Ep. 47: I am a murderino
On today's podcast, an ode to my favorite podcast, My Favorite Murder .
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Ep. 46: The beautiful fiction of Disneyland
I've been to Disneyland more than 20 times since the presidential election last Novmeber. And, through the cotton-candy haze, I have formed a theory to answer for my obsession — one that I think extrapolates to a broader American problem.
Ep. 45: There's never been a better time to watch 'Dirty Dancing'
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the film is far more politically radical than you remember
Ep. 44: I already miss the Chicago Cubs' curse
Sports curses are wonderful — until they're broken
Ep. 43: How Kellyanne Conway became the greatest spin doctor in modern American history
How does she do it? Let's examine cool girling, ice queening, and more of Conway's go-to strategies.
Ep. 42: 'The health-care maze' #2: Why fixing American healthcare is easy
In the second and final part of our two-part podcast series on the health-care maze, national correspondent Ryan Cooper shares lessons from a feel-good story about health insurance. For more, visit theweek.com/podcasts.
Ep. 41: 'The health-care maze' #1: This is how American health care kills people
In the first of a two-part series, The Week 's national correspondent Ryan Cooper shares a harrowing allegory of America's hideously complicated health-care system: Matthew Stewart thought he had good insurance. Then he started vomiting blood. For more, visit theweek.com/podcasts
Ep. 40: The sheer terror of being alone with our thoughts
We spend much of our lives trying to flee the inescapable fact of our own finitude — and it's much easier to do so amid a swarm of buzzing distractions
Ep. 39: Falling in love with March Madness
Here's the thing about college sports: They suck you in with feelings instead of flash
Ep. 38: A love letter to my gynecologist
Thank you for being a friend
Ep. 37: How to fix the Supreme Court
Supreme Court justices shouldn't serve for life. They should each get 18 years.
Ep. 36: Death to corporate business-speak!
Integrate this best practice into your vertical: Speak English!
Ep. 35: Reading 1984 in the age of Trump
The definition of "power" in America today is best encapsulated by a sentence written 70 years ago
Ep. 34: Why we should all be having sex with robots
I, for one, welcome these amorous androids
Ep. 33: Why reality might stand a chance against Trump
Here's why the Trump White House can't just create an alternate universe in which everything he does is a success.
Ep. 32: Sherlock's bizarrely self-aware problem with women
How the series keeps dutifully confessing it has a woman problem — without ever quite fixing it
Ep. 31: Why it may be impossible to raise 'free range kids'
The decline of the American neighborhood has inhibited our ability to instill self-reliance in our children
Ep. 30 The strange serenity of Barack Obama
He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can
Ep. 29: The scientific reason you should be watching Planet Earth
If, according to science, awe is good for your health, then you really need some Planet Earth in your life.
Ep. 28: American Pravda: How Donald Trump could sovietize the media
In this episode, writer Jeva Lange turns to Russia to explain how a free press dies.
Ep. 27: In defense of family dinner
Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain.
Ep. 26: How I learned to love maternity clothes
I will never wear pants with a waistline again
Ep. 25: The case for pardoning Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning
Snowden needs to be allowed to escape Russia, and Manning has suffered enough.
Ep. 24: America's parallel universes
An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.
Ep. 23: America's grim bargain on guns
Considering the costs we accept as the price for guns
Ep. 22: Four annoying sounds you need to stop making
You need to stop making these noises — From "shhh" to uptalk — even if you don't realize it.
21: Why would a young person today be religious?
One of religion's main appeals is its claim to a coherent account of the universe. But that might be too simplistic for our pluralistic age.
Ep. 20: The tyranny of campaign signs
If you still have a campaign ad stuck in your lawn, throw it away immediately
Ep. 19: No president can unify our hopelessly divided country
Presidents have a habit of promising to bring Democrats and Republicans together. They try and they fail. But we shouldn't expect them to succeed, because it isn't their job.
Ep. 18: Legalize heroin
America has a heroin epidemic. The solution is simple: Legalize heroin.