Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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Tracks the podcasts to which Steve Randy Waldman is subscribed by RSS, to avoid siloing subscriptions in some single app.
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Enjoy the archives of this retired series featuring legendary technology columnist Walt Mossberg and The Verge’s editor-in-chief Nilay Patel. The series finale aired on June 13, 2017, shortly before Walt’s well-deserved retirement. For more on what’s happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.
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The director’s commentary track for Daring Fireball. Long digressions on Apple, technology, design, movies, and more.
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Why the TikTok ban won't solve the US's online privacy problems
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Today, we’re talking about the brand-new TikTok ban — and how years of Congressional inaction on a federal privacy law helped lead us to this moment of apparent national panic about algorithmic social media. This is a thorny discussion, and to help break it all down, I invited Verge senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner on the show. Lauren has been …
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Decoder with Nilay Patel: Why the TikTok ban won't solve the US's online privacy problems
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Today, we’re talking about the brand-new TikTok ban — and how years of Congressional inaction on a federal privacy law helped lead us to this moment of apparent national panic about algorithmic social media. This is a thorny discussion, and to help break it all down, I invited Verge senior policy reporter Lauren Feiner on the show. Lauren has been …
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Discord CEO Jason Citron makes the case for a smaller, more private internet
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Today, I’m talking to Jason Citron, the co-founder and CEO of Discord, the gaming-focused voice and chat app. You might think Discord is just something Slack for gamers, but over time, it has become much more important than that. For a growing mix of mostly young, very online users steeped in gaming culture, fandom, and other niche communities, Dis…
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Village Global Podcast: How to Nail Product-Market Fit and Scale a B2B Company with Thejo Kote of Airbase
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Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Casnocha. Thejo is a two-time founder and CEO. His current company, Airbase, is a spend management platform serving companies with 100 and 5,000 employees like Coda, 15Five, Front, Marqueta, CaptivateIQ, Abnormal, and more. Airbase has raised over $200 million, has tens of millions in ARR, and is con…
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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 4/25/24: TikTok Vs Cable Israel Divide, Biden Says War Funding Equals Peace, Bibi Says Campus Protests Are 1930s Germany, Texas Arrests Journo At Protest, Stabbed ...
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Krystal and Saagar discuss the TikTok vs Cable Israel divide, Biden says war funding will bring peace, Bibi compares protests to 1930s Germany, Texas arrests journalists on campus, stabbed in the eye hoax debunked, Republicans fight for abortion ban at SCOTUS, Israel Rafah invasion imminent, 1968 deja vu with protests, RFK campaign, and more! To be…
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Bad Faith: Episode 366 - A Progressive Vision for a Post-Neoliberal World (w/ Bill Mitchell)
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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Bill Mitchell, professor of economics at the University of Newcastle and the man who coined the term Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), joins Bad Faith to explain how liberals failed to resist the rise of neoliberalism, how conserva…
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Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson: (Preview) TikTok and the E-Commerce Giants, The FTC Moves to Ban Noncompete Agreements, 'Bluey' and Streaming Leverage
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Why TikTok makes more sense for Wal-Mart and Amazon than Oracle and Microsoft, and the FTC's ban on noncompete agreements prompts reflections noncompetes in Silicon Valley and the decline of trust across society. At the end: A question about Bluey and purchasing power for streamers, and an update on Drake's AI freestyle. To email the show: email@sh…
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The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss President Biden signing the TikTok ban bill, Apple's May 7th iPad event, Tesla's flop era, and more. Further reading: Senate passes TikTok ban bill, sending it to President Biden’s desk Biden signs TikTok ‘ban’ bill into law, starting the clock for ByteDance to divest it Rabbit R1 hands-…
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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Garamond
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The Daily: The Crackdown on Student Protesters
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Columbia University has become the epicenter of a growing showdown between student protesters, college administrators and Congress over the war in Gaza and the limits of free speech. Nicholas Fandos, who covers New York politics and government for The Times, walks us through the intense week at the university. And Isabella Ramírez, the editor in ch…
