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Nov 27, 2017 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss how the outcome of the Virginia gubernatorial election will influence Democratic strategy in the state. Plus: America’s Governor?

Nov 23, 2017 — &
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Culturally Determined

Writer Christa Blackmon explains why jokes made at Trump’s expense aren’t necessarily politically subversive.

Nov 22, 2017 — &
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Robert Wright and philosopher Shaun Nichols discuss why people intuitively believe in free will.

Nov 22, 2017 — &
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Historian Thomas Knock, author of The Rise of a Prairie Statesman, discusses George McGovern’s insight into the political conditions of South Vietnam. Plus: McGovern as the “first bleeding heart liberal“.

Nov 21, 2017 — &
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John McWhorter describes the tedium of being a black intellectual in a time of race-centric politics. Plus: Has there been progress since Jim Crow?

Nov 21, 2017 — &
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Scholar of religion Michael Jerryson on what happens when Buddhism and politics mix. Plus: The Buddhists who hate.

Nov 20, 2017 — &
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Mark O’Connell, author of To Be a Machine, discusses Silicon Valley’s inordinate interest in immortality. PlusSelf-made cyborgs.

Nov 19, 2017 — &
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Daniel Kaufman questions Hegel on art’s inherent purpose.Plus: What art tells us.

Nov 18, 2017 — &
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Nonzero (The Wright Show)

Robert Wright and historian Craig Harline, author of A World Ablaze, discuss how Luther’s chronic remorse fostered the doctrine of salvation through faith. Plus: Protestantism celebrates its 500th anniversary.

Nov 17, 2017 — &
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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis weigh the senator’s political options.

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