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Donald Trump Stans Lee Harvey Oswald
As a new document dump puts the Kennedy assassination back in the news, it's worth remembering that although this conspiracy theory now lives on the…
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Episode 70: Fagin!
On today's show, Claire talks to historical novelist Allison Epstein about Dickens, antisemitism, and her deciding to rewrite of the Oliver Twist story…
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March 14, 2025: Deportation Nation
In their weekly video chat, Claire and Neil talk about the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil
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Episode 5: Verdi, Dante, and Dahlia Lithwick
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Is There Literally Something Rotten in Mar-A-Lago?
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It's Never the Gun, Is It?
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You Can't Slut-Shame Lauren Boebert
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Now, You Can Call Her Lauren`Ho-bert
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Guilty, Guilty, Guilty, Guilty
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The Democrats Should Be the Party of Social Security, Not the Party on Social Security
Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen's retirement is an opportunity for the party to let a younger generation lead the attack--and not just in New…
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Happy Birthday, Covid
A new Pew Research study looks back five years, and reports on what Americans think about how a virus changed us
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No More Girl Bosses
In this reader's edition of last week's podcast, I talk to philosopher Serene Khader about her new book, "Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism…
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GOP Kicks America's Farmers in the Teeth
Trumponomics will upend this year's growing season--and your grocery bill. But you wouldn't have known that from Donald Trump's speech last night
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Reverse Robin Hood
Neil and Claire dish Elon Musk and the human consequences of giving to the rich and taking from the poor
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Episode 69: No More Girl Bosses
A conversation with Serene Khader about her book "Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop."
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Trumponomics: Defund the Police
MAGA Republicans claim to Back the Blue--but only when that means buying a bumper sticker or tee shirt, not paying for good policing
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