Ep 133 | Writers Strike, Randi Weingarten, Loneliness Epidemic
Ravi and Rikki start today’s episode by talking about the writers strike. Picketing for better wages, AI regulation, fully-staffed writers’ rooms, and more. How long will the walkout last? We talk thr...
4 Maj 202351min
Ep 132 | Participation Trophies, Harvard’s Council on Academic Freedom, Why Is Dying So Expensive?
Ravi and Rikki start today’s episode with a healthy debate on participation trophies. Are these pointless plastic keepsakes ruining our childrens’ hopes of ever knowing what it truly means to be a win...
2 Maj 20231h 12min
Invisible Kids: America's Journey from Orphanages to Foster Care
Ravi and Rikki dive into the deep end of the programs that are meant to care for the country’s most vulnerable children: the child-welfare system. First, Ravi interviews journalist and author Dr. Chri...
27 Apr 20231h 15min
Ep 131 | #TrendyTuesday: Community College Enrollment Decline, Gen Z Travel, Remote Jobs Disappearing, TikTok is Changing the Music Industry
Ravi, Rikki, and newcomer Micky jump into #TrendyTuesday, looking at four trends shaping our world. First, the trio talk about community college enrollment, which has been plummeting over the past dec...
25 Apr 202355min
Ep 130 | Shoplifting, Broke Millennial Myth, Should We Regulate AI?
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe look at new reporting from the New York Times, which found that a small number of repeat offenders accounted for almost one third of all shoplifting arrests in New York City last ...
20 Apr 20231h 6min
Ep 129 | Twitter Roundup, Recovery High Schools, Are Abortion Pills Safe?
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe talk through their updated takes on the chaos that is Twitter. From classifying National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media,” to getting into a feisty exchange with a BBC rep...
18 Apr 20231h 1min
Ep 128 | Clarence Thomas Ethics Scandal, After School Satan Club, Andrew Tate and Toxic Masculinity
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe talk about the latest scandal to hit the United States Supreme Court: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas accepting lavish travel itineraries from a wealthy Republican donor (and fr...
14 Apr 202355min
Ep 127 | Trump Indictment, Effective Altruism, Moving From Blue States to Red States
Ravi and guest host Bradley Tusk — a venture capitalist, writer, and political strategist — jump straight into the facts of the Trump indictment and whether they believe Manhattan District Attorney Al...
14 Apr 202359min
