Episodes

  • Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan: The Case for More Immigration

    Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan: The Case for More Immigration
    Jan 29 2025
    Immigration experts Alex Nowrasteh and Bryan Caplan make the case for significantly more and easier immigration to the U.S.
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    57 mins
  • Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought

    Michael Shermer: Conspiracy Thinking, Wokeness, and the Future of Free Thought
    Jan 22 2025
    The founder of Skeptic magazine discusses whether conspiracy thinking is on the rise and whether it's coded right or left.
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    53 mins
  • Christina Dent: The Evangelical Christian Fighting To End the Drug War

    Christina Dent: The Evangelical Christian Fighting To End the Drug War
    Jan 15 2025
    The evangelical Christian argues that drug legalization is the conservative thing to do.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Douglas Irwin: Why Trump's Tariff Plans Are Dangerous

    Douglas Irwin: Why Trump's Tariff Plans Are Dangerous
    Jan 8 2025
    The trade economist details the most alarming protectionist policies proposed by the incoming Trump administration.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Helen Prejean: Why This Nun Is Fighting To End the Death Penalty

    Helen Prejean: Why This Nun Is Fighting To End the Death Penalty
    Jan 1 2025
    Billy Binion speaks to Sister Helen Prejean about her activism to end the death penalty, as depicted in her book Dead Man Walking.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Jeffrey Edward Green: Why Bob Dylan's Prophecies Continue To Fascinate

    Jeffrey Edward Green: Why Bob Dylan's Prophecies Continue To Fascinate
    Dec 25 2024
    Jeffrey Edward Green, author of Bob Dylan: Prophet Without God, discusses Dylan’s fraught relationship with political activism, Christianity, and self-mythology.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Penny Lane: Why I Gave a Kidney to a Total Stranger

    Penny Lane: Why I Gave a Kidney to a Total Stranger
    Dec 18 2024
    The Confessions of a Good Samaritan filmmaker explores the dysfunctional world of organ transplants.
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    50 mins
  • Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff: Trump's Immigration Policies Are Indefensible

    Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff: Trump's Immigration Policies Are Indefensible
    Dec 11 2024
    Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff discuss their new documentary about the family separation policy implemented during Trump’s first term.
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    50 mins