Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention
Season 2 Episode 33
Johann Hari says your attention didn't suddenly collapse in the last few years -- instead, he argues it was stolen from you. Johann identifies how yo…
3 years, 11 months ago
Is a 2024 Dem primary happening? Why haven’t we canceled student debt? And what Microsoft buying Activision means for your next binge watch.
Season 2 Episode 32
Andrew and Zach break down the week’s news.
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3 years, 11 months ago
Marianne Williamson on the 2024 election, the DNC, and third parties
Season 2 Episode 31
Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Andrew to talk about the 2024 presidential election, third party dynamics, and her…
3 years, 11 months ago
Did Bernie get screwed? Why school closures are a political disaster, and why Asians are the "convenient minority."
Season 2 Episode 30
Andrew talks about identity, the Democratic Party's undemocratic impulses, and why school reopening should be non-ideological.
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4 years ago
David Rubenstein on Protecting the American Experiment
Season 2 Episode 29
Andrew and David talk getting money out of politics, safeguarding elections, where capitalism is headed, and the future of the American dream.
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4 years ago
Predictions for 2022
Season 2 Episode 28
Andrew and Zach make some bold (and some not so bold) predictions about the stock market, the pandemic, and presidential politics in 2022.
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4 years ago
How power corrupts (and how to stop it)
Season 2 Episode 27
Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? How does modern society create psychological distance and reduce empathy? And what are shad…
4 years ago
From the Vault: Tristan Harris on Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention
Season 2 Episode 26
Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention, unintended consequences …
4 years ago
Red beans, falling off a OneWheel, and being the cool kid at nerd camp | Alexis Gay + Andrew Yang
Season 2 Episode 25
Andrew joins Alexis Gay on Non-Technical to talk about fast typing, overgelled teenage hair, and the optimal use of "suboptimal."
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4 years ago
Dems running out of time to pass their agenda, what to expect from Omicron, is Spider-Man our great hope?
Season 2 Episode 24
Manchin walks away from Build Back Better; Andrew explains why you're probably going to get Omicron.
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4 years ago