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She Calls It Evil: Susan Neiman on Germany, Capitalism & the Banality of Trump
Episode 3035
“If we leave words like evil in the hands of people who are fanatical, who are demonizing, we are leaving the most powerful weapons we have in the ha…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Shut Up or Shut Down? Amodei, Altman, Musk & the Great AI Freakout
Episode 3034
Something unprecedented happened yesterday. Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Dario Amodei — rivals who rarely agree on anything — all called for an AI slow…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Losing Dogmas, Winning Elections: Adam Jentleson on How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Supermajority
Episode 3033
“One believes in democracy and the rule of law, and right now, the other doesn’t.” — Adam Jentleson
Yesterday, William Hitchcock explained FDR’s abil…
3 weeks ago
How We Got the Thirties Wrong: William Hitchcock on FDR, Fascism & America’s World War II
Episode 3032
“We’ve taken our democratic functioning for granted, and we’ve forgotten what it looks like to actually have to fight for it.” — William Hitchcock
To…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
America's New Forever War? Yonah Jeremy Bob on the US-Israeli Conflict With Iran
Episode 3031
“I’m a military correspondent, but I would be totally happy if there was world peace and I had to change jobs.” — Yonah Jeremy Bob
Oil hit $100 a bar…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: Skye Perryman's Guide to Reclaiming Power in Trump's America
Episode 3030
“The number one tool that autocratic actors have is not voter suppression or gerrymandering. It’s making you feel alone and isolated.” — Skye Perryma…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Why Are We So Miserable? Mikko Ketovuori Surfs on the Waves of History to Explain Social Mood Swings
Episode 3029
“A sailor doesn’t control the sea, but understanding the waves matters enormously.” — Mikko Ketovuori
Our mood, as always, is miserable. Iran, the pr…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Is That Really a Flying Saucer? Adam Kirsch on Why We Want to Believe in Aliens
Episode 3028
“We might have invented the aliens that we’ve been looking for.” — Adam Kirsch
First he took on the transhumanists. Then the settler-colonialism fana…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
The Madness of Markets: Alex Edmans on Why Smart Investors Make Crazy Decisions
Episode 3027
“When people trade, even before fees and commissions, the average trade loses money.” — Alex Edmans
Isaac Newton might be able to foresee the movemen…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Revolution Won’t Be Meatless: Erin Somers Finds the Beef
Episode 3026
“You can’t talk people out of wanting a burger.” — Erin Somers
In February, Bruce Friedrich came on the show to explain how lab-grown meat would save…
3 weeks, 6 days ago