Podcast Episodes

The Quest for the Israel-Palestine Holy Grail

Episode 17

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, what Israel’s Arab citizens think of the war, the Biden administration’s…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Why the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Pushes People’s Buttons

Episode 16

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Biden’s Oval Office address, Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, attacks on synagogues in Europe a…

2 years, 4 months ago

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‘Paragliders From Hell

Episode 15

Walter and Jeremy discuss Israel’s wartime unity government, the specter of a second front in Southern Lebanon, why American universities are “honori…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Americans Are Happier Than You Think

Episode 14

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss why so many Americans are living at home, the Biden administration’s Iran policy, whether parts of Oregon will b…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Why Is Everything Blue?

Episode 13

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Nagorno-Karabakh, a U.S. government shutdown, the India-Canada spat, why every American institution is liberal, …

2 years, 5 months ago

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Roe v. Dobbs

Episode 12

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the crisis of faith in higher ed, what German cars have to do with rightwing populism, why the U.S. Navy is moth…

2 years, 5 months ago

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America’s Near Abroad

Episode 11

This week, Walter and Jeremy battle colds to discuss America’s new lithium wealth, the Palestinians’ bargaining position in Saudi-Israeli peace talks…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Are the BRICS a Thing?

Episode 10

This week, Walter and Jeremy talk Biden’s drug price controls program, a possible autoworkers strike, “de-dollarization,” and whether the BRICS exist…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Debating Civil Rights Law

Episode 9

Walter and Jeremy discuss US military advice to Ukraine, Latin America’s economic future, the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, and whether a wort…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Trouble in China

Episode 8

Walter and Jeremy talk homeschooling, the US-Japan-South Korea security pact, AI’s threat to the nation state, China’s economic woes, The Magic Flute…

2 years, 6 months ago

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