Ep 88 | Supreme Court Partisanship, Milk Protests, Debating Debates
Ravi and Rikki start by asking what makes a good protest, in light of the much-derided demonstrations from groups like Just Stop Oil and Animal Rebellion recently. Then the hosts turn to a question ma...
20 Okt 202248min
Ep 87 | Obama on Democrats, Gig Workers, Licensing Laws
Ravi and Rikki start by discussing former President Obama’s appearance on Pod Save America and why his remarks on inclusivity seem so novel in today’s Democratic landscape. Then the hosts turn to a sp...
18 Okt 202253min
Ep 86 | Crime Rates & Midterms, PayPal Misinfo, SCOTUS Pork Dilemma
Ravi and Rikki first welcome their guest for the day, Kmele Foster. Then the hosts briefly note today’s discouraging inflation numbers before turning to how violent crime rates are impacting midterm r...
13 Okt 202248min
Ep 85 | Ethics of True Crime, Pickleball, Musk Loves Twitter Again, NYU Professor
Ravi and Rikki start with a quick chat on the whimsical sport that seems to be taking over the country: pickleball. Then they return to the neverending Musk-Twitter saga, now that the deal seems to fi...
11 Okt 202259min
Ep 84 | Snowden Debate, Redshirting Boys, Microtargeting, Generation COVID
Ravi and Rikki begin by discussing the proliferation of social media data in campaign ad targeting, before turning to two recently renewed debates: the legacy of Edward Snowden, and whether boys shoul...
6 Okt 202257min
Ep 83 | Hurricane Ian, Fake Meat Flop, Housing Cooldown, Guilt Tipping
Ravi and Rikki start with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, reviewing the devastation before turning to the state of coastal development and the Biden-DeSantis politics underlying the storm response. Th...
4 Okt 202254min
The Regressives Ep. 7 | An Education Miracle Maker
John White is an educator and public official who served as the Louisiana Superintendent of Education from 2012 to 2020. John arrived in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and was tasked ...
2 Okt 202259min
Ep 82 | Dating Apps, “Jihad Rehab” Doc, Oregon Drug Decriminalization
Ravi and Rikki start with the 10-year anniversary of Tinder and how dating apps have changed the way people interact, before turning to the lackluster early returns from Oregon’s move to decriminalize...
29 Sep 202255min
