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Super mad about Superman
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a bunch of pundits acting like Superman was ever anything but an immigrant and a humanitarian.
This episode was produ…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
How the YIMBYs won
Yes in My Backyard-ers are celebrating reforms to California's landmark environmental laws, which they say will bring much-needed housing. Nationwide…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Epstein problem
You probably shouldn't expect to see the Epstein Files anytime soon. That's because the Department of Justice belongs to President Trump.
This episod…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump’s dork philosopher
Curtis Yarvin began as an anonymous blogger arguing esoteric ideas about how America would be better off as a monarchy. He’s now the Trump administra…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Elon's party in the USA
Elon Musk says he wants to launch a new political party. Voters consistently say they want more choices. But history is littered with failed third-pa…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Chat BFF
More and more of us are interacting with chatbots. Can we have real relationships with AI, and can AI teach humans to be better people?
This episode …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Plastic rain
We're revisiting an episode from earlier this year about how we were mostly able to get the acid rain problem under control...only to find ourselves …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
From Alligator Alcatraz to South Sudan
The Trump administration is not happy with their deportation numbers. They're turning to more extreme strategies to hit 1 million by year's end.
This…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
I was told there would be deals
After pressing pause on the steepest tariffs, the Trump Administration promised 90 tariff deals in 90 days. That deadline is nearly here but the dea…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Donald Trump he has nominated him for a Nobel Peace Prize for his Middle East efforts. We he…
10 months, 3 weeks ago