Sinopsis
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.
Episodios
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Ep. 77: What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom
12/12/2017 Duración: 06minWe live in an age in which audiences simply reject a filmmaker's explanation of what happens in his movie. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 76: A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays
05/12/2017 Duración: 06minChristmas isn't always merry. Here's how to deal with grief over the holidays. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 75: Can liberal podcasters dethrone Limbaugh & Co.?
28/11/2017 Duración: 06minThe left has found the perfect medium for its message. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 74: Thanksgiving is awesome!
21/11/2017 Duración: 04minA Frenchman's ode to this quintessential American holiday. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 73: Has Generation X lost its chance to occupy the White House?
14/11/2017 Duración: 06minThe generation charmingly called "America's neglected middle child" could save Washington ... if we hurry.
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Ep. 72: What America lost when it ended the draft
07/11/2017 Duración: 07minNothing builds social cohesion like a call for shared sacrifice. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 71: Why scary books are better than scary movies
31/10/2017 Duración: 06minThe things we imagine can often be scarier than anything seen on screen.
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Ep. 70: A definitive, absolutely correct, unquestionable ranking of the months of the year
24/10/2017 Duración: 07minOctober is the best month of the year. If you disagree, you are wrong. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns
17/10/2017 Duración: 06minThe Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 68: The wild card game is killing baseball
10/10/2017 Duración: 03minBaseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts.
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Ep. 67: Why immigration in Canada is less divisive than in the U.S.
03/10/2017 Duración: 06minCanada has constructed a workable liberal nationalism in the age of mass-migration and populist backlash. Can America learn from it? For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 66: Against autumn creep
26/09/2017 Duración: 06minThere's a season for everything, so chill out with those pumpkins. Read more at TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 65: How today's female politicians became modern heroines
19/09/2017 Duración: 07minThe rise of the political she-ro. For more, check out TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 64: America's bus system is broken
12/09/2017 Duración: 06minIt's the poor who will suffer most when bus travel is neglected. For more, visit TheWeek.com/podcasts
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Ep. 63: Why 'Frasier' is the best show to sleep to
05/09/2017 Duración: 07minThis 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. For more, check out TheWeek.com/Podcasts
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Ep. 62: Against a guaranteed jobs program
29/08/2017 Duración: 06minDuring the Great Depression, the government created thousands of jobs for the unemployed. James Pethokoukis explains why that would never work today. For more, visit TheWeek.com/podcasts
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Ep. 61: Why 'freedom of speech' is a cartoonish fantasy
22/08/2017 Duración: 06minFree speech absolutists are ignoring history. Find more at TheWeek.com/podcasts
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Ep. 60: President Trump and the perils of unchecked executive power
15/08/2017 Duración: 05minHow Trump exposes a dangerous problem at the heart of American government. Read more at TheWeek.com/podcasts.
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Ep. 59: The fall of America
08/08/2017 Duración: 05minAmerica has become a lost, exhausted superpower. And it may well get much, much worse.
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Ep. 58: Make government simple again
01/08/2017 Duración: 05minStressing 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.