Best Michael W Dean Podcasts (2025)

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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, Mamdani's Win, & How the Status Quo Rigs the Market w/ Dean Baker 1:25:29

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👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. On this edition of Parallax Views, the Center for Economic and Policy Research's Dean Baker, author of the "Beat the Press" blog at the aforementioned CEPR, joins the program to discuss President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral primary win against …

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Bankless: The ETH Treasury Race Has Officially Begun | Sam Tabar, CEO of Bit Digital (2nd Largest) 41:55

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The race for ETH supremacy among public companies is heating up—and BitDigital is charging hard. CEO Sam Tabar joins us to share why they’re going all-in on Ether, how they're copying Michael Saylor’s playbook (but for ETH), and what sets BitDigital apart from the rest of the pack We talk staking strategies, ETH yields, competitive dynamics, and th…

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Razib Khan's Unsupervised Learning: Nathan Cofnas: Judaism's group evolutionary strategy and hereditarianism defended 1:40:49

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On this episode of Unsupervised Learning Razib talks to philosopher of science Nathan Cofnas, whose specialty is biology and ethics. An American, Cofnas is currently a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Cambridge. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Columbia University, and his doctorate i…

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Infinite Loops: Nick Maggiulli — Climbing the Wealth Ladder (EP.276) 1:19:49

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Nick Maggiulli, data scientist turned financial writer and COO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins me to discuss his latest book,The Wealth Ladder, which presents a six-level framework for building and managing wealth. Warning: this episode will upend what you think you know about money. We explore why atypical results require atypical actions, ho…

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The Daily: How Seeking Food in Gaza Has Become So Deadly 32:21

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The suffering in Gaza has reached new depths, and now finding food, which was already scarce, has become a deadly endeavor. Israeli forces have opened fire on crowds of desperate and hungry people who were trying to reach aid sites established by a new and controversial humanitarian group. Hundreds of people have been killed, according to Gaza heal…

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Our Opinions Are Correct: Murderbot and the Stories That Heal Us 46:24

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It's scary out there — so thank goodness we're taking comfort in some wondrous books, TV shows, comics and movies. What makes a story comforting? And why is a dark horror story sometimes better comfort than a sweet gentle comedy? Plus we talk about the first season of Murderbot, which is about using stories to feel better and also made us feel bett…

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Building Local Power: Why Clean Energy Is Not Enough: John Farrell on Lessons from David Morris 26:07

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When ILSR co-founder David Morris published his pamphlet The Dawning of Solar Cells in 1975, nearly the only people using solar power were those in the Apollo program at NASA. Yet David saw decades into the future as he laid out a vision for community control and local ownership of a solar power system that was better for the climate and kept much …

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The Nation Podcasts: Decomputing For a Better Future | Tech Won't Save Us 58:22

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Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the political push by global governments towards rapid AI adoption at all costs, and how citizens can critically rethink not only our dependence on these technologies, but imagine a collective future that benefits everyone. Dan McQuillan is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and t…

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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat: When U.F.O.s Become Religion 59:41

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U.F.O.s, fairies and abductions! This week, Ross talks to Diana Walsh Pasulka, a professor of religious studies, about how a deep dive into Catholic archives led her down a path to unravel the connections between religion, extraterrestrial encounters and government secrecy. 01:53 - How Pasulka’s religious studies led to the U.F.O. debate 06:08 - Mo…

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Decoder with Nilay Patel: We are not ready for better deepfakes 1:00:56

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This is Alex Heath, your Thursday episode guest host. Today I'm talking with Gaurav Misra, the CEO of Captions. You may not have heard of Captions yet, but by now, you’ve probably seen a video that was generated using its AI models. The company’s Mirage Studio platform lets anyone generate AI versions of real people, and the results are alarmingly …

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Spin Doctors "Two Princes" 1:24:35

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Theo tells the story of the jammy New York pop-rock band's inescapable 1991 smash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 52 Weeks of Brad & Mira 1:42:55

