Podcast Episodes

TBD | Streaming Is Cable Now

The number of TV streaming services is going up—and so is the cost and so are the number of ads. Cordcutters are finding themselves back to cable prices and inconveniences. And these changes don’t ju…

Published on 1 year, 10 months ago

TBD | The Taylor Swift Deepfake Saga

For all the promise of the technology, one use-case for artificial intelligence reared its ugly head last week: non-consensual pornographic images. As millions of users saw abusive A.I. generated ima…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Vince McMahon: Full-Time Heel

Vince McMahon is walking away from professional wrestling, again. The WWE looks to continue without the man that built it into an institution—and shrouded it in scandal. 

Guest: Dave Scherer, founder …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Has Trump Already Beaten Fani Willis?

One of Donald Trump’s codefendants in the Georgia election subversion and racketeering case has filed a motion to dismiss his case due to an improper relationship between Fulton County District Attor…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Inside America’s First Execution By Nitrogen

With the execution of Kenneth Smith, Alabama became the first state to carry out the death penalty with nitrogen gas. According to Smith’s spiritual advisor, who witnessed the execution, this is not …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Are Two States Still the Solution?

Support for a “two-state solution” has been declining among both Israelis and Palestinians for years. If it’s time to give up on that plan, what’s the alternative? 

Guest: Dov Waxman, professor of pol…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Why Is Everybody Sick?

Are we still paying off our pandemic-induced “immunity debt,” or is there another reason that it feels like we’re all sniffling and coughing and just feeling sick?

Guest: Keren Landman, senior health …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Are You Ready for the A.I. Election?

In the days leading up to the New Hampshire primary, voters received a robocall purportedly from Joe Biden. Authorities have now determined the call was likely A.I.-generated. 

In the era of A.I., how…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Biden Needs Abortion

Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Democrats have found wins after standing up for abortion. But can they ride this issue to a second Biden term, when the administration isn’t offering a clear plan f…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Trump’s Courtroom Campaign

How has Donald Trump managed to turn multiple indictments into a nigh unassailable lead in the Republican primary—and what looks like a dead heat for the general election?

Guest: Isaac Arnsdorf, natio…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago