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What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

PoliticsPodcastsNewsSociety & CultureENunited-statesSeveral times per week
4.9 / 5
<p>Walter Russell Mead, a historian, pundit, and popular author, is encyclopedic about politics, culture, and history. On What Really Matters, Mead and Tablet deputy editor Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what news matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column at <a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia">https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia</a>.</p>
Top 30.5% by pitch volume (Rank #15239 of 50,000)Data updated Feb 10, 2026

Key Facts

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Several times per week
Episodes
115
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Category
Politics
Number of listeners
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Audience: 20K–40K / month
Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/what-really-matters-with-walter-russell-mead
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Reply rate: Under 2%

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Xi, ICE, Iran, and the Tech Right

Mon Jan 26 2026

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This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Xi Jinping's purge of the People's Liberation Army, the ongoing showdown between ICE and Minneapolis, the death toll in Iran, and how the tech-MAGA alliance could outlast Trump.

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#15239
Top 30.5% by pitch volume (Rank #15239 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.9
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Reviews
79
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Publish cadence
Several times per week
Active monthly
Episode count
115
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
57K

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Country
United States
Language
English
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Release cadence
Several times per week
Latest episode date
Mon Jan 26 2026

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20K–40K / month
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57K
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<p>Walter Russell Mead, a historian, pundit, and popular author, is encyclopedic about politics, culture, and history. On What Really Matters, Mead and Tablet deputy editor Jeremy Stern help you understand the news, decide what news matters and what doesn’t, and enjoy following the story of America and the world more than you do now.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out Walter Russell Mead’s Tablet column at <a href="https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia">https://www.tabletmag.com/columns/via-meadia</a>.</p>

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