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Episodes (129)
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EP 116. MONEY! FREE MONEY FOR ALL!
EP 116. MONEY! FREE MONEY FOR ALL!
Published: 3 Mar 2018 Duration: 01:08:28Why is politics so partisan? Why is policy so dull? Why is the Left so bereft? And why isn't the government dropping cash out of helicopters? One man who thinks it should is the rockstar writer Rutger Bregman, a baby-faced Dutchman... Read more →Why is politics so partisan? Why is policy so dull? Why is the Left so bereft? And why isn't the government dropping cash out of helicopters? One man who thinks it should is the rockstar writer Rutger Bregman, a baby-faced Dutchman... Read more →
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EP. 115 WENDY HARMER & RACHEL CORBETT
EP. 115 WENDY HARMER & RACHEL CORBETT
Published: 25 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:03:47Has #MeToo gone too far? Are we encouraging young women to be victims? In front of a live audience, two of Australia’s most successful women from different generations discuss sexual harassment. Political sex scandals. A red-faced ... Read more →Has #MeToo gone too far? Are we encouraging young women to be victims? In front of a live audience, two of Australia’s most successful women from different generations discuss sexual harassment. Political sex scandals. A red-faced ... Read more →
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EP 114. GUNS IN AMERICA
EP 114. GUNS IN AMERICA
Published: 17 Feb 2018 Duration: 58:45Every time there's a mass shooting in America, Josh considers recording this monologue and then shies away. But in the wake of the second-deadliest shooting at a public school in US history, Josh ditches our regular episode to brin... Read more →Every time there's a mass shooting in America, Josh considers recording this monologue and then shies away. But in the wake of the second-deadliest shooting at a public school in US history, Josh ditches our regular episode to brin... Read more →
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EP 113. ARTIFICIAL MEAT
EP 113. ARTIFICIAL MEAT
Published: 10 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:01:06By the time you’re old, the idea of eating a burger that was sliced off the body of a dead cow may seem as antiquated as using a whale’s fat to light your home. That’s the hope of Paul Shapiro, whose new bestselling book, Clean Mea... Read more →By the time you’re old, the idea of eating a burger that was sliced off the body of a dead cow may seem as antiquated as using a whale’s fat to light your home. That’s the hope of Paul Shapiro, whose new bestselling book, Clean Mea... Read more →
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EP 112. DR KARL KRUSZELNICKI
EP 112. DR KARL KRUSZELNICKI
Published: 3 Feb 2018 Duration: 50:39Why is there so much confusion about climate science? “Dr Karl” is the most popular face of science in Australia. He’s technically a Fellow at the Sydney University School of Physics, but every Aussie knows him from TV. He has a we... Read more →Why is there so much confusion about climate science? “Dr Karl” is the most popular face of science in Australia. He’s technically a Fellow at the Sydney University School of Physics, but every Aussie knows him from TV. He has a we... Read more →
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EP 111. AUSTRALIA DAY: LIVE FROM SYDNEY!
EP 111. AUSTRALIA DAY: LIVE FROM SYDNEY!
Published: 28 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:05:00Happy Australia Day, America. We discuss why Australia's national day is so controversial (hint: lots of Aboriginal people got killed), what makes Aussies weird, what perplexes us about Americans, why some countries truly are shith... Read more →Happy Australia Day, America. We discuss why Australia's national day is so controversial (hint: lots of Aboriginal people got killed), what makes Aussies weird, what perplexes us about Americans, why some countries truly are shith... Read more →
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EP 110. RICHARD DAWKINS
EP 110. RICHARD DAWKINS
Published: 22 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:04:01Two days after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Josh sat down with one of the world's greatest scientists and rationalists, Richard Dawkins, at a live event at Philadelphia's Penn Museum. Since it's t... Read more →Two days after Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, Josh sat down with one of the world's greatest scientists and rationalists, Richard Dawkins, at a live event at Philadelphia's Penn Museum. Since it's t... Read more →
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EP. 109 WHO RUINED 2017?
