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**Seven-Minute Opinions**

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.

Latest Episodes:

Ep. 47: I am a murderino May 16, 2017

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On today's podcast, an ode to my favorite podcast, My Favorite Murder.

Ep. 46: The beautiful fiction of Disneyland May 09, 2017

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I've been to Disneyland more than 20 times since the presidential election last Novmeber. And, through the cotton-candy haze, I have formed a theory to answer for my obsession — one that I think extrapolates to a broader American problem.

Ep. 45: There's never been a better time to watch 'Dirty Dancing' May 02, 2017

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Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the film is far more politically radical than you remember

Ep. 44: I already miss the Chicago Cubs' curse Apr 25, 2017

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Sports curses are wonderful — until they're broken

Ep. 43: How Kellyanne Conway became the greatest spin doctor in modern American history Apr 18, 2017

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How does she do it? Let's examine cool girling, ice queening, and more of Conway's go-to strategies.

Ep. 42: 'The health-care maze' #2: Why fixing American healthcare is easy Apr 11, 2017

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In the second and final part of our two-part podcast series on the health-care maze, national correspondent Ryan Cooper shares lessons from a feel-good story about health insurance. For more, visit theweek.com/podcasts.

Ep. 41: 'The health-care maze' #1: This is how American health care kills people Apr 04, 2017

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In the first of a two-part series, The Week's national correspondent Ryan Cooper shares a harrowing allegory of America's hideously complicated health-care system: Matthew Stewart thought he had good insurance. Then he started vomiting blood. For more, visit theweek.com/podcasts

Ep. 40: The sheer terror of being alone with our thoughts Mar 28, 2017

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We spend much of our lives trying to flee the inescapable fact of our own finitude — and it's much easier to do so amid a swarm of buzzing distractions

Ep. 39: Falling in love with March Madness Mar 21, 2017

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Here's the thing about college sports: They suck you in with feelings instead of flash

Ep. 38: A love letter to my gynecologist Mar 14, 2017

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Thank you for being a friend