Making the case for legacy admissions
Michael takes the recent SCOTUS decision on affirmative action up a notch, throwing in the question of legacy admissions. When a student applies to a prestigious school their parent attended, how far ...
5 Jul 202323min
Psychedelics: Is President Biden open to them for mental health treatment? His brother speaks out
Michael welcomes Wall Street Journal enterprise reporter Kirsten Grind to talk about her piece "Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley." Then, he receives a surprise phone...
3 Jul 202330min
Expert Analysis of the SCOTUS Affirmative Action decision with Jeffrey Selingo, author of "Who Gets In And Why"
Bestselling higher education writer Jeffrey Selingo, author of "Who Gets In And Why: A Year Inside College Admissions", joins Michael to talk about the Supreme Court’s decision this week to gut affirm...
30 Jun 202328min
Someone isn't telling the truth about the DOJ's handling of the Hunter Biden case
New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush briefs Michael on his piece "Competing Accounts of Justice Dept.’s Handling of Hunter Biden Case." Listen to hear the differing stories from an IRS investigator ve...
29 Jun 202331min
The Hunter Biden plea deal story has new meat on the bone
There is more information in the Hunter Biden story, with IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley speaking on CBS News, plus recent comments from Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Delaware US Attorney Davi...
28 Jun 202326min
The Leaked Trump Tape: Legally, very siginificant...Politically, not so much
Michael offers a commentary on the leaked audio tape of President Trump, first shared by CNN, sharing classified documents with people in a room who were not authorized to view them. Original air date...
27 Jun 202324min
Who should foot the bill for risky rescues?
Michael tackles the tough questions raised by the context of wealth in last week's unprecedented OceanGate saga. Dr. Arun Upneja, Dean & Professor at Boston University School's of Hospitality Administ...
26 Jun 202331min
In The Good Old Days
Michael begs the question: how do we define the good old days? Experimental psychologist and author of science blog Experimental History Adam Mastroianni helps tackle this question and more. Original ...
23 Jun 202328min
