Terminal Crises
The Trump Administration announces that it will livestream the execution of the Fort Hood shooter; and the "AI bubble" threatens to burst. A...
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Sohrab Ahmari, Edwin Aponte, Nina Power, and Matthew Schmitz discuss current events.
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20 of 286 episodesBattles of the Sexes
A rape allegation at Cornell dominates the discourse; an attempted pilot hijacking of a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv is thwarted; and Lula...
Won't You Think of the Children?
Florida's AG seeks an injunction against OpenAI; Five suspects in a thwarted terrorist plot against an RAF base are released on bail; and co...
The Desi Dilemma
Indian-Americans find themselves in the crosshairs; the Trump White House kicks out news outlets, and the UK assesses rejoining the EU. Ashl...
Free Palestine? Free Agent.
Donald Trump endorses Irish reunification, Canada prepares to join Europe, Macklemore is canceled for supporting Palestine. Ashley Frawley a...
The German Right and Wrong
Lindsay Clancy case reaches a standstill, the AfD wins big in the German elections, and 9/11 has its twenty-fifth anniversary. Ashley Frawle...
All your oil are belong to us
Trump declares that the U.S. owns most of Venezuela's oil, new frauds appear in academia and elsewhere, and foreign right-wing media groups...
Smile, You're on Camera
Trump starts a trade war with the great white north, Flock cameras cause controversy and privacy concerns, and America's whackiest senator c...
Shifting Alliances, Shifting Blame
Trump's fury is pointed at South Korea, the blame for Jason Arday's suicide is shifted onto the media, and the blame for Lindsay Clancy is s...
The Talented Mr. Arday
Professor Jason Arday is outed as a fraudster, while Trump and RFK reduce vaccines for children. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join...
The Re-Reconquista
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed gains ground for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan, and a migrant crisis breaks out in… Africa....
Mamdani's Smoke & Mirrors
Zohran Mamdani threatens to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, Canadian wildfires fill New York City with smoke, and daylight savings time threatens...
Odds & Odysseys
Christopher Nolan's new movie causes massive controversy, the U.K. has yet another new PM, and the Trump administration is mired in betting...
Politics of the Imagination
The war in Iran returns after its hydration break, "liberal" governments test-run authoritarian tech policies, and JD Vance misses the mark...
#MeToo 2: Electric Boogaloo
Happy Birthday, America! American politicians take advantage of the semiquincentennial to discuss Marxism, the right-wing seems unable to so...
Birthright Citizen Vigilante
The Supreme Court lays down the law on birthright citizenship, the Democratic Party is "turning red," and "Citizen Vigilante" becomes right-...
Peace in Our Time
Keir Starmer resigns as Prime Minister, the U.S. and Iran discuss the possibility of peace, and Alan Greenspan goes the way of solidarity, s...
America's Next Top Sport
The White House hosts a UFC tournament, the World Cup begins, Steven Spielberg releases his film 'Disclosure Day,' and the UK enacts social...
Obsessed with AI
Graham Platner wins the Maine Democratic senate primary, Canada unveils a new "AI for All" program, and new horror films 'Obsession' and 'Ba...
The Right's George Floyd Moment
The right has its George Floyd moment and influencers assemble at Moscow's alternative to Davos. Ashley Frawley joins Geoff Shullenberger. C...