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Volume 52 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...a year of podcasting...Mira's longest run of continuous employment...Mira vs. diarrhea...the Tesla Diner opens in Hollywood...Mira does hot yoga to relieve PTSD...Brad watches the new Billy Joel documentary...the '70s smelled bad...Gwyneth talks about technically excellent tea-bagging...Ozzie RIP....Trump …

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Odd Lots: How to Prepare for a Post-Dollar World with Inigo Fraser Jenkins 46:42

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People talk all the time about the potential for huge turning points in history. And they've been talking about the possibility of the US losing its dominant position in the international financial order for some time. So far it hasn't really happened, but there are plenty of people who think that the Trump's focus on tariffs and higher deficits co…

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart: All the President’s Tools 1:26:27

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As Trump's pressure campaigns target universities, media outlets, and private companies, Jon is joined by former US Attorney Preet Bharara, host of "Stay Tuned with Preet," and Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of "Pod Save America" and author of "Message Box." Together, they examine the tools available to presidents to coerce independent institutions, explore…

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Tech Won't Save Us: Decomputing For a Better Future w/ Dan McQuillan 58:21

2h ago58:21

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Paris Marx is joined by Dan McQuillan to discuss the global push by governments to rapidly adopt AI at all costs and how citizens can critically rethink our dependence on these technologies while imagining a collective future that benefits everyone. Dan McQuillan is a lecturer at Goldsmiths College, University of London and the author of Resisting …

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The Rachman Review: Our shrinking and ageing world 28:21

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Humans have never been healthier or better fed. We’re living longer, but having fewer children - and many countries’ populations are now shrinking. Gideon discusses these trends with demographer Nicholas Eberstadt. Have smartphones played a role in our declining fertility? How will we look after our elderly people? Is migration the answer? Clip: CB…

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Better Offline: The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble, Pt, 2 37:52

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In part two of this week's three-part Better Offline, Ed Zitron walks you through how little money there is in generative AI, how Anthropic and OpenAI are killing their own customers, and why there may never be a profitable LLM company. YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 fo…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4654: Trump AI Summit Live

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg: How much does global population decline matter? (with Dean Spears) 1:07:33

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Read the full transcript here. What is the current global birth rate? What factors have contributed, or are currently contributing, to this rate? What outcomes will we experience as a result, and when? How accurate are demographers' projections on this topic? How much of a problem is local over-population? Could a low global birth rate eventually b…

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The Rest Is Money: 192. Can We Cope With Trump’s 15% Permanent Global Tariff? 29:00

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Why is Hewlett Packard still going after Mike Lynch’s money? Trump wants the US central bank boss out, but will it give him more control over interest rates? And how much are the trade tariffs hurting the US economy? Steph also finds out whether Robert’s predictions about 2025 are right after he said it would be the most influential year of our liv…

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Changelog Interviews: Bringing Vitess to Postgres 1:15:14

10h ago1:15:14

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Sugu Sougoumarane, creator of Vitess, comes off sabbatical to bring Vitess to Postgres. We discuss what motivated Sugu to come off sabbatical, why now is the time, the technical challenges of doing so, the implementation details of Multigres (Vitess for Postgres). We also discuss the state of Postgres at scale. Join the discussion Changelog++ membe…

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The Gist: Ben Smith On Truth At A Lower Resolution 45:21

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Semafor CEO and founder Ben Smith assesses how the media lost its footing during the Trump years—not through lies, but through disproportion. He critiques the rise of “disinformation” as a catch-all beat and notes that Substack surprised him by housing everything from bug-eating conspiracies to teen memoirists. Plus the structural distrust in media…

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Wisdom of Crowds: Matthew Walther on Conspiracy Theories 44:57

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.live Dead almost six years, Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news. The sordid details of his crimes, and the elaborate conspiracy concerning elites that he may or may not have been a part of, have become a central issue within the MAGA coalition. Conspiracy theories in gener…

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Plain English with Derek Thompson: The Demise of Late-Night TV Is an Omen for American Culture 49:22