EP. 109 WHO RUINED 2017?
Published: 14 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:08:09Welcome back, humans! After a holiday hiatus, Josh wants some meaty New Year’s insights. What did we do wrong in 2017? How might we do 2018 better? The man to ask is Tim Dean, Moral Philosopher. He and Josh wrestle with identity po... Read more →Welcome back, humans! After a holiday hiatus, Josh wants some meaty New Year’s insights. What did we do wrong in 2017? How might we do 2018 better? The man to ask is Tim Dean, Moral Philosopher. He and Josh wrestle with identity po... Read more →
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EP. 108 DAVID PAKMAN
EP. 108 DAVID PAKMAN
Published: 14 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:05:12What's wrong with "liberal" podcasters? What's wrong with liberalism? What's wrong with America? David Pakman knows. He's the host of The David Pakman Show, a nationally syndicated progressive talk show, which can be seen on more t... Read more →What's wrong with "liberal" podcasters? What's wrong with liberalism? What's wrong with America? David Pakman knows. He's the host of The David Pakman Show, a nationally syndicated progressive talk show, which can be seen on more t... Read more →
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EP. 107 LIVE IN BROOKLYN: Trump's First Year!
EP. 107 LIVE IN BROOKLYN: Trump's First Year!
Published: 7 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:05:22Precisely three years before the Re-Election Of The Greatest President Ever, Josh and his favorite guests convene a blockbuster live show at Union Hall in New York. This may be the biggest, greatest, yugest, most beautiful episode ... Read more →Precisely three years before the Re-Election Of The Greatest President Ever, Josh and his favorite guests convene a blockbuster live show at Union Hall in New York. This may be the biggest, greatest, yugest, most beautiful episode ... Read more →
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EP. 106 DON'T CALL HIM "BLACK"
EP. 106 DON'T CALL HIM "BLACK"
Published: 25 Oct 2017 Duration: 01:16:33Kmele Foster is a firebrand political debater and the host of The Fifth Column podcast. He was recently shouted down by students at a university panel on free speech. Kmele and Josh discuss being black (or not?), the culture wars, ... Read more →Kmele Foster is a firebrand political debater and the host of The Fifth Column podcast. He was recently shouted down by students at a university panel on free speech. Kmele and Josh discuss being black (or not?), the culture wars, ... Read more →
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EP. 105 BEN SHAPIRO
EP. 105 BEN SHAPIRO
Published: 24 Sep 2017 Duration: 01:43:42Ben is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of the "top conservative podcast in the nation", The Ben Shapiro Show. If you watch cable news, you’ve seen him. If you’re on Twitter, you’ve seen him. His books are New York Ti... Read more →Ben is the editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of the "top conservative podcast in the nation", The Ben Shapiro Show. If you watch cable news, you’ve seen him. If you’re on Twitter, you’ve seen him. His books are New York Ti... Read more →
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EP. 104 SCOTT ADAMS OF “DILBERT”
EP. 104 SCOTT ADAMS OF “DILBERT”
Published: 5 Sep 2017 Duration: 01:48:08Scott is among Donald Trump’s most intriguing fans. He’s one of the world’s most successful cartoonists as the creator of “Dilbert”, the comic strip that appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages. His blog posts ... Read more →Scott is among Donald Trump’s most intriguing fans. He’s one of the world’s most successful cartoonists as the creator of “Dilbert”, the comic strip that appears in 2,000 newspapers in 65 countries and 25 languages. His blog posts ... Read more →
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EP. 103 LOUIS THEROUX & JON RONSON
EP. 103 LOUIS THEROUX & JON RONSON
Published: 31 Aug 2017 Duration: 51:28It’s a special summer spectacular, “The Best of the Brits”, in which Josh brings you highlights from two of his favorite observers of human behavior. Louis Theroux and Jon Ronson are among Britain’s best-loved media personalities: ... Read more →It’s a special summer spectacular, “The Best of the Brits”, in which Josh brings you highlights from two of his favorite observers of human behavior. Louis Theroux and Jon Ronson are among Britain’s best-loved media personalities: ... Read more →
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EP. 102 IS "WHITESPLAINING" BULLSHIT?