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Trending In Ed: Building a Podcast Network for Academics with Marshall Poe
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In this episode, we hear from Marshall Poe, founder and editor of the New Books Network, a podcasting network unlocking expertise and expanding access to learning. As a former Russian historian, Marshall recognized the gap between what experts know and what the public understands. He saw podcasting as a way to bridge this divide. The New Books Netw…
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The Nation Podcasts: The Religious Foundations of Transhumanism with Meghan O’Gieblyn | Tech Won't Save Us
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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Meghan O’Gieblyn to discuss parallels between transhumanism and Christian narratives of resurrection, despite the fact many transhumanists identify as staunch atheists. Meghan O’Gieblyn is an advice columnist at Wired and the author of God, Human, Animal, Machine. Advertising Inquiries:…
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Odd Lots: Here's Who's Winning the Global Fight for AI Talent
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AI is all the rage right now. There are billions of dollars now flowing into the space, with large and small companies all competing to create the next big thing. But in addition to lots of money, building new AI models requires top-tier researchers. So, who's attracting the best? And what does it take to be considered top talent in AI anyway? On t…
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Infinite Loops: Arjun Khemani — The Hunt for Better Problems (EP. 213)
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Arjun Khemani is a 17-year-old writer and podcaster who dropped out of high school to help lead support at Airchat, the social network co-founded by Naval Ravikant. As the host of the Arjun Khemani podcast, Arjun has spoken to a wide range of guests including David Deutsch, David Perell and Naval Ravikant. His Substack, Progress Good, “serves as a …
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Tech Won't Save Us: The Religious Foundations of Transhumanism w/ Meghan O’Gieblyn
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Paris Marx is joined by Meghan O’Gieblyn to discuss parallels between transhumanism and Christian narratives of resurrection, despite the fact many transhumanists identify as staunch atheists. Meghan O’Gieblyn is an advice columnist at Wired and the author of God, Human, Animal, Machine. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its…
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The Rachman Review: US aid package offers fresh hope to Ukraine
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Outgunned and outmanned, Ukraine has been forced to cede territory to Russia in recent months. Now it has been thrown a lifeline with the latest US military aid package. How much difference will this make and can Ukraine still hope to win the war? Gideon puts these questions to the FT’s Christopher Miller, recently back from the frontline. Clips: S…
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Death Panel: A Killing Peace w/ Rasha Abdulhadi (Part Two) (04/25/24)
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Part Two of our discussion with Rasha Abdulhadi about the last six months in the escalation of genocidal violence against the people of Palestine, what has and hasn’t changed since the last time Rasha spoke with us on October 13th, and why appeals to “peace” are not the same as calls for liberation.This is part two of our conversation with Rasha. Y…
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The Rest Is Money: 52. When privatisation fails: Why is the water industry drowning in debt?
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How did Thames Water end up with so much debt? Do borrowing water companies serve only to pay their investors? Is this the start of a financial catastrophe? Join Steph and Robert in this deep dive into the water industry as they answer all these questions and more. Sign up to our newsletter to get more stories from the world of business and finance…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: PREVIEW: Abortion Gaslighting is Back at SCOTUS
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Listen to a preview of this urgent extra episode of Amicus. The full episode is available to our Slate Plus members. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive SCOTUS analysis and weekly extended episodes of Amicus, but you’ll also access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. S…
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Joe Biden's uncle mostly likely wasn't eaten by cannibals, but he could have been, which is more than some members of the public can swallow. Germany resumes UNRWA funding after a UN investigation. And a legal breakdown with Tyler McBrien, managing editor of Lawfare, who has a seat inside the courtroom for the Trump trial into hush money payments a…
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The Bulwark Podcast: Olivia Nuzzi and Dana Mattioli: A Deflated Trump
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The one-time most powerful man in the world is now being told when to sit, when to stand, and what he's permitted to say. Scenes from the New York courthouse, with Olivia Nuzzi. Plus, Dana Mattioli discusses her book on Amazon, a modern-day Standard Oil, with huge power across numerous industries—but which is also on the outs in DC. show notes: Dan…
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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson
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Volts: Rising electricity demand requires new gas plants? Not so fast.