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Even before the cancellation of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' the business of comedy was changing rapidly. Twenty years ago, comedians aspired to be late-night hosts, or to star in movies, or to have their own sitcoms. But in 2025, late-night shows are going extinct, adult comedies in Hollywood are a thing of the past, and popular sitcoms a…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3544 - Americans Are Paying For Trump's Trade War w/ Justin Wolfers 1:17:23

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It’s Wednesday — hump day on The Majority Report. We kick things off with Trump and Tulsi Gabbard concocting a brain-drained Epstein distraction campaign about election interference in 2016. While addressing members of Congress, Trump even suggests that when asked about Jeffrey Epstein, Republicans should deflect by claiming, “Obama cheated the ele…

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The Bitchuation Room: AOC’s Big Whiff & Canary Mission’s Big Break w/ Olayemi Olurin & Sophie Hurwitz (Ep 290) 1:30:52

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A bad vote from AOC is giving Francesca chills about 2026 and 2028. If Democratic leaders can’t shake the liberal Zionist tendencies, the party (and Palestine) are doomed. Meanwhile, vigilante websites like Canary Mission get a new lease on doxxing as Trump’s DHS is using their database to disappear students like Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil. …

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Lex Fridman Podcast: #475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games 2:34:56

13h ago2:34:56

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Demis Hassabis is the CEO of Google DeepMind and Nobel Prize winner for his groundbreaking work in protein structure prediction using AI. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep475-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfr…

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The Good Fight: Isaac Saul on Dialogue and Disagreement 1:16:34

2h ago1:16:34

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Isaac Saul is a politics reporter and the founder of Tangle, an independent, nonpartisan news outlet. In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Isaac Saul discuss the importance of exploring both sides of an argument, whether Donald Trump’s executive overreach amounts to authoritarianism, and how to handle immigration. Podcast production by Mic…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Neera Tanden: Aiding and Abetting Trump 57:19

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Mike Johnson is racing to shut the business of the House down to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein files. Trump's own criminal lawyer, who's moonlighting as deputy attorney general, will be minding the matter of Ghislaine Maxwell. And Texas is looking to squeeze out some more House seats to try to protect Trump from having to be held accountabl…

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Making Sense with Sam Harris: #426 — How Bad Is It? 27:37

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Sam Harris speaks with David Frum about the current state of American politics. They discuss the extent of Trump’s corruption, his immigration crackdowns, what’s going well under Trump 2.0, Trump’s support for Ukraine and Israel, U.S. foreign policy, nuclear proliferation, Israel’s security and internal political conflicts, perceptions of the war i…

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Letters from an American: July 22, 2025 8:33

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4653: Work Through The Summer Recess; Disrupting The Gov Game

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4652: Guilty Of Treason; Rebuilding The AI Industry By Putting The American People First

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Episode 4652: Guilty Of Treason; Rebuilding The AI Industry By Putting The American People FirstBy WarRoom.org

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War on the Rocks: Strategy in Contention: Debating America's Global Priorities 52:32

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Does the United States need a new playbook — or just fewer plays? In this charged episode, big ideas collide over how to sequence American power across the Middle East, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific. Ryan is joined by A. Wess Mitchell (Marathon Initiative), Stacie Pettyjohn (Center for a New American Security), and Justin Logan (Cato Institute) for …

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Normal Men: Episode 16: The Shadowy Hand of the Brooklyn DSA 1:20:14

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The Normal Men discuss the toxic effects on democracy and growth of high income inequality and the means of maintaining it (including crypto). Also on the docket: more Epstein and Glonzo discussion and regretfully a review of why New York politicians are being so weird. For show notes, links to our socials, and a transcript of this episode, check o…

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Volts: Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility 1:05:28

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Ann Arbor voted to create a parallel, municipal electric utility that offers only distributed renewables, and Missy Stults is the woman making it real. We explore the nuts and bolts: buying existing solar for seed revenue, building microgrids in a city still served by DTE, and why DTE is — so far — more curious than threatened. If it works, the SEU…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 7/23/25: Microsoft Workers Rebel On IDF Support, Bibi Blackmailed Bill Clinton, IceBlock Founder Wife Fired By Trump Admin 41:27

