A Gentlemen's Disagreement

12.05.22 Episode 71 – Protests of and in Qatar, Iran, & China We begin this week by talking about the World Cup: our favorite storylines of the tournament and the multiple controversies that have surrounded it (5:36-42:26). We then discuss the protests that have roiled Iran (42:33-1:10:25) and China (1:10:34-1:24:50) over the past few weeks…

11.21.22 Episode 70 – The rises of antisemitism & political violence with Jeffrey Robbins We are joined this week by lawyer and Boston Herald columnist Jeffrey Robbins to talk about the dual rises in antisemitism and political violence that we have seen in the United States over the past few years. We begin our conversation…

11.15.22 Episode 69 – A Red…Wedding? We’re back to analyze the midterms, where the projected red wave failed to materialize. But is it too early to bury Trumpism? We talk overall takeaways (4:36-22:05), individual winners & losers (22:14-59:46), and then engage in some Massachusetts-centric discussion (59:54:1:11:08).

10.31.22 Episode 68 – SCOTUS term overview with Professor Barry McDonald We are joined this week by Caruso School of Law (Pepperdine) professor and constitutional law expert Barry McDonald to analyze the Supreme Court’s fall docket. The Court is poised to hear a series of major cases this term, and Professor McDonald takes us through…

10.24.22 Episode 67 – Midterm trends & more with Joan Vennochi We are joined this week by longtime Globe columnist Joan Vennochi to discuss some of the trends we are seeing heading into the midterms with a focus on where the balance between the key issues of abortion and inflation currently stands. We also get…