Independent journalist · Podcaster · Writer
Justin Robert Young makes complicated things entertaining.
Politics, history, technology, and whatever strange thing happens next—reported with curiosity and told with a sense of humor.
Austin, Texas
Selected work
Shows for curious people.
Politics Politics Politics
Independent political analysis without the team-sports nonsense.
02World's Greatest Con
True stories about the most ambitious cons in history.
03We're Not Wrong
Politics, culture, and the glorious certainty that everyone else is mistaken.
04Great Night
A live comedy show with Brian Brushwood and friends.
05Weird Things
Science, technology, and the edge of the possible.
06Raise the Dead
A limited series about the people who tried to become president—and lost.
You can also hear Justin on Daily Tech News Show.
About
A career built around asking better questions.
Justin Robert Young is an independent journalist, podcaster, and writer. His work spans politics, history, comedy, science, and technology, with appearances on NPR, TWiT, and The Morning Stream.
He studied journalism at Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and began his career in newspapers before helping build a slate of independent podcasts. He lives in Austin, Texas.