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Episode 63
The panel dissects Obama's new memoir and what it says about his legacy, investigate the concept of 'cabals', and share their favorite competitive re…
5 years, 3 months ago
PREVIEW: Cole Stangler on racism and policing in France
Associate editor and real-life French person Vanessa A. Bee speaks to Paris-based journalist Cole Stangler about the recent French protests against p…
5 years, 3 months ago
Is MMT Real? #1: Stephanie Kelton
Modern Monetary Theory—three simple words that are tearing apart the left. Pete Davis and Sparky Abraham have spent the last few years feeling curiou…
5 years, 3 months ago
PREVIEW: Keeping Up With The Cardassians
Lyta and Brianna discuss Star Trek—its utopias, its assumptions, it fun parts, and its hot people. This is a preview of an episode available in full …
5 years, 3 months ago
PREVIEW: Infrastructure Nerd Hour II (Flying Windmills)
Did you know we can build wind turbines that don't stand on the ground? That, in fact, we can catapult wind turbines into high altitude and collect e…
5 years, 3 months ago
PREVIEW: What is Education For?
Nathan, Pete and Sparky discuss the book Cult of Smart: How Our Broken Education System Perpetuates Social Injustice, and education more broadly. Sho…
5 years, 3 months ago
PREVIEW: Talia Lavin on white supremacy and antifascism
Pete speaks to journalist Talia Lavin about her new book Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy. This is a preview of an …
5 years, 4 months ago
#62: The Biden Symphony
Episode 62
The team responds and reflects to the Biden win, ruminate on conservative octogenarians, and look forward to a vaccinated future. The panel this week…
5 years, 4 months ago
Mass Appeal: A Discussion of Catholicism
As the US prepares for its second ever Catholic president, Rennix is joined by Current Affairs contributor Daniel Walden for an in-depth discussion o…
5 years, 4 months ago
PREVIEW: William F. Buckley
Nathan and Oren discuss William B. Fu—sorry, William F. Buckley, the "most important conservative intellectual of the postwar era", and possessor of …
5 years, 4 months ago