Ranked #1

Ep. 2: Why a college degree isn't worth what it once was
Ep. 2: Why a college degree isn't worth what it once was
New data suggests a degree is no longer an automatic ticket to the good life
5 Jul 2016
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6mins
Ranked #2

Ep. 24: America's parallel universes
Ep. 24: America's parallel universes
An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.
6 Dec 2016
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5mins
Ranked #3

Ep. 3: Why the national park is the best idea America ever had
Ep. 3: Why the national park is the best idea America ever had
America's greatest innovation might be preservation
12 Jul 2016
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6mins
Ranked #4

Ep. 18: Legalize heroin
Ep. 18: Legalize heroin
America has a heroin epidemic. The solution is simple: Legalize heroin.
25 Oct 2016
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5mins
Ranked #5

Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns
Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns
The Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts
17 Oct 2017
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6mins
Ranked #6

Ep. 17: Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn't make them moral monsters.
Ep. 17: Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn't make them moral monsters.
I am not a fascist. I am not a communist. I just disagree with you.
18 Oct 2016
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6mins
Ranked #7

Ep. 59: The fall of America
Ep. 59: The fall of America
America has become a lost, exhausted superpower. And it may well get much, much worse.
8 Aug 2017
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5mins
Ranked #8

Ep. 16: The silver lining of Trump
Ep. 16: The silver lining of Trump
Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a boorish, megalomaniacal ignoramus sporting the worst bouffant in the Western hemisphe... Read more
11 Oct 2016
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6mins
Ranked #9

Ep. 27: In defense of family dinner
Ep. 27: In defense of family dinner
Let's not give up on home-cooked meals; let's just ditch the many factors that make them a pain.
27 Dec 2016
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4mins
Ranked #10

Ep. 33: Why reality might stand a chance against Trump
Ep. 33: Why reality might stand a chance against Trump
Here's why the Trump White House can't just create an alternate universe in which everything he does is a success.
7 Feb 2017
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5mins
Ranked #11

Ep. 51: Want to be smarter than your friends? Watch C-SPAN.
Ep. 51: Want to be smarter than your friends? Watch C-SPAN.
If you're at all concerned with what your lawmakers are doing on Capitol Hill, C-SPAN should be your lifeblood.
13 Jun 2017
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6mins
Ranked #12

Ep. 31: Why it may be impossible to raise 'free range kids'
Ep. 31: Why it may be impossible to raise 'free range kids'
The decline of the American neighborhood has inhibited our ability to instill self-reliance in our children
24 Jan 2017
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5mins
Ranked #13

Ep. 15: Why I sent my underage son to Las Vegas to get a giant tattoo
Ep. 15: Why I sent my underage son to Las Vegas to get a giant tattoo
Trading tattoos for grades? Yup, guilty.
4 Oct 2016
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5mins
Ranked #14

Ep. 35: Reading 1984 in the age of Trump
Ep. 35: Reading 1984 in the age of Trump
The definition of "power" in America today is best encapsulated by a sentence written 70 years ago
21 Feb 2017
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6mins
Ranked #15

Ep. 29: The scientific reason you should be watching Planet Earth
Ep. 29: The scientific reason you should be watching Planet Earth
If, according to science, awe is good for your health, then you really need some Planet Earth in your life.
10 Jan 2017
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6mins
Ranked #16

Ep. 55: The one thing you must always remember about President Trump
Ep. 55: The one thing you must always remember about President Trump
He does not care enough about the American presidency to give up his business for it
11 Jul 2017
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5mins
Ranked #17

Ep. 30 The strange serenity of Barack Obama
Ep. 30 The strange serenity of Barack Obama
He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can
17 Jan 2017
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7mins
Ranked #18

Ep. 4: How the GOP burned a generation of political talent
Ep. 4: How the GOP burned a generation of political talent
The Republican Party burned its bench in 2016. There's a better way to run primaries.
19 Jul 2016
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7mins
Ranked #19

Ep. 20: The tyranny of campaign signs
Ep. 20: The tyranny of campaign signs
If you still have a campaign ad stuck in your lawn, throw it away immediately
8 Nov 2016
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4mins
Ranked #20

Ep. 34: Why we should all be having sex with robots
Ep. 34: Why we should all be having sex with robots
I, for one, welcome these amorous androids
14 Feb 2017
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6mins