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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 #096: Six in Sixty: NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Greece, & Sudan
07.19.23 Episode 96 – Six in Sixty: NATO, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Greece, & Sudan We’ve got an international version of “six in sixty” this week, as we discuss the takeaways from last week’s NATO summit (5:15-17:02), the fallout from the Russian coup (17:02-24:14), the Biden Administration’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine (24:24-35:57), Israel’s…
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Episode #095: Reflections on the Supreme Court’s ’22-’23 Term
07.12.23 Episode 95 – Reflections on the Supreme Court’s ’22-’23 Term With the Supreme Court’s latest term in the books, we spent this week discussing how some of their major decisions will affect American society and politics moving forward. We began by looking at the Court’s term from a high level perspective, and then dug…
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Episode #094: Opportunity & Agency: a conversation with St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne
07.03.23 Episode 94 – Opportunity & Agency: a conversation with St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne We are joined this week by St. Louis Treasurer Adam Layne for a wide-ranging conversation about his path from growing up in Boston, to going to college in Washington D.C., to teaching and then working in and for the city…
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Episode #093: The things we thought we knew: Juneteenth, reparations, & the idea of a meritocracy
06.19.23 Episode 93 – The things we thought we knew: Juneteenth, reparations, & the idea of a meritocracy This week we use the celebration of Juneteenth to take a hard look at our history. We discuss and debate the merits of reparations, whether the U.S. is a land of opportunity or oppression or both, and…
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Episode #092: LIV-PGA merger, debt ceiling crisis averted, & more
06.12.23 Episode 92 – LIV-PGA merger, debt ceiling crisis averted, & more We discussed the two big stories of the week: the stunning LIV-PGA merger and the deal to raise the debt ceiling.
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