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What’s the best way to handle rising US electricity demand? Contrary to what some large utilities and regulators think, it’s not building new fossil gas plants. In this episode, Eric Gimon and Michelle Solomon, coauthors of a new report from policy shop Energy Innovation, make the case that utilities have more effective options to address both shor…
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Practical AI: Machine Learning, Data Science: Mamba & Jamba
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First there was Mamba… now there is Jamba from AI21. This is a model that combines the best non-transformer goodness of Mamba with good ‘ol attention layers. This results in a highly performant and efficient model that AI21 has open sourced! We hear all about it (along with a variety of other LLM things) from AI21’s co-founder Yoav. Leave us a comm…
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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 4/24/24: McConnell Blames Tucker For Ukraine Skepticism, Jon Stewart Unloads On Media's Trump Trial Coverage, Hezbollah Massive Israel Strikes, UN Horrified By ...
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Ryan and Emily discuss McConnell attacking Tucker Carlson for causing Ukraine skepticism, Jon Stewart unloads on media for Trump trial coverage, Hezbollah deepest strike in Israel yet, UN chief horrified by Gaza mass graves, FTC bans non-competes, Dem Senator calls out Biden over corporate courts, and a Columbia student joins live from the Gaza sol…
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Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning: Eric Cline: After 1177 B.C.
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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to George Washington University archaeologist Eric Cline. The author of 1177 B.C. - The Year Civilization Collapsed, Cline has a new book out, After 1177 B.C. - The Survival of Civilizations. While 1177 B.C. closed with the end of the first global civilization, that of the Eastern Mediterranean a…
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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the basic theological precepts of 1 and 2 Samuel before introducing Justin Jackson, professor of English at Hillsdale College. First and Second Samuel tell the story of Saul and David, Israel’s first two kings. These Old Testament books depict the importance …
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"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg: Wealth Distribution, Fixing Healthcare, and UBI
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In today's episode, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg answer listeners' questions in rapid fire format, over topics such as the global reserve currency, fair taxation, wealth redistribution, education reform, healthcare, US manufacturing, how to revitalize cities, and more. Thanks to all our listeners who continue to write in with big meaty questions! …
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Changelog Interviews: Run Gleam run
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This week we’re joined by Louis Pilfold, the creator of the Gleam programming language. For the uninitiated, Gleam is a functional programming language for building type-safe systems that compiles to Erlang and JavaScript and it’s written in Rust. We discuss the inspiration and development of Gleam, how it compares to other languages, where it shin…
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Bell Curve: Crypto's Multichain Masterplan | S7 E8
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Season 7 | Episode 8 In this wrap-up episode of Season 7, Mike and Hart dive deep into the multichain endgame of crypto. They discuss how the user and developer experience might evolve in a multichain future, the role of ZK tech in enabling interoperability, and the importance of standardization across chains. They explore the potential for L1 asse…
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Big Technology Podcast: Apple's AI Play — With M.G. Siegler
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M.G. Siegler is a venture partner at GV, formerly google ventures, and the author of Spyglass. He joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss what Apple may have cooking for its AI-themed WWDC event in June. We discuss what Apple may do on the consumer front, including how much of iOS it's willing to change in service of AI features. And then we dig in…
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The Daily: Is $60 Billion Enough to Save Ukraine?