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Ryan and Emily discuss Microsoft workers rebel against IDF support, Bibi blackmailed Bill Clinton, IceBlock founder's wife fired by Trump admin. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listen…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 7/23/25: GOP Blocks Epstein Vote, Former Inmate Rips Epstein Coverup, PodSave Fires Back At Hunter 51:28

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Ryan and Emily discuss GOP shuts down House to dodge Epstein vote, former inmate rips Epstein coverup, PodSave bros fire back at Hunter Biden. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener…

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Amarica's Constitution: Fallon's Doctrine - Special Guest Michael Dorf 1:22:57

6h ago1:22:57

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We pay tribute this week to a titan in the field whom you may not have heard of. Professor Richard Fallon, the Joseph Story Professor of Law at Harvard, passed away last week. As you will hear from his collaborator and friend, our guest Professor Michael Dorf, Dick Fallon had a deep impact in the law and the academy, and did so with grace, class, a…

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Politics in Question: What's the Future of Casework? 47:29

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In this week's episode of Politics in Question, Lee Drutman discusses with Anne Meeker how case work and constituent services would work under proportional representation. Meeker is Deputy Director of POPVox and co-author of a white paper titled How Would Constituent Services in American Multi-Member Districts Work?…

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: The Federalist: The House of Representatives

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the role that the House of Representative plays in our republic before introducing Dr. Ronald J. Pestritto. In a republic, every citizen has a duty to understand their government. The Federalist is the greatest exposition of representative government and the …

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The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens: The Packaging Revolution: Industry’s Responsibility & the Innovations That Could Mitigate the Waste Crisis with Wes Carter 1:39:34

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Packaging is an unavoidable feature of modern life. It’s so embedded in our products and systems that even the most environmentally-minded consumers struggle to avoid it entirely. Yet packaging accounts for nearly half of all plastic waste, contributing to widespread ecological harm and growing threats to human health – highlighting the urgent need…

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Bankless: 6 Levels of Wealth with Nick Maggiulli | Author of The Wealth Ladder 1:10:57

1d ago1:10:57

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Everyone wants to climb the wealth ladder - but very few ask if they should. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Maggiulli to explore the six stages of wealth, how your strategy should evolve at each level, and why reaching the top isn’t always the win it seems. From early savings and side hustles to ownership leverage and lifestyle trade-off…

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Big Technology Podcast: Are AI's Economics Unsustainable? — With Ed Zitron 1:36:01

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Ed Zitron is the owner of EZPR, host of Better Offline, and author of the Where’s Your Ed At newsletter. Zitron joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether the generative-AI boom is an unsustainable bubble ready to pop. Tune in to hear him debate OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar burn rate, Microsoft’s leverage, and the economics behind ChatGPT. We…

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The Daily: A D.O.J. Whistleblower Speaks Out 34:29

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Warning: This episode contains strong language. An explosive whistle-blower report claims that the Justice Department is asking government lawyers to lie to the courts, and that this has forced career officials to chose between upholding the Constitution and pledging loyalty to the president. Rachel Abrams speaks to the whistle-blower about his car…

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The Ezra Klein Show: Why American Jews No Longer Understand One Another 23:52

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The consensus that held American Jewry together for generations is breaking down. That consensus, roughly, was this: What is good for Israel is good for the Jews; anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism; and there will someday soon be a two-state solution that reconciles Zionism and liberalism — or, at the very least, Israel is seeking such a soluti…

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The Nation Podcasts: How the Courts Blocked ICE Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed | Start Making Sense 42:51

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A federal court in LA has stopped ICE from detaining people for deportation because they look Latino – that’s racial discrimination, and it’s unconstitutional, the court said. Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel will explain what’s next as he government appeals the case to the Ninth Circuit. Also: How does a movement build support when large parts of …

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