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The Marriage Premium: Why Men (may) Need to Settle Down
Season 3 Episode 22
Fact: Married adults tend to live longer than their non-married counterparts. They also tend to make more money, have lower suicide risk, work more stable jobs, and are evenmore likely to avoid incar…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
[Bonus Episode] India and Pakistan: Unpacking the Subcontinent’s Standoff
Season 3 Episode 21
Join Tim and Enoch as they sit down with former CIA executive, Tim Buch — an insider who’s briefed four U.S. presidents and ran the Near East and South Asia office — for an exclusive look at the past…
Published on 4 months ago
Morality and the Law: Right, Wrong, and the Rules We Live By
Season 3 Episode 20
How do we know the difference between right and wrong? Laws often legislate morality, but we cannot necessarily use laws to inform our knowledge and behaviors on good versus evil. Join Enoch and Tim …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The Upside of Unequal: Is Inequality Always Bad?
Season 3 Episode 19
Inequality is generally presented as a major problem to be corrected. It has become such a talking point that many people even conflate inequality with poverty. But should we truly seek a society of …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Cultivating Generosity: Should We Receive Pleasure When We Give to Others?
Season 3 Episode 18
Is one being generous if they enjoy the very act of giving? Or is giving only a virtue if it hurts in some way? Join Enoch and Tim as they discuss the pleasure in generosity and why we may want to cu…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
[Bonus Episode] Liberation Day: The Tariff Wall Is Here
Season 3 Episode 18
On April 2nd, 2025, President Donald Trump announced the most expansive set of tariffs (taxes on imports) in modern history with the United States setting a baseline tariff rate of 10% on over 180 co…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Patriot Games: A National(ism) Past Time (recorded with a LIVE audience)
Season 3 Episode 16
In a world where even waving a flag feels like picking a fight, what does it really mean to belong to a nation? Is nationalism a unifying force or a political powder keg? Come join Dr. Taylor and Dr.…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
What Makes a Good College?
Season 3 Episode 15
In this episode Enoch and Tim invite special guest and beloved colleague Denise Daniels to join them in reflecting on the question of, "What makes a good college?" Specifically, they discuss what the…
Published on 6 months ago
What do you know?
Season 3 Episode 14
Inside everybody's head is a large set of things they know. We're made out of a whole bunch of tiny little atoms, the earth revolves around the sun, if I sneeze on someone they might get sick, the su…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Agreeable Disagreement
Season 3 Episode 13
Most of us would agree that the art of disagreeing well is a dying one. In this episode Enoch and Tim discuss what it means to effectively navigate different perspectives. In the process, they discov…
Published on 7 months ago