20 June 2018
Heather Hurlburt (New America) and Daniel Drezner (PostEverything, The System Worked, The Ideas Industry)
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Recorded:Apr 17
Posted:Apr 17, 2017
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Culturally Determined
The double-edged sword of looking at bodies on Instagram
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Amanda Mull, author of the recent essay “Body Positivity Is a Scam,” about how the social network can shape one’s self-image.
The Wright Show
Critiquing media coverage of Israel/Palestine
Omar Baddar of the Arab American Institute outlines which media outlets do a good job at illuminating the Palestinian perspective.
MeaningofLife.tv
Einstein and the speed of light
Robert Wright speaks with Jim Holt, author of the new book When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought, about how Einstein conceived his relativity theories.
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Milquetoast partisanship on North Korea
Bill Scher and Matt Lewis make sense of partisan reactions to Trump’s summit with Kim Jong Un.
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Culture of personality
Stephen Asma, author of the new book Why We Need Religion, and Rami Gabriel discuss the possible evolutionary origins behind Donald Trump’s demeanor and popularity.
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Rethinking cultural appropriation
Fashion journalist Connie Wang explains how her thoughts about cultural appropriation have changed.
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Why haven’t we heard from any space aliens?
Adam Frank, author of the new book Light of the Stars: Alien Worlds and the Fate of the Earth, speculates that climate change may be the “great filter” that stops extraterrestrial civilizations from reaching maturity.
Play this clip on MeaningofLife.tvThe Glenn Show
What is the “black experience”?
Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss whether John’s upbringing disqualifies him from speaking on blackness in America.
The Wright Show
Jews vs. Muslims or Jews vs. Arabs?
Robert Wright speaks with Wajahat Ali, who wrote a controversial Atlantic article on visiting the West Bank, about how the Israeli/Palestinian conflict is framed.
MeaningofLife.tv
Less politics, more Hail Marys
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