EP. 102 IS "WHITESPLAINING" BULLSHIT?
Published: 29 Aug 2017 Duration: 01:40:26Do you “mansplain”? Do you “whitesplain”? Josh gets into a robust argument about identity politics, free speech and political correctness with proud left-winger Thomas Smith of the podcast Serious Inquiries Only. What role do strai... Read more →Do you “mansplain”? Do you “whitesplain”? Josh gets into a robust argument about identity politics, free speech and political correctness with proud left-winger Thomas Smith of the podcast Serious Inquiries Only. What role do strai... Read more →
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EP. 101 MAJORITY REPORT'S MICHAEL BROOKS
EP. 101 MAJORITY REPORT'S MICHAEL BROOKS
Published: 16 Aug 2017 Duration: 01:49:31MAJORITY REPORT'S MICHAEL BROOKSLeft-wing conversational bomb-thrower Michael Brooks is launching his own online talk show. But can he save the world? Josh gets heated with him about how to change politics, whether ideas can beat r... Read more →MAJORITY REPORT'S MICHAEL BROOKSLeft-wing conversational bomb-thrower Michael Brooks is launching his own online talk show. But can he save the world? Josh gets heated with him about how to change politics, whether ideas can beat r... Read more →
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EP. 100 HOW TO BE HAPPY
EP. 100 HOW TO BE HAPPY
Published: 5 Aug 2017 Duration: 01:15:07In turbulent times, we can lose sight of the little things—such as, for example, the meaning of life. Oliver Burkeman hasn’t. His weekly column in The Guardian debates insights into social psychology, self-help culture, productivity and the... Read more →In turbulent times, we can lose sight of the little things—such as, for example, the meaning of life. Oliver Burkeman hasn’t. His weekly column in The Guardian debates insights into social psychology, self-help culture, productivity and the... Read more →
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EP. 99 BRET WEINSTEIN: FREE SPEECH HERO, OR WHITE-PRIVILEGED DICK?
EP. 99 BRET WEINSTEIN: FREE SPEECH HERO, OR WHITE-PRIVILEGED DICK?
Published: 14 Jul 2017 Duration: 01:40:20Professor Bret Weinstein is the man at the center of the Evergreen College crisis. At this moment of national angst about racial equity, free speech and campus protests, Bret’s story has exploded everywhere from the New York Times ... Read more →Professor Bret Weinstein is the man at the center of the Evergreen College crisis. At this moment of national angst about racial equity, free speech and campus protests, Bret’s story has exploded everywhere from the New York Times ... Read more →
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EP. 98 “THE RED PILL” AND MEN’S RIGHTS
EP. 98 “THE RED PILL” AND MEN’S RIGHTS
Published: 28 Jun 2017 Duration: 01:01:05What is male privilege? What is female empowerment? Is it misogynistic to criticize feminism? Is it wrong to care about “men’s rights”? The argument has erupted again in Australia amid protests over a new American documentary funde... Read more →What is male privilege? What is female empowerment? Is it misogynistic to criticize feminism? Is it wrong to care about “men’s rights”? The argument has erupted again in Australia amid protests over a new American documentary funde... Read more →
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EP. 97 L.S.D., NAZIS & NIXON
EP. 97 L.S.D., NAZIS & NIXON
Published: 22 Jun 2017 Duration: 50:48“America’s War on Drugs” is a new History Channel show that uncovers how the C.I.A. and the mafia stoked America’s appetite for illegal drugs. The show’s executive producer, Anthony Lappe, sits down with Josh to blow your mind abut... Read more →“America’s War on Drugs” is a new History Channel show that uncovers how the C.I.A. and the mafia stoked America’s appetite for illegal drugs. The show’s executive producer, Anthony Lappe, sits down with Josh to blow your mind abut... Read more →