
Central Air, the show where the temperature is always just right. Join Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Ben Dreyfuss every week for a well-centered conversation on American politics.
| Platform | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issues | 55 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
| Active | |||||

Ben, Megan and Josh discuss spiking bond yields, the absurd $5,000 checks, the Kennedy Center and the White House Ballroom, whether AI will kill us all, and when a new hairstyle is a cry for help.
Dear listeners,
Megan, Ben and Josh discuss the lessons of 9/11, 25 years on; the three phases of world politics that make up the post-post 9/11 era; and the root causes of the ice shortage in Europe.
Dear listeners,
Dear listeners,
This week, we’re talking with Annie Lowrey, staff writer at The Atlantic, about the time, effort, money, and psychological costs some government policies impose on us. Annie argues in her new book, The Time Tax, that some o...
Josh, Ben and Megan pitch cranky ideas and consider crank proposals from listeners, like making tax returns public, “set-it-and-forget-it” voting, horn honking fees, artificial tornadoes, and more.
Dear listeners,
Central Air evaluates David Ellison’s threats to take his film studio(s) out of California, Wisconsin voters’ choice to save Thanksgiving from cancellation, and the best members of the Trump cabinet.
Dear listeners,
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for Central Air.
| Subscribers | Engagement | 78 | Monthly Web Visits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accepts Sponsors | Estimated Cost per Ad | ||||
Where Central Air ranks on Google, and how much search traffic it brings in.
| Ranked Keywords | 31 | Monthly Search Traffic | Top Keywords |
|---|
How this newsletter ranks in the official Substack charts.
| #77 | |
| #33 | |
| #39 |
The writers behind this newsletter.
I have a lot of opinions.
I write about AI, emerging technology, and the future of governance.
https://www.natesilver.net/ Really just a poker player at heart, but I sometimes make election forecasts and write about things.
Columnist at the Washington Post. Opinions my own, and boy do I have a lot of them.
Blogger, journalist, podcaster, trying to get back to my roots.
I’m a journalist who writes about climate change, energy, the economy, and ideas. I’m executive editor of Heatmap News, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and a columnist at The Argument.
Writer, SoulCycler, occasional Twitter Main Character, former editorial director @motherjones. my tweets automatically delete so if you plan on complaining about them in the future, take screenshots.
Professor of Sociology at UCLA.
Founding Partner, Echelon Insights. Contributor, CNN. Contributing opinion writer, NYT. I write about polls, politics, social trends and the Millennial generation.
I'm the co-founder and editor of worksinprogress.co
Culture Editor
Recovering blogger
Writer for New York Magazine.
You can find recent issues that have been published by Central Air on Reletter by scrolling up to where it says Latest Issues. Tap on the link for any of the most recent emails or hit More Issues to see older ones.
To see how many people subscribe to Central Air, simply upgrade your Reletter account. We provide readership numbers and lots of other stats for this newsletter so you can decide if it's worth reaching out to.
Newsletter advertising can be extremely effective when it's done right. Before you pitch Central Air as a potential sponsor or partner, make sure that you've done your research and checked its newsletter stats with Reletter.
Then, personalize one of our winning pitching templates and send it to the right person using the contact info provided.
Newsletter ad rates (or CPM) vary depending on many factors, including industry, number of subscribers, open rate, ad placement and more.
To find out how much an ad will cost, contact Central Air using the contact information provided and ask for a copy of their media kit.
Scroll up to where it says Related Newsletters to see other publications like Central Air. You can also search our email newsletter directory to discover other newsletters that cover the topics you're interested in.
Reletter provides this newsletter's website URL above, where you will often find their contact information. We also provide links to associated social media accounts and pitching templates so you can reach out fast.