Best Ben Klein Podcasts (2024)

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 06-02-2024 4PM EDT 5:00

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Outside Lands San Francisco: 534: The Bridge Theater and Peaches Christ 54:41

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Nicole Meldahl and SFGATE reporter Amanda Bartlett explore the history of the Bridge Theater on Geary and interview drag legend Peaches Christ about her time there as hostess of Midnight Mass during our 25th Birthday Bash at the 4 Star Theater.By nicole @ outsidelands.org

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Letters from an American: June 1, 2024 8:57

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Garamond

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The Daily: Introducing ‘Animal’: Walnut 14:39

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In a broken world, what can we gain by looking another animal in the eye? "Animal" is a six-part, round-the-world journey in search of an answer. Join the writer Sam Anderson on Episode 1. For more on "Animal," visit nytimes.com/animal.By The New York Times

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Matter of Opinion: South Africa Confronts Israel and Its Own Democracy 38:05

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In a special intercontinental episode, Lydia Polgreen reports from South Africa as the country challenges Israel for its attack on Rafah in southern Gaza. The post-apartheid nation has emerged as a critical leader and a moral voice in some (but not all) superpower struggles. Yet back at home, South Africa’s 30 years of multiracial democracy is unde…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 923. Rita Bullwinkel 1:33:33

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Rita Bullwinkel is the author of the debut novel Headshot, available from Viking. Bullwinkel is the author of Belly Up, a story collection that won the Believer Book Award. The recipient of a 2022 Whiting Award, she has had her work published in Tin House, Conjunctions, BOMB Magazine, NOON, and Guernica. She is editor at large for McSweeney's, the …

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In Moscow's Shadows: In Moscow's Shadows 149: Dyumin, Deterrence and a Deputy 54:32

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An episode of various bits and pieces: what (if anything) can we read into Alexei Dyumin's appointment to be secretary of the State Council, what (if anything) is the Western thinking about escalation and deterrence over Ukraine and what (if anything) is interesting about Denis Manturov, the new First Deputy PM? The previous podcast in which I talk…

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Letters from an American: May 31, 2024 12:34

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Garamond

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Serious Trouble: The Verdict 17:35

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.show The verdict is in! Ken and Josh discuss the jury's relatively quick decision, the path to sentencing, whether Trump is likely to face a custodial sentence or community service or what, and (for paying subscribers) the arguments Trump will raise on appeal, which co…

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1119: Gene editing latent herpes 1:41:25

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TWiV reviews viral shedding and antibody responses of men with acute monkeypox virus infection, and gene editing for latent herpes simplex virus infection reduces viral load and shedding. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWi…

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The Gist: BEST OF THE GIST: Quail And Panda Edition 24:32

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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, Mike’s June 2016 Spiel about … yes … quail. We also listen back to Wednesday’s panda spiel. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: https://subscribe…

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web3 with a16z crypto: Pricing Strategy 1:11:18

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with @jasonrosenthal @skominers @meigga @rhhackett Welcome to web3 with a16z, I’m Robert Hackett and today, we discuss pricing strategy for startups — from traditional businesses to web2 to web3. Topics we cover include: unit economics understanding consumer psychology using onchain data to inform pricing decisions Common mistakes and how to avoid …

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 6/1/24: John Mearsheimer UNLEASHED: Israel Genocide, Ukraine DOOMED, Biden's Folly 37:11

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Krystal and Saagar are joined by American political scientist John Mearsheimer to discuss Israel, Ukraine and Biden. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show uncut and 1 hour early visit: https://breakingpoints.com/ Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Macro N Cheese: Seeking Solidarity with Steve Hall 1:15:01

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**Each episode of Macro N Cheese has an “Extras” section filled with information and links to resources related to topics touched on in the interview. Go to https://realprogressives.org/macro-n-cheese-podcast/ where you will also find a full transcript of the episode. Steve Grumbine’s guest is Steve Hall, a Professor Emeritus of Criminology who has…

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The Good Fight: William Galston on 2024 and Trump's Conviction 1:32:01

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Yascha Mounk and William Galston discuss why neither the Democrats or Republicans have been able to build a durable governing majority. William Galston is an author and academic who holds the Ezra K. Zilker Chair in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. Galston was also deputy assistant for domestic policy to President Bill Clinton. His …

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The Daily: 'The Interview': Richard Linklater Sees the Killer Inside Us All 33:50

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David Marchese talks to the acclaimed director about his new film “Hit Man” and life’s big questions.By The New York Times

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The Nation Podcasts: How Trump Swallowed The GOP Whole | See How They Run 48:50

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On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by John Nichols to discuss how Donald Trump turned the Republican Party into a supine extension of his own political ambitions. Then, Jeff Sharlet takes us through the Christian nationalist movement's embrace of Trump, and how their partnership risks plunging us into a fascist future. A…

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The Nation Podcasts: Where Does the Uncommitted Movement Go From Here? | See How They Run 51:12

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On this episode of the Nation's new election podcast, See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan is joined by Waleed Shahid to discuss how the "uncommitted" movement got started and what he thinks its impact on 2024 will be. Then, James Zogby on the Democratic Party's complicated relationship with the Arab American community and how the "uncommitted" campai…

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: Will the Supreme Court Step Into Trump’s Hush Money Conviction? 49:57

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As a jury in Lower Manhattan responded with “guilty” to all 34 felony counts in former President and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s hush money trial on Thursday, dozens and dozens more questions began to swirl. Will Trump appeal? On what grounds? Will Justice Juan Merchan sentence Trump to jail time? Will the US Supreme Cour…

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1118: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 50:39

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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin delves into highly pathogenic H5N1 infection of hunting dogs, dairy cattle, humans and alpacas before reviewing the recent statistics on SARS-CoV-2 infection, risks factors associated with the development of severe COVID-19 in pediatric patients, virus transmission on commercial airline flights, the guidel…

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Give Them An Argument: Season 6 Episode 19: Tucker Carlson & Dugin (ft. Matt McManus & C. Derrick Varn) 2:29:27

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This time we bring on the big guns--political science professor Matt McManus and Varn Vlog host C. Derrick Varn--to help Ben Burgis watch Tucker Carlson's interview with Russian fascist intellectual Aleksandr Dugin. This interview is basically GTAA catnip. Before that, we introduce new GTAA intern Aidan, talking about the protests at UCLA, and we d…

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: Churchill’s The World Crisis, Part Twenty-four

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Once per week, Hillsdale College president Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss Great Books, Great Men, and Great Ideas. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on “Churchill the Writer.” In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol…

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The Gist: The Travesty Of A Mockery Of A Sham Of Trump's Denials 47:38

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The trial of Donald Trump was not rigged. That is a piece of disinformation. But those who believe it was might not think it was literally rigged, they might just have the sense that Trump is unfairly victimized in general, and the accusation of rigging more or less fits into the claim of "rigged." It's called a "symbolic belief," and, New Yorker w…

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Book Recap #36- The King: Chess Pieces by GM Jan Hein Donner (with Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam) 1:16:50

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The Perpetual Chess Book Review series, Chess Books Recaptured is finally back! I am honored to be joined by renowned author and chess journalist Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam to discuss GM Jan Hein Donner’s The King: Chess Pieces. The book is widely considered a 20th century classic and has been recommended by the likes of GMs Peter Svidler and Jan Gusta…

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Changelog: Changelog & Friends 46: Is it too late to opt out of AI?

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Tech lawyer Luis Villa returns to answer our most pressing questions: what’s up with all these new content deals? How did Google think it was a good idea to ship AI Summaries in its current state? Is it too late to opt out of AI? We also discuss AI in Hollywood (spoilers!), positive things we’re seeing (or hoping for) & Upstream 2024 (June 5th)! Le…

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Big Technology Podcast: OpenAI Teases GPT-5, Musk's Plan For xAI, Loneliness in Remote Work Era 58:34

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Brian McCullough, host the Techmeme Ride Home podcast, joins us our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover 1) OpenAI teasing GPT-5 2) Or wait, was it GPT-6? 3) Satya Nadella speaks with Sam Altman about OpenAI's Apple partnership 4) How long will OpenAI and Microsoft be best buds? 5) Does OpenAI benefit by diversifying partnerships? 6)…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Ben Wittes and Ron Filipkowski: Guilty! 1:01:33

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Donald Trump collaborated with a slimy crew to break the law, and it may have swung the 2016 election. Russia's election interference was troubling—and so is the National Enquirer's. And the deranged response from MAGA goons to his conviction only shows how much Trumpworld operates like an organized crime syndicate. Ben Wittes and Ron Filipkowski j…

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Jacobin Radio: Dig: Gaza and the US Conjuncture w/ Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid 1:53:03

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Featuring Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid on how Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the mass solidarity movement opposing it are transforming US politics. This anti-imperialist internationalist moment marks a profound turning point for the American left. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com Buy…

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The Dig: Gaza and the US Conjuncture w/ Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid 1:53:04

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Featuring Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid on how Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the mass solidarity movement opposing it are transforming US politics. This anti-imperialist internationalist moment marks a profound turning point for the American left. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.com Buy…

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The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan: Noah Smith: A Second Cold War With China 46:08

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com Noah is a journalist who covers economics and geopolitics. A former assistant professor of Behavioral Finance at Stony Brook University and an early blogger, he became an opinion columnist at Bloomberg in 2014. He left after seven years to focus on his own sub…

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: Opinionpalooza: The Court of King Alito 5:27

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Business as usual at the Supreme Court is the institutional response to the unusual business of Justice Samuel Alito’s letter writing about his flag-flying wife. In this bonus episode for Slate Plus members, Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern knit together the yarns of jurisprudence with injudicious symbolic support for insurrection and christia…

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Letters from an American: May 30, 2024 5:14

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Accidental Tech Podcast: 589: The Correct Amount of Rocks 1:57:26

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Follow-up: New Vision Pro Content Experience Immersive (“Sizzle Reel”) Adventure Episode 2: Parkour What If…? Jason Snell’s review Even the low-storage 13” iPad Pros have 12 GB of RAM, despite only using 8 GB? 🤨 Editors’ note: Thanks to Elon’s Big Business Brain™, we now have to link to all the tweets X’s in this whole 🤬 thread, because Twitter X w…

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Changelog: Ship It! 106: Is Wasm the new Java?

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Danielle Lancashire is here to tell us how Fermyon cloud is built on top of nomad and EC2 and how they put it in a box with Kubernetes and WebAssembly. Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Neon – The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tie…

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Spark: For teens, everything old is cool again 54:08

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From coveting Walkmans to using point-and-shoot cameras, there's been a growing trend over the past few years of teens wanting multiple, single-purpose, un-connected devices. It's not all about the past, though. Captivating new AI character bots are helping teens practice socializing, and giving them novel ways of learning in the classroom too.…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 5/31/24: DC Lobbyist REVEALS Washington's Dirty Secrets - CounterPoints Friday 1:20:27

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Ryan and Emily are joined by Sam Geduldig and Brody Mullins to discuss how lobbying influences US policy. Brody Mullin's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Wolves-Street-Secret-History-Government/dp/1982120592 Sam Geduldig: https://cgcn.com/team-members/sam-geduldig/ Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (6:41) How Has Lobbying Changed? (19:29) How Do Special Intere…

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Bell Curve: Is Crypto Bipartisan Now? | Roundup 1:05:45

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In this episode, the guys debate whether Democrats can reverse course before the upcoming election. They also discuss the rise and fall of meme coins, despite Iggy Azalea's recent token launch. The conversation then shifts to the challenges facing Bitcoin's L2 development, OpenAI's legal battles over celebrity rights and employee NDAs, and Nvidia's…

