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Episode 173
The fallout continues from the president’s so-called “Liberation Day,” with the on-again off-again global tariffs and the rising tensions with China.…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Can We Trust AI, or the People Building It?
Episode 172
Artificial Intelligence can be difficult to understand, but a few things are certain: it's here, it's reshaping entire industries, and it's making a …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
College Arrests: “A Kind of Policy That Ends Democracies”
Episode 171
Detaining foreign students over their activism is the “kind of policy that ends democracies.” That’s what Jameel Jaffer tells Audie this week. He’s a…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Is the Windy City Charting a Course for the Left?
Episode 170
What’s the way out of the political wilderness for Democrats? The mayor of Chicago says look to his city “leading the way in this moment around the v…
1 year ago
Are College Athletes Cashing In and Killing the Game?
Episode 169
For decades, college athletes made millions for everyone but themselves. Now, the NCAA’s Name, Image, and Likeness policy, NIL, has changed the game.…
1 year ago
How DOGE Cuts May Affect Your Summer Vacation
Episode 168
Sweeping cuts are throwing America’s national parks and forests into uncertainty. With fewer rangers, trail crews, and wildfire fighters, the effects…
1 year ago
Where Did #MeToo Go?
Episode 167
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned from office in 2021 amid a sexual harassment scandal. Now, he’s back and running for mayor of New York…
1 year ago
Why Elon Musk Wants You to Have More Kids
Episode 166
A growing number of tech leaders, conservatives, and social influencers believe falling birthrates pose an existential threat to civilization, and th…
1 year, 1 month ago
And the Oscar Goes to… the Best Campaign?
Episode 165
The Oscars aren’t just about the movies—they’re about politics, too. Audie talks with New Yorker staff writer Michael Schulman, author of Oscar Wars:…
1 year, 1 month ago
Why Crunchy Conservatives Love RFK Jr.
Episode 164
Raw milk, seed oil skepticism, and...coffee enemas? The rise of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the conservative “Make America Healthy Again” movement is r…
1 year, 1 month ago