Ep 109 | Challenging ChatGPT, Polyamory, MS Teacher Shortage
Ravi and Rikki start by revisiting ChatGPT, the OpenAI platform with the potential to dramatically reshape society at every level. Then, the hosts bring in our graphic designer, Aidan, to guide them t...
24 Jan 202352min
The Regressives Ep. 11 | Empty Nests: Why Do Blue Cities Fund Stadiums?
In 2022 the NFL's Buffalo Bills announced a deal with the state of New York to build a brand new $1.4 Billion stadium in Erie County. The passage of funding between the state, the Buffalo Bills, and t...
22 Jan 202346min
Ep 108 | Beating Cancer, Podcast Boom/Bust, Florida Education Bills
Ravi and Rikki begin with some hopeful new data in America’s push to eliminate cancer, while acknowledging how far we’ve yet to go. The hosts then take a long hard look in the mirror, reacting to a sl...
19 Jan 20231h 2min
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