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The Nation Podcasts: Strikes on Rafah, Long-Range Weapons in Ukraine, And A South Africa Election | American Prestige 45:04

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Danny and Derek are innocent, with news to boot. This week: in Gaza, Israeli bombs displaced Palestinians in tents (0:29) despite the ICJ ruling calling for a halt in that operation (4:36), global opinion on Palestine continues to shift (7:12), Egyptian-Israeli border clashes (13:59), and more; some developments regarding Iran’s nuclear program (18…

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: Christianity and the American Republic

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Guests: Miles Smith IV & Batya Ungar-Sargon Host Scot Bertram talks with: Miles Smith IV, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the relationship between church and state in the early American Republic and his new book Religion & Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War. And Batya Ungar-Sargon, opinions edi…

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Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning: Lost civilizations and the promise of new knowledge 52:59

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib discusses the idea of “lost civilizations,” the possibility that there were complex societies during the Pleistocene Ice Age. This topic recently rose to salience after a dialogue between writer Graham Hancock and archaeologist Flint Dibble on Joe Rogan’s podcast. Hancock is a longtime guest on Rogan’s…

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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté: UN Rapporteur accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinian women 45:01

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Click here for the full interview with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/un-rapporteur-accuses-israel-of-sexual?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's…

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Rockets, Astros, Coogs & Oilers Memories with Iconic Sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz 1:01:40

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Bleav Host Robert Land revisits a classic interview (from '16) with iconic Houston Post & Chronicle Sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz. Mickey remembers the early Astros, Colt 45's, Buffs, Oilers & Rockets days. He explains how he brought the Rockets to Houston, how Houston nearly stole another franchise before the Astros arrived & shares anecdotes abo…

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The Daily: Guilty 30:36

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Former President Donald J. Trump has become the first American president to be declared a felon. A Manhattan jury found that he had falsified business records to conceal a sex scandal that could have hindered his 2016 campaign for the White House. Jonah Bromwich, who has been covering the hush-money trial for The Times, was in the room. Guest: Jona…

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Ones and Tooze: EU Elections and the Far Right 40:07

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European Union elections in the coming week will likely see a surge in support for populist right-wing parties. Adam and Cameron discuss the economics of the EU parliament. Also on the show: What the UEFA Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid tells about Germany's Ruhr Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap…

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Plain English with Derek Thompson: Microplastics Are Everywhere. How Dangerous Are They? 46:27

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Plastic is a life-saving technology. Plastic medical equipment like disposable syringes and IV bags reduce deaths in hospitals. Plastic packaging keeps food fresh longer. Plastic parts in cars make cars lighter, which could make them less deadly in accidents. My bike helmet is plastic. My smoke detector is plastic. Safety gates for babies: plastic.…

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Bankless: ROLLUP: ETH Price Target | ETF Launch Date | Celebcoin Drama | Major New L2s 1:16:02

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Matter of Opinion: “If We Think There’s a Trump Cult Already …” 28:00

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With Lydia in South Africa covering their election, Ross out on parental leave and Michelle reporting from a saloon in Colorado, Carlos turns the mic over to his Times Opinion colleagues to respond to the news about Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in the New York hush-money trial. The columnists Michelle Goldberg and David French — who calls himself …

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Hard Fork: Google Eats Rocks + A Win for A.I. Interpretability + Safety Vibe Check 1:19:20

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This week, Google found itself in more turmoil, this time over its new AI Overviews feature and a trove of leaked internal documents. Then Josh Batson, a researcher at the A.I. startup Anthropic, joins us to explain how an experiment that made the chatbot Claude obsessed with the Golden Gate Bridge represents a major breakthrough in understanding h…

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The Ezra Klein Show: Your Mind Is Being Fracked 1:12:05

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The steady dings of notifications. The 40 tabs that greet you when you open your computer in the morning. The hundreds of unread emails, most of them spam, with subject lines pleading or screaming for you to click. Our attention is under assault these days, and most of us are familiar with the feeling that gives us — fractured, irritated, overwhelm…

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