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Lawmakers approved a giant new tranche of support for Ukraine late last night after a tortured passage through the U.S. Congress, where it was nearly derailed by right-wing resistance in the House. Marc Santora, a Times reporter in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, explains what effect the money could have, given Ukraine’s increasing desperation on the batt…
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Bankless: Tech Acceleration vs Deceleration: e/acc vs. d/acc debate | Erik Torenberg & Haseeb Qureshi
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Erik Torenburg and Haseeb Quereshi join us for today's debate. Should we accelerate or decelerate our tech progress? How about when it comes to something as powerful as AI? This is not just a debate in tech circles - this is a political debate that poised to define the next decade. We’ve had leaders from both sides of the debate on the podcast - ep…
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Otherppl with Brad Listi: How to Structure a Novel
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A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to structure a novel. My guest is Mark Cecil, author of the debut novel Bunyan and Henry, available from Pantheon Books. Cecil is the host of The Thoughtful Bro podcast, for which he conducts interviews with an eclectic roster of award-winning and breakout storytellers. Formerly a journalist for Reuters, he is H…
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The Nation Podcasts: A Better Two-State Solution—Plus, the UAW's Victory | Start Making Sense
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Transforming the two-state solution for Palestine and Israel to meet today’s realities: a federation, something like the European Union. That’s the project of the visionary group A Land for All. May Pundak, co-executive director, explains. Also: History was made last Friday in Chattanooga, when workers at Volkswagen’s factory there voted to join th…
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Factually! with Adam Conover: Why Isn’t the Left Winning? with Bhaskar Sunkara
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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FACTUALLY and get on your way to being your best self. The term "socialism" has gained prominence in today's political discourse, yet it hasn't fully entered the political mainstream apart from moments like the Occupy Wall Street movement or Bernie Sanders' 2016 pr…
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Pod Save the World: Gaza Protests Roil College Campuses
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Ben and Tommy discuss the House approving $26 billion in military aid to Israel despite strikes on Rafah and a continuously deteriorating humanitarian situation, the resignation of Israel’s intelligence chief, a report concluding that there’s no evidence for UNRWA having broad terrorist ties, and student protests over the war in Gaza at American un…
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The MMT Podcast with Patricia Pino & Christian Reilly: #186 Phil Armstrong: MMT & Austrian Economics (part 1)
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Part 1: Christian talks to Dr Phil Armstrong about his recent paper: “History and origin of money in MMT and Austrian Economics: The difference methodology makes?” Full conversation available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95846517?pr=true Please help sustain this podcast! Patrons get early access to all episodes and patron-only episodes: http…
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99% Invisible: 579- Towers of Silence
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Situated right in downtown Mumbai, India is an area of about 55 acres of dense, overgrown forest. In one of the most populous cities in the world, this is a place where peacocks roam freely -- a space out of time. This forest is protected by a religious community. It has survived in a relatively undeveloped state in the middle of this gargantuan ci…
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Serious Trouble: If You Voir Something, Dire Something
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The trial has begun! Judge Juan Merchan seated 12 jurors and 6 alternates in three days of voir dire. We discuss the pace of jury selection and complicating factors (that strong opinions about this defendant are common and often expressed on social media), plus: Ken discusses his philosophy of choosing a jury as a defense lawyer, why it’s more of a…
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The Gist: Immigration: A Story Both Inspiring And Whack
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Ray Suarez is here to talk history, policy, and personal journeys as he discusses his book, “WE ARE HOME: Becoming American in the 21st Century: An Oral History.” Plus, Binghamton NY's "Smoke Outside the Binghamton Police Station” does not go particularly well for all those who actually smoked outside the Binghamton Police Station. Produced by Joel…
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The 3 Musketeers return! Filippo Valsorda, Roland Shoemaker & Nicola Murino continue their deep-dive conversation with Natalie about Go’s crypto libraries. Also listen to Part 1 and Part 2! Leave us a comment Changelog++ members save 9 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: FireHydrant – The alerting and …
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Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, sits down with guests of the College to talk about topics of enduring relevance. In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews psychologist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist. The two discuss McGilchrist’s work on the divided brain and how it relates to man’…
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The Bulwark Podcast: Frank Bruni: The Age of Grievance
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Tocqueville noted that Americans forever brood over advantages they do not possess, but now our grievance culture has run amok. From the aggrieved-in-chief, Trump, who just can't catch a break, to the social justice warriors who apply the same lens to every situation, we're losing the line between what is righteous and what is bratty. Frank Bruni j…
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