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Parrot Room: Parrot Pressured by Sinister Forces
Listen now | Mickey achieves his highest score in years—unfortunately it’s on a blood pressure test. Bob chooses Mickey over Raphael Warnock—big mistake. Are politicians more impressive when talking to donors? What does Peter Thiel think anyway?—Part II. Is Thiel more enigmatic…
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Earthling: Do Americans support war with China over Taiwan?
Plus: Lab-grown proto-humans, space economy booms, why recent bipartisanship could be a bad sign, and more.
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Salman Rushdie and the Clash of Civilizations
The 1989 fatwa against him helped trigger a debate that looks different in the rear view mirror
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The Case for Shorttermism
Concern for generations unborn is laudable and right, but is it really a pre-requisite for saving the world?
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Parrot Room: You Were Working as a Parrot in a Cocktail Bar
Listen now | Bob’s terrifying new look. Is a winning third party possible? Here’s one guy who could pull it off. The difference between Joe Rogan and…
Aug 6
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Earthling: Nuclear warnings week
Plus: Poacher-hunting AI, Ukraine viewed from China, one weird trick to promote human rights, and more.
Aug 5
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How the war in Ukraine could lead to war in Taiwan
A wartime psychology knows no bounds.
Aug 3
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Earthling: Russian Foreign Minister schools US leaders in political theory
Plus: Chess robot attacks child; more Manchin whiplash; Is Biden Trump 2.0?; etc.
Jul 29
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Polarization in the Post-Blog Age (cont'd)
Listen now (84 min) | Jonah Goldberg on the causes and consequences of tribalized discourse
Jul 27
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Parrot Room: We Got the Moves like Biden
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Jul 23
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Earthling: Joe Manchin’s dual threat to global cooperation
Plus: Forever War amps up; iconic insect endangered; Saudi fist bump pseudo-scandal; etc.
Jul 22
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How the Ukraine War Could End... Or Escalate
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