Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen the Train to Hell Runs on Time
Aziz Huq, author of The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, explains how liability insurers shape policing in small towns, why “rights versus rights…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Rights You Can’t Use
Aziz Huq, University of Chicago law professor and author of The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, lays out how federal courts have gutted the mech…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Case for Good Anger
Samuel Parker, author of Good Anger: How Rethinking Rage Can Change Our Lives, argues that suppressing anger fuels anxiety and that society’s overcor…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rebecca Lemov and the Instability of Truth
Harvard historian of science Rebecca Lemov joins to talk about her book The Instability of Truth, which dives deep into the history of mind control, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sarah Ruhl on Lessons from the Teachers Who Shaped Her
Playwright Sarah Ruhl has collected wisdom from her mentors, from Pulitzer winners to driving instructors, in her new book Lessons from My Teachers. …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Peter Moskos on NYC’s Historic Crime Drop and the Lessons for Today
Homicides are down 14% from pre-pandemic levels and other major crimes have followed suit. But what can today’s drop teach us about the last great de…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Steven Hahn Unmasks the Myth of Liberal America
Diplomacy via tweet rarely ends well, but US ambassadors are now flailing into their way through international tensions with sarcasm, memes, and zero…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Not Her Type: E. Jean Carroll vs. The President
E. Jean Carroll joins to talk about the lawsuit she won, the president she sued, and the dressing room encounter that changed everything. The author …
7 months ago
High Stakes, Low Standards: America's Gambling Gamble
Jonathan D. Cohen, author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling, joins to explain why our national rush into online sports betting…
7 months ago
Pay to Play: The NCAA’s Big Payout Era Begins
The NCAA’s $2.8 billion settlement doesn’t just change the rules—it rewrites the entire playbook. Mike talks with Gabe Feldman, director of Tulane’s …
7 months ago