Impromptu
Hosted by Megan McArdle · The Washington Post
4.0from 355 ratings
- 195
- Episodes
- 171
- Transcribed
- 355
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Impromptu
Enough with the doom and gloom — we’re ready to talk about how America can thrive. Hosted by Washington Post Opinion columnist Megan McArdle, “Reasonably Optimistic” is your weekly conversation about how America can get unstuck and build a better future. Stop feeding your rage and start embracing our possibilities. Episodes drop Wednesdays.
- Publisher
- The Washington Post
- Category
- news · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
171 of 195 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
What the collapse of a $2 billion law firm reveals
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
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30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How AI went from fringe idea to unstoppable force
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What the collapse of a $2 billion law firm reveals
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But that's been changing over the decades and it's been accelerating in recent years. And now the partners that generate the biggest business, the partners with the most clients, these so-called rainmakers, because they make it rain, they bring the rain that, you know, nurtures the parched land. […]
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- David Lat
- Shadi Hamid
- Kevin Roose
- Jon Ronson
- David Weigel
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.0 / 5
- 230 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.0 / 5
- 125 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100
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- Quality
- 29
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Impromptu?
Megan McArdle host the show. Published by The Washington Post.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Impromptu take guests?
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