17 October 2018
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White women as victims vs. white women as oppressors
Phoebe Maltz Bovy and Kat Rosenfield discuss how race and gender intersected in the aftermath of the Kavanaugh hearings.
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In this video:
- White feminism, women’s anger, and Taylor Swift
- Women as victims vs. women as oppressors
- The viral ukulele song about women’s (supposed) fears
- The men of the “Shitty Media Men” list start to speak out (and sue)
- Phoebe: #MeToo has been three different things, two good and one bad
- Debating the “Grievance Studies” academic hoax
- Recommendations for what to stream tonight
How to use an “implementation intention”
Psychologist John Bargh, author of Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do, describes a technique that helps you do hard-to-do things.
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Will conservative anger last until November?
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Republican momentum from the Kavanaugh hearings will bear out on Election Day.
Is what happens on Twitter real or fake?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Lauren Oyler, who recently wrote about social media’s effects in The Baffler.
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Costs now, possible benefits for our grandkids
Glenn Loury and climate scientist Patrick T. Brown discuss the difficulties in fighting climate change.
Buddhist wisdom for the Trump era
Robert Wright speaks with Lama Surya Das about trying to view the turbulent events of the day with equanimity.
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Not your typical job interview
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether the level of scrutiny faced by Brett Kavanaugh or Christine Blasey Ford is justified.
Reasons to believe Christine Blasey Ford
Phoebe Maltz Bovy and Kat Rosenfield discuss.
The hot new trend of being a homebody
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Kaitlyn Tiffany, who recently wrote about the “homebody economy” for Vox.
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Obama and Trump vs. “the blob”
Stephen Walt, author of the new book The Hell of Good Intentions, discusses the two presidents’ difficulties changing American foreign policy.
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An antidote to political tribalism: “lottocracy”
Philosopher Alex Guerrero argues that a system where politicians are selected by lottery from the general populace would heal America’s fractured politics.
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Who started the new Cold War?
Robert Wright and Peter Beinart discuss the roles of Russia and the US in raising tensions between them.
Culturally Determined
Kavanaugh the choir boy vs. Kavanaugh the party boy
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Cathy Young consider the two versions of the nominee.
Assessing a “social wealth fund”
