Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe News About Shanghai’s COVID Lockdown Is Shocking. The Reality Might Be Worse.
Season 1 Episode 42
What’s happening in China’s largest and richest city right now is quite unbelievable. Shanghai is now several weeks into a government lockdown to sto…
4 years, 3 months ago
Instant Reaction Pod! Elon Musk Offers to Buy 100 Percent of Twitter.
Season 1 Episode 41
Well, that escalated quickly. Days after Elon Musk become the single largest individual shareholder of Twitter, he has offered to buy the company and…
4 years, 3 months ago
When Will the Ukraine War End? (Plus: 10 Good Minutes on What the Hell Elon Musk Is Doing With Twitter)
Season 1 Episode 40
On today's show, we start with Ten Good Minutes on the extremely funny and very chaotic saga of Elon Musk vs. Twitter. Last week, Musk bought enough …
4 years, 3 months ago
It's Not Just You: America's Epidemic of Bad Behavior
Season 1 Episode 39
There is an epidemic of bad behavior sweeping the country. In 2020, homicides increased by a record-high rate. Last year, pedestrian and vehicular de…
4 years, 3 months ago
Why U.S. Population Growth Crashed to a Record Low
Season 1 Episode 38
America has never grown at a slower pace than right now. Not only have deaths soared in the pandemic, but immigration is falling and our birth rate i…
4 years, 3 months ago
Should You Be Afraid of TikTok?
Season 1 Episode 37
This week, the Washington Post reported that Facebook’s parent company Meta has been paying a Republican consulting firm to slime the reputation of i…
4 years, 3 months ago
What Is the “Don’t Say Gay” Law Really About? (Plus: The Big Disney vs. DeSantis Showdown in Florida.)
Season 1 Episode 36
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that prohibits much classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity. T…
4 years, 3 months ago
How Ukraine Wins
Season 1 Episode 35
Derek talks to The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum about Zelensky’s global appeal, the roots of Putin's lust for empire, and Ukraine’s prospects for victor…
4 years, 3 months ago
Could Putin’s War Crash the U.S. Economy?
Season 1 Episode 34
Economic crises are piling up. U.S. inflation was surging before Russia invaded Ukraine. Since the war began, commodity prices have spiked, with gas …
4 years, 4 months ago
Five Reasons Putin’s War Was Doomed From the Start
Russia’s military isn’t just a little bit bigger than Ukraine's—it has three times more armored vehicles; four times more ground forces; five times m…
4 years, 4 months ago