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The LA Protests and AI Invades The Ohio State
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Today, we talk about the protests in LA, give a short timeline of what’s been happening and talk about all the silly discourse about how “the protesters” should “do x” as if every person at a p…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Elon's Out!
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Today, we talk about Elon being full out of government and think back on all our favorite moments, discuss the funniest conspiracy theories/rumors about his time in Washington and think a bit m…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Biden Cover-Up and Why He Ran Again with Alex Thompson
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Today, we have on Alex Thompson, co-author of the new book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, It’s Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” and all the reasons Joe Biden decided…
Published on 3 months ago
Empire of AI with Karen Hao
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Today we have on repeat guest Karen Hao to talk about her new blockbuster book “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.” It’s an amazing, deeply reported book that somehow …
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Are White Men Allowed to Write Novels with Andrew Boryga
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Today we take a break from Trump to bring back one of our favorite guests, Andrew Boryga, the novelist behind the brilliant book Victim, and the author of a funny and incisive substack. We ta…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
Pink Cadillacs and Pyramid Schemes with Bridget Read
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Today we have on Bridget Read, the author of a great new book called “Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America.” (Out today!) We talk about the history of the MLM (multi…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Think and Read in a World of AI with Zena Hitz
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Today we’re talking about a new essay in the New Yorker that asks how we might think about knowledge, learning, and the meaning of life in a world where Chat GPT replaces a lot of our core kno…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Betting on the Pope and the Fragile Trump Coalition
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Today we’re talking Pope and the odds for each of the contenders. If you want a quick way to catch up with who the choices might be and what they represent politically, please tune in! Who is t…
Published on 4 months ago
Corruption, Manufacturing, and the Future of the Country with Zephyr Teachout
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This week we have on Zephyr Teachout, Professor at Law at Fordham University and columnist at the Nation, for a long talk about protectionism, neoliberalism, and how to capture the spirit of th…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Allure of Trad Factory Town and Tariff America
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Today we talk about what the supporters of the tariffs might actually be thinking and why we might take the latest Trump gambit a little more seriously as a lasting movement/idea. What is it a…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago