The Sports Boom — Football, Pickleball, Tennis and, um, Cricket
If you feel surrounded by sports on all sides, losing the battle to keep up with new leagues (hello pro pickleball?), athlete-influencers post-game podcasts, and who’s getting paid what, you’re not al...
6 Sep 202450min
Can Kamala Keep It Up? With Tommy Vietor
Ben and Nayeema tape from the Democratic National Convention, breaking down the positive vibes, rise of the credentialed TikTok creator and what Trump is up to on the outside of this bubble. Tommy Vie...
23 Aug 202456min
Hacks, Olympics, and “Boomscrolling”
Fresh off digital detoxes, Ben and Nayeema plug back in to a moment of Olympics patriotism and to a patriotic (?) American media that is refusing to report on the substance of a foreign hacking campai...
16 Aug 202447min
COVID Special: What the Media Got Wrong, and Right, with Dr. Anthony Fauci
COVID-19 feels like ancient history, but its effects linger — including what the pandemic did to citizens’ trust in media. Ben and Nayeema discuss the distrust that came out of the coronavirus pandemi...
2 Aug 202449min
Can Kamala Hold On? With Veep EP Frank Rich
In the flurry of the brat phenomenon, Nayeema and Ben debate whether Kamala Harris can surf memes all the way to election day and how “childless cat lady” is only expanding the K-hive. They bring on F...
26 Jul 20241h 4min
Trump, the Man's Man at the RNC, AKA the Happiest Place on Earth
Ben and Nayeema discuss reactions to the attempted assassination of former President Trump – from a cautious media, an internet in overdrive and a Republican National Convention that proved surprising...
19 Jul 202455min
Is Sex Political? And Will Biden — and Kamala — Survive the Vibe Shift?
After a brief assessment of President Biden’s strategy to shut down his critics, Ben and Nayeema move on to the larger culture and gender wars that will define the 2024 election, regardless of who end...
12 Jul 20241h 1min
Did The Media Cover Up Biden’s Condition? And 13.5 Other Conspiracy Theories
How did the media miss the biggest story in American politics? Many journalists were shocked by Joe Biden’s decline, showcased on a debate stage. Did we ask the wrong questions, or fall for White Hous...
2 Jul 202447min
