Ep 105 | TikTok Ban, Porn & Public Health, Noncompete Clauses
Ravi and Rikki kick things off with Congress’ new TikTok ban, over escalating fears that the app amounts to a “Trojan Horse” for pro-China propaganda. We look at how the app is impacting Americans bef...
10 Jan 202357min
The Regressives Ep. 10 | Is The News Really “Woke?”
Long before Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, or the birth of “fake news,” Americans had already started to lose their faith in American journalism. The feeling that something had shifted in the media’s dis...
8 Jan 202343min
Ep 104 | House Speaker Vote, Lawrence Lessig on Mickey Mouse, Chip Supply Chain
Ravi and Joe start with the unprecedented leadership battle transpiring on Capitol Hill and its consequences on the House Republican majority. Ravi then talks with Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessi...
5 Jan 20231h 9min
Ep 103 | George Santos, The Homeownership Society, Snow Days
Ravi and Rikki kick off the new year by addressing Rep.-elect George Santos’ list of lies, deceptions, and fabrications. Ravi delves into these revelations and debates if Congress can hold him account...
3 Jan 20231h
Best of LD Special
On this special Best Of episode, Rikki and Ravi take us back to their favorite segments of the year: a fiery debate over Edward Snowden, a lighter look at how dating apps are changing the way we inter...
29 Des 20221h 7min
The Regressives Ep. 9 | The Problem with College Admissions
In our last Regressives episode, we went over affirmative action and why it might soon be a thing of the past. Today, we'll go through a less-discussed practice in college admissions: legacy admission...
22 Des 202233min
Ep 102 | Mayhem @ Twitter, Asian-American College Apps, 2022 Faves
Ravi and Rikki start with a week’s worth of peak mayhem at Twitter, from the @ElonJet ban, to suspended reporters, to a poll (maybe) deciding Musk’s future at the platform. Then the hosts turn to yet ...
20 Des 202237min
Ep 101 | End of Social Media, Fed Strikes Again, Assisted Suicide
First, Ravi and Rikki chat about SBF’s insistence that he either get some vegan meals or stay out of prison. Then the hosts turn to the Fed’s latest rate hike, look back on the strange economic year t...
15 Des 202249min
