Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Libertarian and I Debate the Debt Ceiling
On Jan. 19, the United States officially hit its debt limit. In response, the Treasury Department began using accounting maneuvers known as “extraord…
3 years ago
Best Of: A Weird, Wonderful Conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson is one of the great living science fiction writers and one of the most astute observers of how planets look, feel and work. His …
3 years ago
Best Of: Why Adults Lose the ‘Beginner’s Mind’
Here’s a sobering thought: The older we get, the harder it is for us to learn, to question, to reimagine. This isn’t just habit hardening into dogma.…
3 years ago
Best Of: How the Fed Is ‘Shaking the Entire System’
On Monday, First Republic Bank folded before being sold by regulators to JPMorgan Chase. At the time, it was the 14th largest bank in the U.S. and it…
3 years ago
The Culture Creating A.I. Is Weird. Here’s Why That Matters.
In recent months, we’ve witnessed the rise of chatbots that can pass law and business school exams, artificial companions who’ve become best friends …
3 years ago
Democrats: Pay Attention to What’s Happening in California
California is a land of contrasts. The state is home to staggering wealth, world-remaking tech companies, and some of the world’s boldest climate pol…
3 years ago
Best Of: The War Within the Republican Party
On Monday, Fox News abruptly announced that the network and its star primetime host, Tucker Carlson, “have agreed to part ways” after more than a dec…
3 years ago
Matthew Desmond On America’s Addiction to Poverty
According to the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University, 14.3 percent of Americans — nearly 50 million people — were living in po…
3 years ago
The ‘Quiet Catastrophe’ Brewing in Our Social Lives
It’s impossible to deny that the U.S. has a serious loneliness problem. One 2018 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 22 percent of all …
3 years ago
This Philosopher Wants Liberals to Take Political Power Seriously
America today faces a crisis of governance. In the face of numerous challenges — from climate change, to housing shortages, to pandemics — our instit…
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