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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 #091: Academic freedom in higher education with Dr. Bertha Madras
05.30.23 Episode 91 – Academic freedom in higher education with Dr. Bertha Madras We are joined this week by Dr. Bertha Madras who is a Professor of Psychobiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Madras is one of the founders of the new “Council on Academic Freedom” at Harvard University, which is a faculty-led organization that…
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Episode #090: Social media & mental health with Wendy-Myrbell Napoleon
05.23.23 Episode 90 – Social media & mental health with Wendy-Myrbell Napoleon May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and, in that spirit, we were joined by graduate student Wendy-Myrbell Napoleon who has been researching the intersection of social media and mental health among adolescents and young adults (5:10-43:05). We used her research as a foundation to…
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Episode #089: A draft of Republican presidential candidates
05.15.23 Episode 89 – A draft of Republican presidential candidates We are joined this week by Nicaela Chinnaswamy and Maureen McInerney for a draft of sixteen potential Republican presidential candidates. We run through the true favorites, the outside contenders, the dark horses and the longshots for the nomination. Fun conversation and a great primer of…
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Episode #088: Six in Sixty: Fox, SCOTUS, Debt Ceiling, First Republic, Biden, & Guns
05.03.23 Episode 88 – Six in Sixty: Fox, SCOTUS, Debt Ceiling, First Republic, Biden, & Guns We hit six topics (plus a bonus topic!) that have been in the news lately in (roughly) ten minute segments. We begin by talking about all of the goings-on at Fox News (8:05-22:26), the ethics of the Supreme Court…
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Episode #087: Fiscal conservatism and the current Republican Party with Jennifer Nassour
04.24.23 Episode 87 – Fiscal conservatism and the current Republican Party with Jennifer Nassour We are joined this week by Jennifer Nassour, former chairperson of the Massachusetts Republican Party, founder of The Pocketbook Project, and host of the Political Contessa podcast (4:16-39:28). We talk to Jenn about her crusades to get more women into politics and…
A Gentlemen's Disagreement 