‘Allow Me to Retort’ with Elie Mystal (2022)
Chris is on vacation this week, so we're sharing a favorite recent episode. Please note that this conversation was originally recorded in May of 2022 before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. F...
2 Aug 20221h 6min
‘The G Word’ with Adam Conover
From GPS systems, to weather forecasts, to the food we consume, the U.S. government plays a role in virtually every facet of our lives. What happens behind the scenes and how do these background actio...
26 Jul 202259min
‘His Name is George Floyd’ with Robert Samuels
It’s been a little over two years since the tragic murder of George Floyd, and what was arguably the largest civil rights protests in United States history. Since May of 2020, hashtags and icons have ...
19 Jul 202250min
The Most Conservative Supreme Court in Nearly a Century with Jamal Greene
The Supreme Court currently has a majority of conservative judges, and it’s the most conservative court since the New Deal Era. The Court made more conservative decisions this term than at any time si...
12 Jul 202256min
The Affordable Housing Crisis with Ned Resnikoff
While mental illness and substance abuse can be contributing factors for homelessness, lack of affordable housing is actually the number one culprit, according to California YIMBY (YIMBY stands for Ye...
5 Jul 202256min
‘Why People Are Acting So Weird’ with Olga Khazan
More incidents of road rage. People are now smoking on the subway. Early 2021 saw the highest number of “unruly passenger” incidents in airline history, according to the FAA. It seems people are actin...
28 Jun 202248min
“Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s” with Connie Walker
Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse. For nearly the past year, Canadian journalist Connie Walker has been working on an investigation into her father's experi...
21 Jun 202251min
‘How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics’ with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
“Identity politics” polarizes discourse about virtually every aspect of contemporary political life. But what exactly is it, and what role does “elite capture” play in how it has come to be understood...
14 Jun 202252min
