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Mar 13, 2012 — Conor Friedersdorf & Phoebe Connelly
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Friedersdorf

Conor and Phoebe kick things off by discussing Internet aggregation: what’s the fair way to attribute content that you discover through someone else? And what if that person isn’t a journalist? Phoebe, who is attending SXSW, shares her misgivings about a marketing company that is using homeless people to provide roving hotspots. Conor probes the question of obituaries: does a famous person’s personal life deserve mention? They close with the Rush Limbaugh controversy—instead of being forced to issue an apology, should public figures be pressured to submit to a debate?

Mar 13, 2012 — Robert Wright & Fadi Quran
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Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Mar 12, 2012 — Sarah Posner & Sarah Pulliam Bailey
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The Posner Show
On the Posner Show, Sarah and Sarah Pulliam Bailey discuss the Kony 2012 video and what it means for philanthropy and social media. How do evangelical women view Rush Limbaugh and the contraception coverage debate? Will they see it as a war on religion or a war on women? Pulliam Bailey predicts issues surrounding abortion and contraception will play a big role in the elections this fall—could this benefit the Democrats? Plus: Would Romney solve his problems with evangelicals by being more human?
Mar 12, 2012 — Robert Wright & JimM47
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Bob and Jim Morrison, aka JimM47, discuss the Bloggingheads comments system, which Jim has (pro bono!) helped to greatly improve. Jim also asks Bob some questions about the new Bloggingheads.
Mar 12, 2012 — Glenn Loury & Mark Kleiman
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The Glenn Show
Mark and Glenn start off by recalling Harvard’s Kennedy School in 1980s, where they both came to know James Q. Wilson. Mark says liberals got the crime question wrong, while Glenn urges that “crime” be placed in broad political perspective. Glenn asks why the US imprisons so many—could the answer be American democracy? Glenn and Mark argue the merits of the new parole supervision policy reflected in Project HOPE. They close with a heated debate on crime, human nature, and Wilson’s legacy.
Mar 11, 2012 — Michael Brendan Dougherty & Peter Suderman
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Washington Squares
On Washington Squares, Michael asks Peter about the place of video games in our culture in light of the release of Mass Effect 3. Are video games art? The conversation then moves on to the weird emptiness of the HBO film Game Change and whether political consultants are now the primary vehicle through which we get our history. Next, Peter and Michael discuss Mitt Romney’s strange lack of policy substance. Michael finishes by finding the brighter side of Romney’s soulless consultant-style approach to governance.    
Mar 9, 2012 — Robert Wright & William Broad
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Nonzero (The Wright Show)
Mar 8, 2012 — Conn Carroll & Guy Benson
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Pros & Conn
On this week’s Pros and Conn, Guy analyzes the Super Tuesday results, explains why Romney will be the nominee, and argues that the primary is making Mitt a stronger general-election candidate. Guy also reveals his VP predictions, and Conn makes the case for a Romney-Ryan ticket.  
Mar 7, 2012 — Bill Scher & Matt K. Lewis
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The Week in Blog
Under consideration on TWiB: Will Romney need to pick Rand Paul or Rick Santorum as VP to secure a majority of the delegates? Is the Republican Party fracturing along demographic lines? Why is Rush Limbaugh feeling pressure all of a sudden? Why don’t Republicans just drop the contraception issue? And Matt’s call for civility receives a less-than-civil response.  
Mar 7, 2012 — Matthew Duss & Meir Javedanfar
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Foreign Entanglements
On Foreign Entanglements, Matt and Meir discuss the real winners in Iran’s parliamentary elections, and how Ahmadinejad got in trouble with the country’s religious authorities. Could anything persuade the Supreme Leader to change course? Meir corrects assumptions about Iranian “apocalypticism,” and argues that Obama and Netanyahu are playing a good cop/bad cop routine. Finally, is a Middle East free of nuclear weapons an attainable goal?

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