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31 March 2023

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Shattered Glass

On this week's DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss Matt's upcoming book "Filthy Rich Politicians"...and having his car window smashed. Plus: Biden's innovative immigration plan; and can Chris Christie take down Trump? Play entire video

Can “Florida Man” Win?

On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis ask: Can DeSantis take Trump’s attacks? Plus: Are people moving to Florida to escape “wokeness”? Will an indictment hurt or help Trump? And did the 1980 “October Surprise” change the course of history?

To bail out or not to bail out?

Robert Wright and banking expert Richard Vague discuss the costs and benefits of the government’s decision to intervene in the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.

Debating DeSantis

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the Florida governor’s framing of the Ukraine War as a “territorial dispute”.

Fiery But Mostly Peaceful

On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis ask: What happened to Tucker Carlson? Plus: Scott Adams’ explanation/excuse; Is Trump back on top in the GOP primary?; Could Fox News lose Trumpists?; And did Biden do the right thing on the DC crime bill?

Psychoanalyzing ChatGPT

Robert Wright and psychologist Paul Bloom—author of the new book Psych—discuss current artificial intelligence programs and how they compare to the human mind.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Are Russiagaters moving the goalposts?

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Robert Wright and best-selling author David Corn debate the issue.

The Glenn Show

It’s not just about the tests

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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the existential challenge posed by racial disparities in test scores.

The DMZ

Ron DeSantis’s Ukraine Bet

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On this week’s DMZ, Bill Scher and Matt K. Lewis discuss the SVB bank crisis—is “wokeness” to blame? Plus: Should DeSantis copy Trump’s “America First” approach to Ukraine? And will we miss Mitch McConnell when he’s gone?

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Reckoning with the atomic bomb

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Robert Wright and Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man from the Future, discuss how John von Neumann handled the ethical questions arising from his work on the Manhattan project.

The Glenn Show

The Scott Adams controversy

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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams’s remarks about black people.

Nonzero (The Wright Show)

All sticks, no carrots

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Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus discuss the Biden administration’s approach to foreign policy.