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Cancel Culture Runs Out of Steam (WSPN) Jun 21, 2023

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The World's Smartest Podcast Networks convenes to ask: is Cancel Culture on its way out? Comedian Hannah Gadsby's art exhibit "Pablo-Matic" draws attention to the misogynist side of Pablo Picasso… but didn't seem to get much attention itself. Turner Sparks, Andrea Jones-Rooy, and Andrew Heaton combine forces to discuss the end of Cancel Culture and how funny comedy needs to be to be comedy.

NYT piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-brooklyn-museum-picasso.html

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Because of the Commerce Clause! Jun 15, 2023

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Attorney Anna Gorisch returns to explain the Commerce Clause, and how it's gone from a restraint on state-on-state protectionism to a trump card for federal oversight to subvert local control.

Big Ag's Meat Ethics Jun 07, 2023

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This episode we dive into animal suffering, big agriculture, and the laws Big Meat has on the books to restrict freedom of speech. As well as what basic animal welfare laws would look like, and how much they would cost. Guest Lewis Bollard leads Open Philanthropy's strategy for Animal Farm Welfare.

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The Three Personalities in Politics May 31, 2023

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Bijoy Goswami is the author of "The Human Fabric: Unleashing the Power of Core Energy in Everyone." He joins the show to discuss the personalities that make teams flop or excel, and how they apply to politics.

Bijoy's course: www.aviri.com/p/mre

What Happens with the National Debt May 24, 2023

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The National Debt engorges daily--when does it collapse in on itself and crater the economy? In this special we tackle the nature of federal debt, the apocalyptic scenarios its current trajectory leads to, and the pitfalls along the way. Plus, where the train went off the rails, when deficits are smart or dangerous, and the solutions we could enact to ward off fiscal Armageddon.

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Was Abraham Lincoln Leftwing or Rightwing? May 17, 2023

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Where would Lincoln fall on the Left-Right spectrum? Was Jefferson a radical leftist? Was Hamilton a reactionary conservative? If the whole Left-Right spectrum is bunk... where did it come from, and when did it become universal? Professor Hyrum Lewis joins to discuss his new book, "The Myth of Left and Right: How the Political Spectrum Misleads and Harms America."

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Disneyland with The Death Penalty: Singapore May 11, 2023

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Think tanks from the right and left regularly glorify Singapore's economy as either an exemplary free market or a progressive rockstar. Meanwhile, it's regularly lampooned as an authoritarian state with questionable democracy. What the hell is it?! Comedian Sam See, of Singapore, joins to discuss

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Confirmation Bias is Hilarious But Expensive May 03, 2023

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What do military research boondoogles on astral projection, psychic boon-bending children, and extensive bouts of policy antics all have in common? Confirmation bias.

Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young join the show to discuss confirmation bias vis a vis their hit podcast, "World's Greatest Con"

World's Greatest Con: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worlds-greatest-con/id1572307941

Salesmen Beat Engineers at Politics Apr 26, 2023

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Jason Voiovich is a sales and marketing professional, and author of "Marketer in Chief." He joins the show to discuss how advertisers see politics, and what policy wonks and electioneers do not.

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Bonus Episode: Pitch to Red and Blue States! https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-game-pitch-69066400?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

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The Answer is Always Status Apr 20, 2023

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Will Storr is the author of "The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It." He joins to discuss the never-ending scrum for status which defines human hierarchies.

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