Episode 513: The Real Independence Day
Was July 4, 1776 the actual day of our independence from Great Britain as most Americans believe? While James is indisposed, historian Rob M...
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20 of 518 episodesEpisode 512: What Do You Meme?
Memes are apparently unavoidable, and most of them suck. Here we talk about some of the suckiest ones. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:...
Episode 511: Happy Juneteenth! | Guest: Tom Krannawitter
You should absolutely care about Juneteenth. Tom Krannawitter joins us to talk about why. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:20 Two Dan Sull...
Episode 510: Artificial Sanders Socialism
Ant and James change things up a bit this week by talking about a great idea from Bernie Sanders. Most of that is true. Ant and James do, in...
Episode 509: The Girlfriend Experience
Why look for a girlfriend when you can just build one yourself? 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 00:38 China Influence Operations and Free...
Episode 508: Insider Everything
Should insider trading be allowed? It seems like a straightforward question, so how did we end up also talking about sports betting and Poly...
Episode 507: Free These People
The inimitable Matt Kibbe, of Kibbe on Liberty joins us to spill the beans. Which beans? You’ll have to listen or watch to find out. 00:00 I...
Episode 506: Where Have All The Men Gone?
What the hell is wrong with young men, and is there anything we can do to help? Max Borders joins us to diagnose the problem and offer a pos...
Episode 505: Owning the (Post) Libs
How did all the Post-Liberals get on the Goulash Train? And what are Post-Liberals? And what is (or more to the point, was) the Goulash Trai...
Episode 504: Privileges & Immunities
Privileges and/or Immunities, Necessary and/or Proper, and Cruel and/or Unusual, with guest Clark Neily. 00:00 Introduction and Disclaimer 0...
Episode 503: Is the American Dream Dead?
Is the American Dream dead? A lot of people seem to think so, and perception is reality in politics. But what do the words and numbers actua...
Episode 502: Us & Them
It’s not left v right, it’s us v them. 00:00 Introduction and Overview 00:27 AI Lawsuit and the Return of “Technology Panics” 01:04 The “Wer...
Episode 501: Blowing Bubbles
We return after a brief hiatus to catch up on a whirlwind of recent headlines, from political drama to bizarre claims about aliens, before t...
Episode 500: Goodbye & Hello
We’re not going away, but things are changing a bit. Listen to find out how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...
Episode 499: Who Should Vote?
In this episode, we begin with the strange world of high-end audio, from banana wire tests to quarter-million-dollar stereo systems, and ask...
Episode 498: Politicians Broke Health Insurance
In this episode, we discuss the Netherlands’ proposed 36% tax on unrealized capital gains, unpacking what it means to tax wealth that exists...
Episode 497: Electoral Nonsense
In this episode, we discuss Ireland’s decision to make its basic income program for artists permanent and what that means for government-fun...
Episode 496: The Home Crisis: Here We Go Again
In this episode, we discuss the United Kingdom’s move toward judge-only trials and what the erosion of jury trials means for due process and...
Episode 495: The Mirage of Nostalgia
In this episode, we explore the strange signals people use to interpret global events, from Pentagon pizza orders and satellite data to the...
Episode 494: The Dark Ages Never Went Away
In this episode, we explore everything from missing teaspoons and land acknowledgments to capital punishment and medieval economic thinking....