In this episode, Will Wilkinson and I defend my honor, throw the gauntlet down for Kaus (and demand satisfaction!), talk about risk, guns, and why no one should go to grad school, and end with my genius analogy explaining which presidential candidates are like which video game systems.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.