Why College is So Freakin' Expensive?
In 1950 you could basically go to college for free if you promised to wear a necktie. Today, you need to hostage multiple children for a four-year communications degree. Why is college tuition skyrock...
2 Jun 202145min
Chinese Social Engineering – WSPN Roundtable
The World's Smartest Podcast Network reassembles for a roundtable discussion, featuring Turner Sparks, Michael Ira Kaplan, and Andrea Jones-Rooy. Topics include: Chinese social engineering, red go...
26 Mai 202151min
Less Nukes and More Prosperity
When we look at world metrics annually or on a ten-year basis, it turns out... everything is getting better. Literacy, poverty, the prospects of nuclear war, women's rights, children's rights, and so ...
19 Mai 202154min
FRV: The Great State of Miscellaneous
Comedians Mike Larsen (writer for "The Drew Carey Show" and "Real Time with Bill Maher) and Travis Irvine join the show to discuss the best, least covered-headlines of the week.
14 Mai 202126min
The Nordic Theory of Everything
What are Nordic countries up to and should we emulate or invade them? What policies might we plagiarize or rebuff? Anu Partanen is the author of "The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better...
12 Mai 20211h 8min
FRV: Steak-umm's Feud with Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Comedians Max Gieser and LaGina Hill join the show to discuss the week's best, underserved headlines, including: a teddy bear hitchhiking the length of California, high school hackers, and a mayor's g...
6 Mai 202142min
Journalists Are Too Cozy with the Political Class
Steve Krakauer writes Fourth Watch, a media newsletter, and is a television producer with experience ranging from CNN to Megyn Kelly. He joins the show to describe the current media landscape, it's pr...
5 Mai 20211h 9min
FRV: Yorkshire Werewolf Tourism
Chad Prather and Josh Jennings return to discuss the best, underserved headlines of the week, including: why Russia is faking Yeti sightings; poor fashion makes for good burgling; criminal advice on b...
30 Apr 202127min
