20 July 2018
Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Matthew Lee (Inner City Press, Predatory Bender)
- Why Obama and Rouhani aren’t shaking hands just yet . 01:02
- The Syria debate that wasn’t . 03:58
- Did Samantha Power and John Kerry diss Iran? . 13:34
- Ban Ki-moon, America’s best friend . 25:10
- How the UN lets France do whatever it wants in Africa . 28:16
- Sri Lankan massacres and Congolese rapes . 33:14
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Recorded:Sep 24
Posted:Sep 25, 2013
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Worldwise | Sep 25, 2013 | Robert Wright & Matthew Lee
The DMZ
Open season on mocking the right
In light of Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest stunts, Bill Scher and Matt Lewis discuss why the right is so vulnerable to satire.
Culturally Determined
Should pundits quit psychoanalyzing Trump?
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Michael Tracey debate the question.
Culturally Determined
Down the QAnon rabbit hole
Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Will Sommer discuss the most popular right-wing conspiracy theory of the Trump era.
The Wright Show
Why does Trump like Putin so much?
In the wake of the leaders’ joint press conference, Robert Wright and Jacob Heilbrunn consider the possibilities.
MeaningofLife.tv
Try this at home
Philosopher Thomas Metzinger suggests using a hammer and a rubber glove to change your perception of your self.
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The wrong pick?
Matt Lewis argues that Trump erred by choosing Brett Kavanaugh instead of Amy Barrett for the Supreme Court.
MeaningofLife.tv
Are the deepest questions unanswerable?
Michael Shermer discusses his controversial Scientific American column on God, free will, and consciousness.
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Adult-film actress and activist Arabelle Raphael explains how the legal definition of “sex trafficking” is used to criminalize legal sex work.
MeaningofLife.tv
The “awakening universe”
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