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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Andrew Bacevich (Quincy Institute, Boston University)

Glenn Loury speaks with John Wood of Braver Angels, which seeks to combat political polarization.

Bill Scher and Matt Lewis debate.

Robert Wright speaks with Rutger Bregman, author of the new book Humankind: A Hopeful History.

Robert Gressis speaks with Douglas Edwards, author of the new book Philosophy Smackdown, about the different layers of reality in professional wrestling.

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter consider Woodrow Wilson, Robert E. Lee, and John C. Calhoun.

Robert Wright and Mickey Kaus speculate on what could happen after Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest.

Nikita Petrov explains the strange phenomenon to John Horgan.

Bill Scher critiques the current conservation about Wilson and race.

Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy speak with Leigh Stein, author of the new satirical novel Self Care, about anti-racism as self-improvement.

Robert Wright speaks with Sarah Posner, author of the new book Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump, who argues that race was more important than abortion in bringing evangelicals into politics.

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