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Seven-Minute Opinions

Your audio guide to thought-provoking arguments on a variety of topics, from perspectives left, right, and center. These smart, concise podcasts pack big ideas into a short amount of time and promise ... Read more

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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

6mins

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Ep. 24: America's parallel universes

Ep. 24: America's parallel universes

An extraordinary explanation for this most unusual election.

6 Dec 2016

5mins

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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

6mins

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Ep. 18: Legalize heroin

Ep. 18: Legalize heroin

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

25 Oct 2016

5mins

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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

6mins

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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

6mins

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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

5mins

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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

6mins

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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

4mins

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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

5mins

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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

6mins

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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

5mins

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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

5mins

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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

6mins

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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

6mins

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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

5mins

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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

7mins

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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

7mins

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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

4mins

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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

6mins

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