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The Morality of Force
How listening to human rights organizations can actually prolong conflict.
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A new roundup of the top headlines and “wait, what?” stories that I can't stop thinking about.
Apr 16
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City of Big Soldiers
Plus: The NYC mayoral debate takes on parades, a crypto company almost tears a hole in the universe & the rise of the great Honeycrisp apple.
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Flamingo Hellfire From The Sky
Plus: Japan is getting overrun by bears, reporters turn in their badges over the Pentagon’s new rules, truckers’ surprise English tests & how schools…
Oct 16
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Today in Venezuela-Norway Relations…
Plus: The impacty of wacky tabacky, Long Beach FINALLY does something about shoplifters & Japan’s labor shortage.
Oct 14
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NPR's Death by a Thousand Decolonizations
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Spend Time w/ Sam Stein
Jul 16
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INTIFADA REVOLUTION...
Jun 19, 2024
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Disturbingly Popular Arguments In Favor Of Beating Jews In The Streets
Nov 25, 2024
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Plestia Alaqad Defends Her Reporting
The 23-year-old Gazan with five million followers faces questions about genocide, evidence, and what journalism demands.
Oct 10
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Haunted Highways
Plus: The poop that’s saving the planet, the veterans that are defrauding the VA & the Burmese government takes a page from Hamas.
Oct 8
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Explaining a Cancer Conundrum
Plus: Elon’s massive AI center, Malaysia’s football team isn’t Malaysian & Americans are fed up with sports betting.
Oct 7
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Shadow of a Doubt
Plus: The program that may or may not have rescued Army recruiting, the men who get cheap hair transplants in Turkey & your dog is ruining the planet.
Oct 6
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Shutdownpalooza: Everything, Everywhere, All In Fake Sombreros
Plus: The trouble Trump can’t meme himself out of, the podcasts up for a Golden Globe & Tokyo takes the fun out of Halloween.
Oct 3
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Pesca + Zelizer
A recording from Mike Pesca's live video
Oct 3
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Julian Zelizer
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Doh! … The Humanities.
Plus: Jane Goodall’s son spent some time in a cage, NATO wants to build a “drone wall” & the budget grocery store version of Succession.
Oct 2
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Mike Pesca x Julian Zelizer LIVE
I’m going live with Julian Zelizer on Friday, Oct. 3 at 2:45 p.m. ET.
Oct 1
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Americans’ Supposed Appetite for Political Violence Is Dangerously Overstated
No, 39% of Democrats don’t endorse political violence. Yes our democracy is hurting.
Oct 1
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