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
Ep 102 | Mayhem @ Twitter, Asian-American College Apps, 2022 Faves
Ravi and Rikki start with a week’s worth of peak mayhem at Twitter, from the @ElonJet ban, to suspended reporters, to a poll (maybe) deciding Musk’s future at the platform. Then the hosts turn to yet ...
20 Dec 202237min
Ep 101 | End of Social Media, Fed Strikes Again, Assisted Suicide
First, Ravi and Rikki chat about SBF’s insistence that he either get some vegan meals or stay out of prison. Then the hosts turn to the Fed’s latest rate hike, look back on the strange economic year t...
15 Dec 202249min
Ep 100 | SBF Indicted, The Twitter Files, ChatGPT
First, Ravi and Rikki react to the breaking news on Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud indictment. Then the hosts turn to the wide-ranging “Twitter Files” reporting, discussing why it’s such a political litmus...
13 Dec 202249min
Ep 99 | Moore v. Harper, RIP BuzzFeed, Religion in Schools
Ravi and Rikki start with a rundown of Moore v. Harper, the major Supreme Court case poised to shift election laws. Then the hosts turn to the meteoric rise and precipitous fall of a one-time titan of...
8 Dec 202252min
Ep 98 | Student Loan Setbacks, Involuntary Hospitalizations, Rat Czar
Ravi and Rikki start with the the fierce legal challenges halting President Biden’s student loan relief plan, before turning to New York’s controversial solution to a hard problem to solve: involuntar...
6 Dec 202250min
