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Racism as Entertainment: Rae Lynn Barnes on Darkology and American Culture
Episode 2822
“When you use humor to degrade people, you can get away with it—but you’re also doing something that’s completely devastating.” — Rae Lynn Barnes
Dona…
7 months, 1 week ago
A Chosen Land for a Chosen People? Matthew Avery Sutton on How Christianity Made America and America Remade Christianity
Episode 2821
“If you disestablish Christianity, then Christian leaders need to make Christianity a consumer product. They need to give the American people somethi…
7 months, 1 week ago
American Yellow Vests? Manissa Maharawal on the Fight Against Tech-Led Gentrification in San Francisco
Episode 2820
“We keep telling you there’s an eviction crisis, so organize with us. Feel free to come into our meetings. Feel free to learn about the lives of peop…
7 months, 1 week ago
Is Anthropic Wrong? Andrew vs. Keith on Amodei vs. Trump
Episode 2819
"He's blundered here. He's trying to set policy for the government on the use of AI through a sales contract." — Keith Teare on Dario Amodei
There's o…
7 months, 1 week ago
Why You Can't Wear a Yellow Vest Anymore: Ida Susser on the Battle for Democracy in France
Episode 2818
"You can't wear a yellow vest on a demonstration anymore because you get arrested as soon as the police see you." — Ida Susser
In November 2018, somet…
7 months, 1 week ago
Was Henry Kissinger Evil? Tom Wells on the Kissinger Tapes
Episode 2817
"He lied more than I thought he did—and I thought he lied a lot." — Tom Wells on Henry Kissinger
In our Epstein age, everyone seems to have access to …
7 months, 1 week ago
Trump-Epstein: Jason Pack on the Axis of Disorder
Episode 2816
"They are fundamentally bound at the hip, because the Trump age is a conspiratorial age and a backlash against global wealth inequality... Epstein fa…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Stuck, Stuck, Stuck, Stuck: Maya Kornberg on Congress as a Four-Alarm Fire
Episode 2815
"The House hasn't reorganized committee jurisdictions since the early 70s—before the internet existed." — Maya Kornberg
America is stuck stuck stuck s…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
No, It's Not Only Social Media: Ross Greene on Why Our Kids Aren't Okay
Episode 2814
"We didn't have to grow up with that." — Ross Greene, on school shootings
One of the most persistent worries these days is that our kids aren't okay. …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Fresh Hell at 3 AM: Peter Bale on the View of America From Down Under
Episode 2813
"I wake up at 3 AM, check my phone to see what fresh hell has come out, and it's usually two words: 'Trump threatens.'" — Peter Bale
We're reversing t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago