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Episode #126: Debating the campus protests
05.08.24 Episode 126 – Debating the campus protests We discuss and debate every aspect of the campus protests that have proliferated across the country over the past few weeks, including who the protesters are, what they are protesting, what the goals of the protests are, and how these protests compare to historical protest movements.
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Episode #061: A variety pack: al-Zawahiri, Taiwan, Griner, Trump, Dems, Kansas
08.16.22 Episode 61 – A variety pack: al-Zawahiri, Taiwan, Griner, Trump, Dems, Kansas In this week’s episode, we run through a bunch of topics that have been in the news recently in ten minute segments. We talk about the U.S. killing of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri (4:56-13:46), Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan (13:55-24:01), the…
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Episode #060: Dan Fishman on the liberty movement and third parties in a two-party system
08.08.22 Episode 60 – Dan Fishman on the liberty movement and third parties in a two-party system We are joined this week by the Executive Director of People for Liberty, Dan Fishman. Dan tells us about his personal journey to libertarianism, his experience as the Executive Director of the Libertarian Party during Jo Jorgenson’s presidential…
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Episode #059: It’s Getting Hot In Here
08.01.22 Episode 59 – It’s Getting Hot In Here Coming off of a heat wave that swept across the northern hemisphere, we decided it would be a good time to talk about climate change. We discussed how the conversation around climate change has evolved over the past two decades, even if action has not followed.…
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Episode #058: Jamie Kirchick on the Hidden History of D.C., the End of Europe and the News Media
07.13.22 Episode 58 – Jamie Kirchick on the Hidden History of D.C., the End of Europe and the News Media We are joined this week by Jamie Kirchick to talk about his latest book, Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington. We also reflect on his first book, The End of Europe, which he…
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Episode #057: Egregiously Wrong (pt. 2)
07.07.22 Episode 57 – Egregiously Wrong (pt. 2) In part 2 of our SCOTUS-centric episode, we discuss the legitimacy of the Court given everything that has happened this term and over the past decade (2:15-31:10) before breaking down some of the other opinions the Court released this term (31:20-52:30).