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Middle
Season 5 Episode 234
Many call for us to meet in the middle, but that's a tough ask. In this week's episode, the Drs. tackle the distinction between Persian vs. Arab and …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Red Lines
Season 5 Episode 233
This episode reviews the legal fight between Anthropic and the Pentagon. Then we take a quick detour through the LA Marathon controversy -- all again…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Broccoli
Season 5 Episode 232
Ambiguous grief is the quiet ache that has no funeral, no casserole, no tidy closure—missing someone who’s still breathing but feels like a stranger …
5 months ago
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Season 5 Episode 231
Channeling the spirit of Mr. Rogers, this episode discusses three moments that reveal how we show up as neighbors. We start with Adam Serwer’s new fr…
5 months, 1 week ago
Maximum Effective Dosage
Season 5 Episode 230
This episode explores what it means to refuse compliance -- from a Ukrainian Olympian disqualified for honoring fallen compatriots to America's growi…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Who's REALLY the Ape?
Season 5 Episode 229
Disgust isn't a strong enough word to describe what we saw come out of the White House during the first week of Black History Month. This week, the D…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Avoiding the Echo Chamber
Season 5 Episode 228
This week is a sharp look at the rise of the "reactionary centrist" -- folks who drift from the left toward the political center while loudly critiqu…
6 months ago
Competency P*orn
Season 5 Episode 227
Tuck the kids away and listen to this one with adults only! Ahhh, it is p*rn, but it isn't exactly what you think. This week, we have a sharp, curiou…
6 months, 1 week ago
Take the Sign Out of the Window
Season 5 Episode 226
Referring back to Havel's 1978 essay, "The Power of the Powerless," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's World Economic Forum remarks explore how in…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Renee Good Rorschach Test
Season 5 Episode 225
Processing the loss of Renee Good was so important that we settled on a one-phase episode. From the *cold* impact on immigration policy (read between…
6 months, 3 weeks ago