Ep 107 | Biden & The Border, Gas Stoves, Social Security
Ravi and Rikki kick things off with a hot top(ic): gas stoves. We’ll talk about what the debate over the beloved kitchen appliance says about American politics. The hosts then turn to Biden’s visit to...
18 Jan 202351min
Ep 106 | DNA, Crime, & Privacy, Workplace Hustle
Ravi and Rikki begin by addressing two voicemails responding to their last episode, dealing with TikTok and pornography. The hosts then turn to the push and pull between two sides of an emerging debat...
12 Jan 202350min
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 Dec 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 Dec 202233min
