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27 October 2018

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Recorded:Sep 10    Posted:Sep 15, 2009
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Free Will | Sep 15, 2009 | Will Wilkinson & Kay Hymowitz

MeaningofLife.tv

Impersonating your way to the real you

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Amy Alkon, advice columnist and author of the book Unf*ckology, explains a technique for embodying psychological change.

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The DMZ

Weighing both sides of “both-siderism”

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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate the differences between left- and right-wing political rhetoric and violence.

MeaningofLife.tv

“I don’t think there’s a universe”

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On the first episode of Mind-Body Problems, Deepak Chopra tries to convince John Horgan that reality is a “species-specific experience.”

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Trump and MBS

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Shadi Hamid and Gregory Gause discuss the Trump administration’s relationship with the Saudi Crown Prince.

MeaningofLife.tv

Did reality TV remake reality?

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade and Max Read discuss the connection between the recent Trump-Kanye summit, reality television, and mental illness.

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The Wright Show

The coalition of the “left behind”

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John B. Judis, author of the new book The Nationalist Revival: Trade, Immigration, and the Revolt Against Globalization, describes the Americans who have embraced Trump’s strident nationalism.

The Wright Show

The desire for a loathsome enemy

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Robert Wright speaks with Sally Kohn, author of the new book The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity, about how we view our political adversaries.

The Glenn Show

Two megalomaniacs, or something more?

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Glenn Loury and John McWhorter debate the significance of Kanye West’s visit to the White House.

The DMZ

Has the “blue wave” already crested?

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Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate whether Democrats still have a chance to win in November.

Culturally Determined

Politainment

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade and David Ottlinger discuss what is lost when politics merges with entertainment.