Podcast Episodes

10.8 | The ads already know

Thu » Is your phone listening? Maybe. But advertisers have other ways of knowing what you want. 

Also: A new school-choice law has even some of its op…

2 hours ago

10.7 | Washington Wednesday: Open seams

Wed » Hunter Baker looks at how the seams of a free society can leave it exposed to enemies intent on exploiting them.

Also: Iraq faces its own test a…

1 day, 2 hours ago

10.6 | A different kind of military

Tue » Pete Hegseth says changing military culture requires changing who leads it—and he’s reshaping the force around that conviction.

Also: In Brazil,…

2 days, 2 hours ago

10.5 | Legal Docket · First Monday in October

Mon » The Supreme Court opens its 2026–27 term. Mary Reichard, Jenny Rough, and Steve West size up the docket.

Also: On the Monday Moneybeat, David Ba…

3 days, 2 hours ago

10.2 | The only thing to fear

Fri » The AI Doc asks whether AI will save humanity or destroy it. Collin Garbarino says the film doesn’t push back hard enough.

Also: Culture Friday …

6 days, 2 hours ago

10.1 | Who made rogue agents?

Thu » AI can hack, cheat, and cover its tracks. Who answers when rogue agents cause harm?

Also: A Michigan tea importer gets tariff money back only to…

1 week ago

9.30 | Washington Wednesday · A wave forming?

Wed » Five races may show whether a wave is forming — and whether unhappy Trump backers even vote.

Also: Iran’s shrinking leverage, the power of the p…

1 week, 1 day ago

9.29 | Iran down to zero

Tue » Washington is pushing Iran’s oil exports toward zero—but China may still keep Tehran afloat.

Also: A mother lost access to her daughter’s medica…

1 week, 2 days ago

9.28 | Legal Docket · Built-in liability

Mon » The first U.S. social-media addiction verdict may give thousands of pending cases a path to victory by targeting the platforms themselves.

Also:…

1 week, 3 days ago

9.25 | Culture Friday · The school she chose

Fri » An elite journalist sent her daughter to a failing school for the “collective good.” John Stonestreet says the common good is not above those i…

1 week, 6 days ago