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The Philosophers: Loneliness and totalitarianism
Sean Illing talks with professor Lyndsey Stonebridge about the philosopher Hannah Arendt, author of The Origins of Totalitarianism. Arendt might be b…
3 years, 10 months ago
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 4: The future of Europe
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special…
3 years, 10 months ago
Michael Lewis on why Americans distrust experts
Sean Illing talks with writer Michael Lewis about why it is that Americans are so good at producing knowledge, but so bad at identifying and utilizin…
3 years, 10 months ago
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 3: The nuclear threat
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special…
3 years, 10 months ago
The case for regret
Sean Illing talks with writer Daniel Pink about his book The Power of Regret. They discuss why regret can be not only useful, but potentially the mos…
3 years, 10 months ago
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 2: Sanctions
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special…
3 years, 10 months ago
The spirituality of parenting
Sean Illing talks with the author and self-described mystic David Spangler about parenting as a spiritual enterprise, where the parent communes in a …
3 years, 10 months ago
The War in Ukraine, Explained — Part 1: Why did Putin go to war?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is one of the biggest and most confusing political events of our lifetimes. We aim to bring some clarity in this special…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Philosophers: Resisting despair
Sean Illing talks with author and professor Robert Zaretsky about the French philosopher, novelist, and journalist Albert Camus (1913–1960). Though C…
3 years, 11 months ago
What happened to American conservatism?
Vox’s Jamil Smith talks with Charlie Sykes — journalist, author, stalwart "never Trumper," and a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark. They tal…
3 years, 11 months ago