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053: The Challenge of Gun Violence (w/ Trevor Burrus)
One of my goals for this show is to explore the complexities of issues people have strong opinions about and assume are straightforward. And it's dif…
1 year, 8 months ago
052: The Nature of Ideology (w/ Jason Blakely)
We’re all ideological, even if we don’t admit it. We like to think of everyone else as ideological, but imagine our own views to be “reality-based,” …
1 year, 8 months ago
051: Myths of Populist Economics (w/ Ryan Bourne)
Populism is a bundle of bad ideas motivated primarily by grievances. Once result is set of economic preferences that will only make the country poore…
1 year, 8 months ago
050: Misogyny and the Political Divide (w/ Cathy Reisenwitz)
The right has a problem with women. I don't mean in the sense that women are far less likely to vote for right-wing candidates than men are, though i…
1 year, 9 months ago
049: The Evolving Discourse of Social Media (w/ Renée DiResta)
Digital expression is weird. When we move our communities and communications into digital spaces, such as social media, the result is an uncertain la…
1 year, 9 months ago
048: AI, Journalism, and the Future of News (w/ Julian Sanchez)
Both the short and long term impact of AI technologies is unknown, but it's almost certain to be significant. It will destroy some industries, accele…
1 year, 10 months ago
047: The Risk of Civil War 2.0 (w/ Patrick Eddington)
The January 6th insurrection demonstrated the Trumpist right's willing to use violence to advance its political interests. My guest today is worried …
1 year, 10 months ago
046: Actually Explaining Postmodernism (w/ Matt McManus)
On the one hand, we're told we live in a postmodern age. On the other, postmodernism is a notoriously challenging set of philosophical ideas to nail …
1 year, 11 months ago
045: Music, Meaning, and Liberalism (w/ Akiva Malamet)
Music gives us meaning, not just in the way we identify deeply with our favorite songs, but in the ways genres create scenes and communities. My conv…
1 year, 11 months ago
044: The Ideological Origins of the Reactionary Right (w/ Tom G. Palmer)
There's something different about the contemporary right. Classical liberal rhetoric has been replaced with something much uglier and more reactionar…
2 years ago