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Ep 6: Was OpenAI Killed by Its Optimism?
What did the Buffy Sainte-Marie documentary leave out in the quest for a clean story? Why are some mental health treatments for teens backfiring…
1:15:43
On the Arrival of Silver Hair
For a discussion of this essay, check out Hot Take Think Tank episode six. Every morning, I turn the trifold bathroom mirror inward so that it surrounds…
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Ep 5: The Right-Wing Intellectuals Resurrecting Fascism
Listen now | Did social media kill journalism, or did readers? Why is Canada's biggest bookstore chain floundering? Plus: a peek into the love lives of…
1:18:18
Moralising Desire Is a Mistake
Within queer circles, it is not uncommon to hear people say that desire is political, that you should expand your desires, and that not doing so makes…
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October 2023
Ep 4: Why are Canada’s drug prices as much as 90% higher than they could be?
Listen now | Is life a battle between light and dark, psychologically speaking? How has America’s conception of race changed over time? And why is it…
1:20:27
Dear Americans: Healthcare Is Not a Privilege
Wellness gurus will not save you.
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Ep 3: Racial Roles in Social Justice Culture Suck for Everyone
Listen now | What caused NYC’s Airbnb ban? Could betting markets help weed out disinformation? Has fabricating trauma for entertainment become more…
1:42:46
Racial Roles in Social Justice Culture
Reducing people to their race is not progressive.
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September 2023
Review: How Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement, by Fredrik DeBoer
This book offers a clear-eyed examination of how recent social justice movements have failed to create lasting material change, before laying out a…
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Ep 2: What Happens When You Give Homeless People $7500?
Listen now | Are perverse incentives affecting climate science research? How are diversity consultants helping to bust unions? And why did Silicon…
1:18:22
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What Happens When Activist Goals Become Mainstream Norms?
How bosses are using social justice tools against workers.
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Ep 1: State-Funded Social Media & Ex Spoonie Thought Crimes
Plus: sticker shock and unions on the rise.
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