Closed AI: Sam Altman Returns
Sam Altman is back as CEO of OpenAI only five days after he was ousted. Ravi breaks down the company's recent chaos and explains why the questions the drama has raised about artificial intelligence's ...
22 Nov 202326min
Israel/Hamas War: Your Questions Answered
Ravi tackles the frequently asked questions, criticism, and comments we’ve received in response to our ongoing coverage of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict. The Branch wi...
16 Nov 20231h 6min
The Roots of Left-Wing Anti-Israel Sentiment with Yascha Mounk
As the Israel-Hamas war rages on, Yascha Mounk joins Ravi to discuss what’s shaping American leftists' response to the war and the greater Israel/Palestine conflict. They then take a deep dive into th...
14 Nov 202347min
The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age with Greg Berman & Aubrey Fox
Are gradualists right and radicals wrong? Ravi is joined by Greg Berman and Aubrey Fox, the authors of "Gradual - The Case for Incremental Change in a Radical Age" to discuss whether incrementalism is...
12 Nov 202349min
The Future of School with Sal Khan
What does the future of education look like? Ravi is joined by Sal Khan, the visionary founder and CEO of Khan Academy, to discuss how artificial intelligence could revolutionize education as we know ...
9 Nov 202345min
Who is Hamas?
The current conflict between Israel and Hamas has been decades in the making. But who is Hamas? In this special episode, Ravi takes on the complex task of telling the unbiased history of Hamas, the Pa...
8 Nov 20231h 4min
Biden in Trouble, Smartphone Ban, Homeschooling’s Rise, Good Economic News
A new poll shows President Biden trailing Donald Trump in five out of six key swing states just a year before the 2024 election. Ravi and Rikki discuss the poll’s confirmation that the American public...
7 Nov 202358min
How Elite Colleges Divide Us With Evan Mandery
Rikki is joined by Evan Mandery, professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the author of “Poison Ivy - How Elite Colleges Divide Us”. A Harvard College and Harvard Law School graduate, Eva...
5 Nov 202344min
