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Back to SearchThe Future of Global Order and America's Influence
Episode 481
Edward Goldberg analyzes the United States' emergence as the global liberal hegemon, detailing its geographical and economic advantages that led to i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Faith, Politics, and Power: Talia Lavin on the Christian Right's America
Episode 480
Across America, a storm is brewing as the Christian Right gains unprecedented power. From book bans to anti-trans laws, this political force is resha…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Social Reset: Big Tech, Mental Health, and the Future of Connection
Episode 479
Mark Weinstein, a tech entrepreneur, privacy expert—and one of the visionary inventors of social networking—explores how social platforms could be re…
1 year, 10 months ago
Neal Stephenson on Predicting the Metaverse, Crypto, and AI Decades Ahead
Episode 478
Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of novels including Termination Shock, Seveneves, Cryptonomicon, and Snow Crash. His work…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Future of AI: Consciousness and Ethical Dilemmas
Episode 477
How should we go about understanding LLMs? Do these language models truly understand what they are saying? Or is it possible that what appears to be …
1 year, 10 months ago
Words, Actions, and Liberty: Tara Smith Decodes the First Amendment
Episode 476
First Amendment scholar and philosopher Tara Smith offers a comprehensive analysis of free speech, situating her work within the broader intellectual…
1 year, 10 months ago
Psychogenic Illness and the Nocebo Effect
Episode 475
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The nocebo effect demonstrates how the mind can cause illness through negative expectations, as hi…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Religions Compete for Money, Power, and People
Episode 474
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Religion in the twenty-first century is alive and well across the world, despite its a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why Ronald Reagan Wanted to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Max Boot)
Episode 473
Max Boot's revelatory biography of Ronald Reagan, a decade in the making, offers a nuanced portrait of the actor-turned-politician who ushered in a t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Settler Colonialism: Ideology, Violence, and Justice
Episode 472
Since Hamas's attack on Israel last October 7, the term "settler colonialism" has become central to public debate in the United States. A concept new…
1 year, 11 months ago