Episode 69: Why Increased Productivity Doesn’t Create More Leisure
Send us Fan Mail It appears we’ve been sold a bill of goods. For the longest time, workers have been told that innovative new technology is going to improve productivity and lead to shorter work week...
21 Maj 202349min
Episode 68: : Those Namby-Pamby NIMBYs
Send us Fan Mail Though not strictly a partisan phenomenon, the knee-jerk NIMBY ("not in my backyard") reaction is an impulse that wealthy liberals and progressives employ in many different contexts, ...
30 Apr 202333min
Episode 67: The Best Pop Song Ever Written?
Send us Fan Mail For the first time, Mansplaining tackles a question posed by one of its listeners! This particular question doesn’t have a single correct answer, but it does lend itself to spirited ...
16 Apr 202340min
Is Cord-Cutting a Looming Apocalypse for Pro Sports?
Send us Fan Mail The recent bankruptcy of a large regional sports network that carries the games of nearly half the teams in MLB, the NBA and NHL has some people wondering what happens when the old ec...
25 Mars 202348min
Episode 65: What Critical Race Theory Is (and Is Not)
Send us Fan Mail Conservative politicians love their bogeymen, and you can make a good argument that the bogeyman du jour in American politics is critical race theory. It’s a constant topic in conser...
5 Mars 202341min
Episode 64: Is Aging a Disease?
Send us Fan Mail A growing chorus of biogerontologists thinks aging is a treatable disease rather than a natural process that leads to disease for some people. It’s easy to be cynical about the motiv...
18 Feb 202349min
Episode 63: The State of Statehood for DC and Puerto Rico
Send us Fan Mail It’s been 64 years since the United States admitted any new states to the union—the longest period in our history. Though most observers would say that the District of Columbia and P...
5 Feb 202333min
Episode 62: Rumors of Religion’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Send us Fan Mail Given the booming numbers of people who report that they don’t belong to any religion (30% in the USA, 70% of young people in Europe), you’d think that religion is not long for this w...
22 Jan 202358min
