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News & Politics Podcasts
Your audio guide to thought-provoking arguments on a variety of topics, from perspectives left, right, and center. These smart, concise podcasts pack big ideas into a short amount of time and promise to challenge, inspire, and get you thinking about a range of points of view that you may or may not agree with.
Location:
United States
Description:
Your audio guide to thought-provoking arguments on a variety of topics, from perspectives left, right, and center. These smart, concise podcasts pack big ideas into a short amount of time and promise to challenge, inspire, and get you thinking about a range of points of view that you may or may not agree with.
Twitter:
@TheWeek
Language:
English
Website:
http://theweek.com/audio?page=2
Episodes
Ep. 77: What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom
12/12/2017
We live in an age in which audiences simply reject a filmmaker's explanation of what happens in his movie.
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Duration:00:06:03
Ep. 76: A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays
12/5/2017
Christmas isn't always merry. Here's how to deal with grief over the holidays.
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Duration:00:06:02
Ep. 75: Can liberal podcasters dethrone Limbaugh & Co.?
11/28/2017
The left has found the perfect medium for its message.
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Duration:00:06:54
Ep. 74: Thanksgiving is awesome!
11/21/2017
A Frenchman's ode to this quintessential American holiday.
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Duration:00:05:55
Ep. 73: Has Generation X lost its chance to occupy the White House?
11/14/2017
The generation charmingly called "America's neglected middle child" could save Washington ... if we hurry.
Duration:00:06:55
Ep. 72: What America lost when it ended the draft
11/7/2017
Nothing builds social cohesion like a call for shared sacrifice.
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Duration:00:07:10
Ep. 71: Why scary books are better than scary movies
10/31/2017
The things we imagine can often be scarier than anything seen on screen.
Duration:00:06:03
Ep. 70: A definitive, absolutely correct, unquestionable ranking of the months of the year
10/24/2017
October is the best month of the year. If you disagree, you are wrong.
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Duration:00:07:00
Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns
10/17/2017
The Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists.
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Duration:00:06:37
Ep. 68: The wild card game is killing baseball
10/10/2017
Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem.
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Duration:00:06:49
Ep. 67: Why immigration in Canada is less divisive than in the U.S.
10/3/2017
Canada has constructed a workable liberal nationalism in the age of mass-migration and populist backlash. Can America learn from it?
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Duration:00:06:53
Ep. 66: Against autumn creep
9/26/2017
There's a season for everything, so chill out with those pumpkins.
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Duration:00:06:43
Ep. 65: How today's female politicians became modern heroines
9/19/2017
The rise of the political she-ro.
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Duration:00:07:15
Ep. 64: America's bus system is broken
9/12/2017
It's the poor who will suffer most when bus travel is neglected.
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Duration:00:06:54
Ep. 63: Why 'Frasier' is the best show to sleep to
9/5/2017
This episode is dedicated to all the insomniacs out there. That inky swamp of panic you live in? Banished by Kelsey Grammer's soothing voice and plush neuroses.
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Duration:00:06:59
Ep. 62: Against a guaranteed jobs program
8/29/2017
During the Great Depression, the government created thousands of jobs for the unemployed. James Pethokoukis explains why that would never work today.
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Duration:00:06:42
Ep. 61: Why 'freedom of speech' is a cartoonish fantasy
8/22/2017
Free speech absolutists are ignoring history.
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Duration:00:06:53
Ep. 60: President Trump and the perils of unchecked executive power
8/15/2017
How Trump exposes a dangerous problem at the heart of American government.
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Duration:00:05:24
Ep. 59: The fall of America
8/8/2017
America has become a lost, exhausted superpower. And it may well get much, much worse.
Duration:00:07:07
Ep. 58: Make government simple again
8/1/2017
Stressing out over paperwork is one of the signature features of modern life. Sometimes it's necessary — like when you're buying a car. But a lot of it, especially anything connected with government programs, could easily be avoided.
Duration:00:05:57