Podcast Episodes

Why International Law Can’t Stop Trump

From bombing fishing boats in the Caribbean, to kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, to the Iran War, the Trump administration seems to operate like it has jus…

12 hours ago

Iran's Memes Are Winning

This very online administration (derogatory) is facing push back from Iran in their own home territory: the world of insipid memes, A.I. videos, and …

1 day, 14 hours ago

Everyone Is Lying to You For Money

Back in the depths of the pandemic, what was an actor to do? Ben McKenzie started looking into cryptocurrency—and his research yielded both a book an…

3 days, 14 hours ago

You Come at the Pope, You Best Not Miss

In Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump has finally run into someone he can’t silence, threaten, or sully. He’s not taking it gracefully. 

Guest:  Christopher H…

4 days, 14 hours ago

Does JD Vance Have the Juice?

In a single weekend, JD Vance managed to flunk out of peace talks with Iran and hitch the Trump wagon to Victor Orban’s star just in time for it to i…

5 days, 14 hours ago

What If the US and Iran Are Both Losing?

The U.S. and Iran began (and ended) negotiations under a shaky ceasefire, and are now at the stage where America is threatening to also blockade the …

6 days, 14 hours ago

They Came For Ibram X Kendi. He’s Still Here.

Lurking behind—and sometimes explicitly out in front of — the Trump administration’s ire for DEI, its crackdowns on immigration, and its rhetoric abo…

1 week ago

Who is Sam Altman Anyway?

If you had as much trouble getting along with other humans as Sam Altman does, you too might be eager to issue in the artificial intelligence revolut…

1 week, 1 day ago

SchadenFriday: Washington Gets TMZ’d

With Congress again out for recess—instead of, say, working to end the partial government shutdown or doing something, anything, when the president t…

1 week, 3 days ago

Why OpenAI Bought a Talk Show

As OpenAI prepares for its IPO, the company decided to…pay millions of dollars for a tech talk show? Is this just what rich tech guys like Sam Altman…

1 week, 3 days ago