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Don't Let The Loudest Voices Win: Frank Bruni on the Fine Art of The Subtle Point
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…

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"Am I The A**hole?" Dan Savage on Giving Advice, Taking Criticism and Keeping Up With The Times
"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…

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The Tyranny Of the Mid-Career Pivot: A Meghan Monologue
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…

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We Are All Catastrophists Now. Tom Chivers On Why We're So Bad At Measuring Harm and Evaluating Risk
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…

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Shawn Pleasants Lived On The Street For Ten Years. Can He Help Solve the Homeless Crisis?
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…

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Critical Race Theory Is Making Our Heads Explode: Erec Smith Sifts Through The Pieces
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…

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Are Kids Being Talked Into Thinking They're Trans?
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…

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Paul Rudnick on British royals, coastal elites, and the strange freedoms of New Jersey
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…

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When Taking Control of Your Death Takes Over Your Life: Lionel Shriver on Getting Out Just In Time
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 …

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Is It Time To Get Rid of the Sex Offender Registry? Emily Horowitz Says Yes.
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…

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