Latest Episodes

The Case of the Disappearing American Conservative; Also, Implanting Microchips in Human Brains
James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss the origin of conservative philosophical tradition and its value in managing large societies, diving into a recent piece...

The Push to Get Spotify to Rein in Joe Rogan; Also, How to Control Stress
Even in a global pandemic, fighting misinformation in an open society will always be an uphill battle, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take...

Dealing with the Pandemic Has People on Edge; Also, How You Can Buy Happiness
Reports of overly aggressive or abusive behavior in response to relatively minor slights appear to be increasing, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider...

Revisiting the January 6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol With a Year’s Worth of Perspective
The January 6th Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was not just a historic incident but also the culmination of several trends in politics and...

China’s Moral Ranking System is Both Foreign and Familiar; Also, Concerns of TMI on Medical Risks
The idea that a government would rank its citizens based on their moral conduct is probably jarring to most Americans, so James Keys and...

Netflix's "Behind the Curve" and the Belief in a Flat Earth
The belief that the Earth is flat persists in the 21st century, so James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at Behind the...