Ep 121 | Classroom AI, Arkansas’ LEARNS Act, Gentrifying Economy?
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start by revisiting the wave of ChatGPT discourse and looking at some new data on how it’s affecting America’s classrooms. Then we turn to classrooms in Arkansas, where new Govern...
14 Mars 202358min
How Silicon Valley Bank Failed
We’ve got a special episode today to cover a wild weekend in financial news, as Silicon Valley Bank fails and regulators and investors alike brace for the aftershocks. Ravi sits down with Brad Hargrea...
13 Mars 202339min
Ep 120 | SAT/ACT Requirements, Men’s Preventive Health Care, Equity Language
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start with two trends in education: universities moving away from SAT/ACT requirements, and a growing defection from the U.S. News college rankings. Then we turn to the doctor’s o...
9 Mars 20231h 4min
Ep 119 | Insulin Prices, College Cancellation Fear, Stock Buybacks
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start with a major announcement from drugmaker Eli Lilly on coming price caps for its insulin products before turning to the complex web of regulatory loopholes that defines Ameri...
7 Mars 202354min
Ep 118 | DOE Leans Lab Leak, Florida vs. AP African American Studies
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe kick things off with the latest chapter in a long-simmering debate around the origins of COVID-19, now that the Department of Energy is endorsing the once-derided “lab leak theory...
2 Mars 202356min
Ep 117 | Five Trends Reshaping America
Ravi, Rikki, and Joe jump into #TrendyTuesday, looking at five trends that are reshaping America: declines in driving, religious faith, marriage rates, and sex, as well as a rise in multigenerational ...
28 Feb 202349min
Ep 116 | East Palestine Train Derailment, Dominion vs. Fox
Ravi and Rikki review all the frightening and frustrating developments in East Palestine, Ohio, where a derailed train released huge quantities of hazardous chemicals and left a community uncertain of...
24 Feb 202354min
The Regressives Ep. 13 | The End of Education Reform?
The federal government has been adamant for decades about the need to improve schools so that every child receives a proper education. The pandemic and subsequent school lockdowns reinforced the urgen...
21 Feb 20231h 1min
