fallout from ICE raids and federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota, and what it signals about the direction of the country. As unrest spreads, Donald Trump is now threatening to...

Episode #73
<p>Tonight, Michael starts solo with a look at U.S. interest in Greenland and what it means today. Mid-show, journalist and historian Eli Lake joins to dig into Iran, focusing on how the 1953 overthrow of Mohammad...
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best-selling author of 'The Triple Agent: The Al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA', The Washington Post
Pod Save America Co-Host & Obama Speechwriter, Pod Save America
staff writer, Bloomberg Opinion
Partner and Managing Attorney, The Bloom Firm
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