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Don't Let The Loudest Voices Win: Frank Bruni on the Fine Art of The Subtle Point
Frank Bruni spent more than 25 years at The New York Times, the last ten of them as a columnist on the opinion page. In June, he left the column to b…
5 years, 1 month ago
"Am I The A**hole?" Dan Savage on Giving Advice, Taking Criticism and Keeping Up With The Times
This week, Meghan talks with legendary sex and relationship columnist Dan Savage. Recounting thirty years of correspondence from people seeking advic…
5 years, 1 month ago
The Tyranny Of the Mid-Career Pivot: A Meghan Monologue
In this very special, guest-free episode of The Unspeakable Podcast, Meghan talks to her listeners about the now ubiquitous concept of the "mid-caree…
5 years, 1 month ago
We Are All Catastrophists Now. Tom Chivers On Why We're So Bad At Measuring Harm and Evaluating Risk
Science writer Tom Chivers is the author of How To Read Numbers: A Guide To Statistics In The News (And Knowing When to Trust Them) which he co-wrote…
5 years, 2 months ago
Shawn Pleasants Lived On The Street For Ten Years. Can He Help Solve the Homeless Crisis?
Approximately 554,000 Americans experienced homelessness last year, and over half of were in California. In Los Angeles County alone, 66,000 people w…
5 years, 2 months ago
Critical Race Theory Is Making Our Heads Explode: Erec Smith Sifts Through The Pieces
Critical Race Theory, or CRT, is everywhere all of a sudden. Having made its way from academia to K-12 education, it came to the attention of the Tru…
5 years, 2 months ago
Are Kids Being Talked Into Thinking They're Trans?
This week's episode is a little different. Meghan's two guests appear anonymously and speak about their sons' struggles with gender dysphoria and sub…
5 years, 2 months ago
Paul Rudnick on British royals, coastal elites, and the strange freedoms of New Jersey
Playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Paul Rudnick is one of the most celebrated humorists of his generation. From his 1993 breakout off-Broadway hi…
5 years, 3 months ago
When Taking Control of Your Death Takes Over Your Life: Lionel Shriver on Getting Out Just In Time
Novelist Lionel Shriver is known for placing social topics (sometimes radioactive ones) inside the frame of fiction. Her 2003 novel, We Need To Talk …
5 years, 3 months ago
Is It Time To Get Rid of the Sex Offender Registry? Emily Horowitz Says Yes.
One sure way to lose a popularity contest is to fight for the rights of convicted sex offenders. But The National Sex Offender Registry, which was es…
5 years, 3 months ago