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Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Carol Tsang discuss when and how religious and non-religious communities in the US came to disagree about how to define political virtue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben is filming a Day in the Life video, slowly morphing into Lindsay Halligan, and mentioned in the Epstein files. The Greek Chorus is along for the ride. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond discuss how we define intelligence when we talk about AI, and whether that definition ought to change. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein it turns out that the Frog March was actually about frogs. We also discuss Kenyan forced labor and the Biblical conception of foolishness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Anna Bower discuss the hottest MAGA gossip, involving Kash Patel, Mossad, and country music. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Ben Wizner of the ACLU to talk about how their previous disagreements about presidential authority look in light of Trump’s attacks on Venezuelan boats. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben takes questions from the Greek Chorus about the Comey prosecution and talks Brahms with Richard Wattenbarger. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher plan their attendance at an upcoming frog-based protest and discuss January 6th pardons, SNAP benefits, and theater equipment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein various Greek Chorus members discuss why we’re all mad at the language learning app Duolingo. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Katherine Pompilio have made a new video to celebrate the arrival of a new projector, and Marichka Hlyten comes on the show to discuss social media outreach strategies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss Democrats’ election victories, the role of charisma in politics, and how socialism fits into the coalition of democratic forces. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss how Holly’s book is being received by journalists and academia and the importance of critical writing on religious communities. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss various news out of Africa, including Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria, electoral repression in Tanzania, and the ongoing war in Sudan. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com Holly Berkley Fletcher leads discussion on her new book, The Missionary Kids , and the novel she chose to pair it with, Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible.

Wherein Alicia Wanless, Mike Feinberg, and Charlie Crain discuss horror from Lovecraft to the modern day, and Ben reveals how he accidentally traumatized neighborhood children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein the horror film festival continues with a discussion of the movie Possession. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Mike Feinberg and Alicia Wanless have decided to turn the show into a horror movie festival, starting off with a discussion of The Exorcist franchise. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein the Greek Chorus discusses how to help Nastia keep warm as power outages worsen in Kiev and how to help Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane looms. Contribute to buying Nastia and her family a generator on Venmo or by PayPaling to this address: benjamin.wittes@gmail.com. The following QR Codes will also take you where you need to go: Venmo: PayPal: This is a public episode. If you'd like to d...

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Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss power outages across Ukraine, and Holly Berkley Fletcher joins in for a discussion of the political role of languages, with reference to Ukrainian and Swahili. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Emily Hoge to discuss her reporting on Russian organized crime, its culture, and its relationship to the war in Ukraine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss under what circumstances a government “covert action” is actually just murder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Lauren Buitta of Girl Security and Lad Decker of Blink UX to discuss their newly built platform for educating girls in national security. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Ari Ali, director of the film Ben Between Africa, to talk about missionary kids and intergenerational trauma. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe