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Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are being asked in the first place. To understand the questions we ask, they believe, is half the answer.

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S2E87 Bari Weiss Is Supposed to Do the News Now (with Radley Balko)

Jun 11, 2026 1h 30m

Why has Bari Weiss, a liberal-presenting Trump sycophant, been handed the reins to CBS News, one of our most prestigious news organizations? What does her time running the Free Press, a website that…

S1E86 The Two American Reconstructions: An Appraisal, Reflection (with Thomas Zimmer)

Jun 04, 2026 1h 28m

What was the first American Reconstruction after the Civil War? Why are some historians suggesting we just left a second sort of Reconstruction Era? Join Caitlin and Trent as they got into it all…

S1E85 Eat Like a Politician? (with Bennett Rea of Cookin' with Congress)

May 28, 2026 1h 31m

What was Andrew Jackson's favorite gelatin-based meal? Why did Hilary Clinton feel a deep and urgent need to tell everyone about her fantastic chocolate chip cookie recipe? Did Ronald Reagan really…

S1E84 Richard Dawkins Finds Love, Isolation as a Societal Norm, and Other AI News (with Hagen Blix)

May 21, 2026 1h 33m

Is this chatbot sentient? Is AI my friend? Is isolation hackable? Trent and Caitlin discuss recent AI news, Sam Altman's troubles legal and otherwise, labor organizing as a strategy against the worst…

S1E83 To What Lengths Should Democrats Go to Save a Liberal Society? (with Jacob Levy)

May 13, 2026 1h 11m

In a time when the ruling party seems to be totally fine with breaking every law, every rule, and every norm that was holding our country in the general shape and consistency of a democracy, what…

S1E82 Dystopian Prisons, Progressive Messaging, and the 2026 Midterms (with Whitney Curry Wimbish)

May 07, 2026 47m

Progressive messaging is so hot, the cynical opportunists are appropriating it for mass appeal. A combat surgeon returned from Gaza has found financial support in a pro-Palestine super PAC. Public…

S1E81 Understanding How Israeli Settlers Are Illegally Seizing New Regions of the West Bank (with Oren Ziv)

May 01, 2026 1h 2m

Apartheid and incursions into Palestinian territory are accomplished by a specific set of tactics. Oren Ziv, an Israeli photojournalist, joins Trent and Caitlin to describe some examples of the…

S1E80 The Cancel Culture Panic: Understanding How an American Obsession Went Global (with Adrian Daub)

Apr 28, 2026 1h 55m

You can't say anything these days! Especially not on a college campus, and especially not if you're a white man. For evidence, please enjoy this loose assemblage of sixth-hand anecdotes with no…

S1E79 Understanding Israel, Palestine, Iran, and Lebanon (with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)

Apr 23, 2026 53m

Look at my Iran negotiator, dawg, we’re never getting through the Strait of Hormuz. Friend of the program Y. L. Al-Sheikh helps us understand the unfolding diplomatic and military nightmare that is…

S1E78 Orban Out!: Understanding Viktor Orban, Peter Magyar and the Hungarian Election (with RoteRote)

Apr 17, 2026 2h 45m

Goodbye to Viktor Orban! Don't let the door hit you! Trent and Caitlin bring you a discussion with resident Europe expert Hunter CG (also known as…

S1E77 "No Quarter, No Mercy": Understanding Pete Hegseth

Apr 09, 2026 50m

A bloodthirsty, homicidal maniac is in charge of our nation's military for some reason, and he just can't stop saying stuff that confirms that he deeply believes that extreme violence is awesome and…

S1E76 Liam Ramos, Kid Prisons, and ICE Flights

Apr 04, 2026 1h 29m

Delta Airlines brought Liam Ramos back from the child prison in Texas, but they don't seem to want to talk about how they took him there in the first place. Trent and Caitlin debrief with Gillian…

S1E75 What the Hell Is Happening in Texas?! (with Gwen Howerton)

Apr 01, 2026 58m

What the hell is going on in Texas? Trent and Caitlin welcome Houston culture reporter Gwen Howerton about the Texas senate primaries, censorship in prisons, and the state of LGBTQ+ rights in the…

S1E74 Sharia Socialism in NYC, Or Just Smarter Governance? (with Ryan Cooper)

Mar 25, 2026 58m

What's happened in New York City since Zohran Mamdani became mayor in January? Has it become a Marxist-Islamic bastion, ruled by a soviet in the succeeding three months? Trent and Caitlin discuss the…

S1E73 DOGE Dunces, Depositions, DC Cops and Scoop Ethics (with Marisa Kabas)

Mar 20, 2026 1h 12m

Trent and Caitlin achieve the coveted threepeat guest appearance with journalist Marisa Kabas of the Handbasket, fresh off her incredible legal win obtaining the body cam footage from the DC cops who…

S1E72 Holding ICE and Border Patrol Accountable (with Joshua Erlich)

Mar 17, 2026 1h 7m

Trent and Caitlin catch up with employment litigator Joshua Erlich about the difficulties of holding immigration and border patrol agents to account when they break the law. What happens when you…

S1E71 Political Polarization Across the U.S.A. and Europe (with Aurelien Mondon)

Mar 13, 2026 1h 13m

Caitlin and Trent talk with Aurelien Mondon about his recent political science paper outlining the limitations of considering all politics through the lens of "polarization." They discuss the…

S1E70 Making America Sick Again: How MAGA is Hurting Healthcare & Science (with Walker Bragman)

Mar 10, 2026 1h 16m

Trent and Caitlin reconnect with journalist Walker Bragman to hash out the current state of the NIH and HHS, the ideologies that drive people to promote eugenics and science denial, and the childish…

S1E69 America and Iran: Another Forever War? (with The Logical Leftist)

Mar 06, 2026 1h 9m

Happy days are not here again, but at least Trent and Caitlin have Jeff Waldorf, the Logical Leftist, to hang out with while they process it all. The United States has dropped bombs on Iran, killing…

S1E68 The WaPo Defenestration and ICE Flight Brutality (with Gillian Brockell)

Mar 03, 2026 1h 29m

Trent and Caitlin check in with journalist Gillian Brockell after the release of her article on ICE air. They discuss the recent mass layoffs at the Washington Post, the abhorrent treatment of…

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