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Adam McKay is Still Angry About 2008 from Against the Rules: The Big Short Companion
Season 1
When Adam McKay decided to make a movie based on The Big Short, he was mainly known for his comedies. But he managed to get a bevy of star actors — among them Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Carell an…
Published on 1 month ago
What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought
Season 1 Episode 78
Pioneering primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Nate and Maria talk about Jane’s career path and how her research influenced the fields of both animal and human cogniti…
Published on 1 month ago
With Sora 2, We’re Climbing Higher on the Dystopia Scale
Season 1 Episode 77
Nate and Maria discuss how and when the government shutdown is most likely to end. Then, they turn to OpenAI’s newest release: Sora 2, an AI video generation app that allows users to create a video f…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Sleep, Track, Don’t Multitask: How To Succeed In Online Poker
Season 1 Episode 76
Nate and Maria discuss their favorite topic: poker! In this episode, they dive into the nuanced strategy of online poker: how to manage your schedule, how to prioritize information, and whether quant…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Will Eric Adams’s Exit Change the NYC Mayoral Election?
Season 1 Episode 75
Eric Adams is out of the NYC mayoral race! Nate and Maria discuss his tenure as mayor, the timing of his announcement, and what this means for the remaining candidates. And — because it can be hard t…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Did the LA Clippers Take a Page from the Mob?
Season 1 Episode 74
The NBA is investigating the LA Clippers and team owner Steve Ballmer over allegations that star player Kawhi Leonard accepted a $28 million endorsement as a way to get around the league’s salary cap…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Presidents Have Tried To Censor the Media Before…and It Backfired
Season 1 Episode 73
Disney briefly pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air last week for comments he made about Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer, after FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened action against Disney and ABC. But this is n…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
When You Come at the King: Holding Presidents to Account (with Elie Honig)
Season 1 Episode 72
It’s our first Saturday drop! Nate and Maria host former assistant US Attorney Elie Honig to discuss his new book, a brisk history of special counsels — plagued by politics, checked by presidents, de…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Can The Center Hold After Charlie Kirk? Plus: Shutdown Strategy
Season 1 Episode 71
Nate and Maria share their reactions to last week’s assassination of conservative organizer and activist Charlie Kirk, who died after sustaining a gunshot wound at a speaking event on a Utah campus. …
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Is There Really A Crisis of Masculinity?
Season 1 Episode 70
Tesla has offered CEO Elon Musk a package worth $1 trillion to stay at the helm of the company — if he can hit a series of very ambitious goals. All of this comes in the midst of a serious dip in per…
Published on 2 months ago