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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.

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Ep. 27: In defense of family dinner Dec 27, 2016

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Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain.

Ep. 26: How I learned to love maternity clothes Dec 20, 2016

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I will never wear pants with a waistline again

Ep. 25: The case for pardoning Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning Dec 13, 2016

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Snowden needs to be allowed to escape Russia, and Manning has suffered enough.

Ep. 24: America's parallel universes Dec 06, 2016

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An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.

Ep. 23: America's grim bargain on guns Nov 29, 2016

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Considering the costs we accept as the price for guns

Ep. 22: Four annoying sounds you need to stop making Nov 22, 2016

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You need to stop making these noises — From "shhh" to uptalk — even if you don't realize it.

21: Why would a young person today be religious? Nov 15, 2016

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One of religion's main appeals is its claim to a coherent account of the universe. But that might be too simplistic for our pluralistic age.

Ep. 20: The tyranny of campaign signs Nov 08, 2016

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If you still have a campaign ad stuck in your lawn, throw it away immediately

Ep. 19: No president can unify our hopelessly divided country Nov 01, 2016

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Presidents have a habit of promising to bring Democrats and Republicans together. They try and they fail. But we shouldn't expect them to succeed, because it isn't their job.

Ep. 18: Legalize heroin Oct 25, 2016

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America has a heroin epidemic. The solution is simple: Legalize heroin.

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