Negative Immigration, Trump on Data Centers, Alpha Schools
Ravi examines the economic consequences of Trump’s immigration crackdown as net migration turns negative and labor shortages ripple across the country. He also unpacks Trump’s full-throated support fo...
2 Sep 44min
The Future of AI and Education (with Reed Hastings)
Who can best help children learn—AI or humans? In this special episode shared on behalf of Bellwether, a nonprofit transforming education for young people, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings argues tha...
28 Aug 1h 18min
Primary Takeaways + Free Speech & Boycotts
Ravi Gupta unpacks a volatile primary season, where ideological insurgents are gaining ground, independents are being sidelined, and both parties’ youngest voters appear increasingly drawn to politica...
19 Aug 57min
What We Did in the Shadows
Nightlife gave us jazz, disco, techno, and entire cultural revolutions. From the courtesan districts of 17th-century Japan to the ruins of postwar Berlin, historian Imogen Willetts takes us through th...
12 Aug 44min
Are Dems Serious About Winning?
One ruptured bicep, two heartbreaking losses, and a week of political madness leave Ravi reflecting on health, grief, and what it really means to help people. He channels that grief into a new communi...
6 Aug 41min
Humanoid Robots Are Coming
The robot you imagined as a kid is now something you can actually own. On today’s episode, New Yorker writer Stephen Witt reveals that the humanoid robots of childhood cartoons and science fiction are...
29 Juli 30min
Slopulists
The fallout from the Graham Platner scandal is exposing deeper problems inside the Democratic Party. Ravi examines how influential podcasts, political insiders, and media figures elevated flawed ca...
8 Juli 45min
