EP 55: Of Boys and Men

EP 55: Of Boys and Men

There’s a group of people in our society who are in deep trouble. They lag behind in education and employment — and disproportionately die of suicides and overdoses. Who are we talking about? Boys and men. Tara's guest on the podcast today says that while this issue has long been taboo, it’s time for a conversation about it, as its impacts are felt all around us. Richard V. Reeves is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, where he directs the Boys and Men Project. His new book is calle...

Episoder(245)

EP 37: Cancel Culture: It's Real and On the Rise

EP 37: Cancel Culture: It's Real and On the Rise

When Dave Chappelle’s recent show at First Avenue in Minneapolis was cancelled amid protests, it reignited the debate around cancel culture, with all of the old arguments resurfacing once again. So th...

30 Jul 202229min

EP 36: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

EP 36: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

Since the sexual revolution, women’s lives have undergone dramatic changes. The dominant narrative is that liberal feminism has freed women in profound ways. So why does data show that women’s happine...

27 Jul 202239min

EP 35: I Stopped Reading the News

EP 35: I Stopped Reading the News

For many journalists, it’s a point of pride to consume as much media as possible, as much of the time as possible. We think this makes us informed, better at our jobs. So it caused a stir last week wh...

22 Jul 202227min

EP 34: The Constitution of Knowledge

EP 34: The Constitution of Knowledge

How do we arrive at truth? Tara's guest on the podcast today argues that it is through reality-based communities — in government, media, the law, and science and academia — which collectively determin...

20 Jul 202252min

EP 33: Who Really Benefits From the First Amendment?

EP 33: Who Really Benefits From the First Amendment?

Those on the political left have long seen free speech as a core tenet — so it’s been bizarre for many of us to watch the left abandon it, and, in many cases now even campaign against it. Tara's ...

15 Jul 202219min

EP 32: The Freedom of Expression Wake Up Call

EP 32: The Freedom of Expression Wake Up Call

How do you regulate the Internet? It’s a question that the federal government in Canada is in the process of trying to answer. But its approach is generating controversy, with several bills raising co...

13 Jul 202230min

EP 31: Sensitivity Readers Are the New Literary Gatekeepers

EP 31: Sensitivity Readers Are the New Literary Gatekeepers

If you’re a fiction reader and you’ve noticed that novels are getting more political — and more overtly aligned with the progressive political project in particular — there’s a reason for this. Big pu...

7 Jul 202216min

EP 30: The Right

EP 30: The Right

For all of the mainstream media’s coverage of Donald Trump, there’s not a very deep understanding of the Republican Party under that president, or, indeed, the forces that led up to his election. In t...

6 Jul 202235min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
forklart
stopp-verden
popradet
det-store-bildet
nokon-ma-ga
fotballpodden-2
rss-gukild-johaug
dine-penger-pengeradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
rss-ness
hanna-de-heldige
aftenbla-bla
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
rss-dannet-uten-piano
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
frokostshowet-pa-p5
bt-dokumentar-2