The Story of America's Founding You Weren’t Taught in School
There are few periods of U.S. history that are as vigorously debated, as emotionally and civically charged as the American Revolution. And for good reason: How Americans interpret that period — its he...
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A Crypto Optimist and a Crypto Skeptic Walk Into a Podcast Studio
I’ve been wanting to explore the world crypto and blockchain technologies could build on the show for a while. In certain ways, I’m an optimist: I think these technologies matter, and many of them wil...
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Lessons on Living Well, From Nick Offerman
Nick Offerman is best known for his role as Ron Swanson, the mustachioed, libertarian outdoorsman who led the Pawnee, Ind., Parks and Recreation Department on the beloved show “Parks and Recreation.” ...
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Let's Talk About the Anxiety Freedom Can Cause
Maggie Nelson is a poet, critic and cultural theorist whose work includes the award-winning 2016 book “The Argonauts.” Her newest work, “On Freedom,” pierces right into the heart of America’s founding...
8 Loka 20211h 5min
How to Do the Most Good
Do we actually know how much good our charitable donations do?This is the question that jump-started Holden Karnofsky’s current career. He was working at a hedge fund and wanted to figure out how to g...
5 Loka 20211h 28min
Eric Adams Has a Message for the Democratic Party
In July, Eric Adams narrowly won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York, making him the odds-on favorite to win in November. And he won the nomination by running directly against the verities...
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This Conversation With Richard Powers Is a Gift
There are certain conversations I fear trying to fit into a description. There’s just more to them than I’m going to be able to convey. This is one of them.Richard Powers is the author of 13 novels, i...
28 Syys 20211h 24min
Opinion Crossover: California Republicans, Facebook and Media Navelgazing
Today, we’re doing something a little different. Instead of a normal interview, we wanted to let you in on a special round table discussion I recently had with my fellow Opinion Audio hosts: Jane Coas...
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