Ep. 17: Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn't make them moral monsters.
I am not a fascist. I am not a communist. I just disagree with you.
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Episodes
Ep. 16: The silver lining of Trump
Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a boorish, megalomaniacal ignoramus sporting the worst bouffant in the Western hemisphere. But he also represents something rare: truth in advertising.
Ep. 15: Why I sent my underage son to Las Vegas to get a giant tattoo
Trading tattoos for grades? Yup, guilty.
Ep. 14: Why the government should regulate baby names
Ban dumb baby names!
Ep. 13: Why you should binge-watch Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher is not just the star of your grandmother's favorite show. She is a phenomenon.
Ep. 12: Democracy vs. the mob
On the dark side of democracy
Ep. 11: America is losing its longest war
What was it all for?
Ep. 10: The frolicsome sex appeal of Channing Tatum
Tatum's next role is a mermaid. Nothing could be more perfect.
Ep. 9: Anxious about the world? Watch a dark TV show.
On House of Cards , Shakespeare, and the release of catharsis
Ep. 8: Stop telling me to get excited about Hillary Clinton
I'm a progressive millennial feminist — and no, I'm still not ready for Hillary the Hawk
Ep. 7: Revenge of the ghostwriters
The 2016 race has seen a flood of ghostwriters and speechwriters peeking out from behind the curtain to remind us of their existence — and that these are not your politician's words
Ep. 6: 4 classic Sesame Street moments we wouldn't show today's kids
Kermit the frog used to be a real jerk
Ep. 5: The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America
An audio picture of what the country was like when Hillary Clinton was growing up.
Ep. 4: How the GOP burned a generation of political talent
The Republican Party burned its bench in 2016. There's a better way to run primaries.
Ep. 3: Why the national park is the best idea America ever had
America's greatest innovation might be preservation
Ep. 2: Why a college degree isn't worth what it once was
New data suggests a degree is no longer an automatic ticket to the good life
Ep. 1: How killer robots will save us all
Autonomous robots might sound scary, but in the future, they could actually prevent a lot of unnecessary deaths
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