Podcast

Breaking Containment

Business, Non-Profit

Breaking Containment is a Young Voices podcast that explores the intersection of traditional and digital media by analyzing the stories that broke containment and made their way to your news feed.

Episodes
5
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
1 hr 4 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

5 episodes, newest first

  1. Is Dating Just a Transaction? | Breaking Containment Episode 5 ft. Liza Libes & Poppy Sowerby

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Writer and literary critic Liza Libes and UnHerd columnist Poppy Sowerby join Maggie Anders for the fifth episode of Breaking Containment.

    The trio discuss the rise of sugar dating, whether women should split the bill, and how dating apps are changing modern relationships. They also weigh in on Sally Rooney's politics, Americans regretting their moves abroad, and the differences between life in New York and London.

    Plus, the pressures of publishing, free speech controversies, and an unexpected comparison between Elizabeth Holmes and Meghan Markle.

    48 min
  2. Is the Right Out of Ideas? | Breaking Containment Episode 4 ft. Denzel Rust and Gage Klipper

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    MAMA Magazine managing editor Denzel Rust and Young Voices managing editor Gage Klipper join Maggie Anders to ask what the Republican Party offers younger conservatives after Denzel’s trip to its midterm convention. They also get into Denzel’s reporting on gas station 7-OH, why AI cannot replace firsthand reporting, the reaction to Data After Dark, and Netflix’s East of Eden.

    1 hr 4 min
  3. What Will Woke 2.0 Be? And Is Libertarianism Really Dead? | Breaking Containment Episode 3 ft. Meagan O’Rourke and Daniel Di Martino

    Show notes

    Rumors of the death of Libertarianism are greatly exaggerated. Reason associate editor Meagan O'Rourke and Manhattan Institute fellow Daniel Di Martino join Maggie Anders for a discussion about Mamdani's New York, the causes and limits of the DINK lifestyle, Woke 2.0, and the decline of public education.

    1 hr 4 min
  4. What is a (conservative) woman? | Breaking Containment Episode 2 featuring Olivia Rondeau and Lylena Estabine

    Season 1, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Breitbart reporter Olivia Rondeau and Young Voices alum LyLena Estabine join Maggie Anders for the second episode of Breaking Containment. The trio discuss the latest headlines, politics and culture, what it means to be a conservative woman today, and the stories shaping the current political conversation.

    1 hr 6 min
  5. Is Gen Z Okay? | Breaking Containment Episode 1 ft. Emma Camp and Sam Raus

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    Emma Camp from the Wall Street Journal joins Maggie Anders and Sam Raus for the pilot episode of Young Voices’ new podcast, Breaking Containment. The trio discuss headlines, the problem with modern therapy, why Americans are abandoning capitalism for socialism, and what's eating Gen Z.

    1 hr 11 min