We live in an age in which audiences simply reject a filmmaker's explanation of what happens in his movie. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

We live in an age in which audiences simply reject a filmmaker's explanation of what happens in his movie. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 77: What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom

Christmas isn't always merry. Here's how to deal with grief over the holidays. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

Christmas isn't always merry. Here's how to deal with grief over the holidays. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 76: A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays

The left has found the perfect medium for its message. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

The left has found the perfect medium for its message. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 75: Can liberal podcasters dethrone Limbaugh & Co.?

A Frenchman's ode to this quintessential American holiday. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

A Frenchman's ode to this quintessential American holiday. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 74: Thanksgiving is awesome!

The generation charmingly called "America's neglected middle child" could save Washington ... if we hurry.

The generation charmingly called "America's neglected middle child" could save Washington ... if we hurry.

Ep. 73: Has Generation X lost its chance to occupy the White House?

Nothing builds social cohesion like a call for shared sacrifice. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

Nothing builds social cohesion like a call for shared sacrifice. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 72: What America lost when it ended the draft

The things we imagine can often be scarier than anything seen on screen.

The things we imagine can often be scarier than anything seen on screen.

Ep. 71: Why scary books are better than scary movies

October is the best month of the year. If you disagree, you are wrong. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

October is the best month of the year. If you disagree, you are wrong. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 70: A definitive, absolutely correct, unquestionable ranking of the months of the year

The Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts

The Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>

Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns

Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem. For more, visit TheWeek.com/Podcasts.

Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem. For more, visit <a href="http://TheWeek.com/Podcasts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheWeek.com/Podcasts</a>.

Ep. 68: The wild card game is killing baseball

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New data suggests a degree is no longer an automatic ticket to the good life

New data suggests a degree is no longer an automatic ticket to the good life

Ep. 2: Why a college degree isn't worth what it once was

An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.

An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.

Ep. 24: America's parallel universes

America's greatest innovation might be preservation

America's greatest innovation might be preservation

Ep. 3: Why the national park is the best idea America ever had

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

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

Ep. 18: Legalize heroin

I am not a fascist. I am not a communist. I just disagree with you.

I am not a fascist. I am not a communist. I just disagree with you.

Ep. 17: Millions of people disagree with your political views. That doesn't make them moral monsters.

America has become a lost, exhausted superpower. And it may well get much, much worse.

America has become a lost, exhausted superpower. And it may well get much, much worse.

Ep. 59: The fall of America

Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a boorish, megalomaniacal ignoramus sporting the worst bouffant in the Western hemisphere. But he also represents something rare: truth in advertising.

Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a boorish, megalomaniacal ignoramus sporting the worst bouffant in the Western hemisphere. But he also represents something rare: truth in advertising.

Ep. 16: The silver lining of Trump

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

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

Ep. 27: In defense of family dinner

Here's why the Trump White House can't just create an alternate universe in which everything he does is a success.

Here's why the Trump White House can't just create an alternate universe in which everything he does is a success.

Ep. 33: Why reality might stand a chance against Trump

If you're at all concerned with what your lawmakers are doing on Capitol Hill, C-SPAN should be your lifeblood.

If you're at all concerned with what your lawmakers are doing on Capitol Hill, C-SPAN should be your lifeblood.

Ep. 51: Want to be smarter than your friends? Watch C-SPAN.

The decline of the American neighborhood has inhibited our ability to instill self-reliance in our children

The decline of the American neighborhood has inhibited our ability to instill self-reliance in our children

Ep. 31: Why it may be impossible to raise 'free range kids'

Ep. 15: Why I sent my underage son to Las Vegas to get a giant tattoo

The definition of "power" in America today is best encapsulated by a sentence written 70 years ago

The definition of "power" in America today is best encapsulated by a sentence written 70 years ago

Ep. 35: Reading 1984 in the age of Trump

If, according to science, awe is good for your health, then you really need some Planet Earth in your life.

If, according to science, awe is good for your health, then you really need some Planet Earth in your life.

Ep. 29: The scientific reason you should be watching Planet Earth

He does not care enough about the American presidency to give up his business for it

He does not care enough about the American presidency to give up his business for it

Ep. 55: The one thing you must always remember about President Trump

Barack Obama

He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can

He accepts the things he cannot change, and tries to change the things he believes he can

Ep. 30 The strange serenity of Barack Obama

The Republican Party burned its bench in 2016. There's a better way to run primaries.

The Republican Party burned its bench in 2016. There's a better way to run primaries.

Ep. 4: How the GOP burned a generation of political talent

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

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

Ep. 20: The tyranny of campaign signs

I, for one, welcome these amorous androids

I, for one, welcome these amorous androids

Ep. 34: Why we should all be having sex with robots

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