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Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, Mike Feinberg, and Jonathan Rauch discuss whether an ethical career federal government official is obligated to resign. 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 Holly Berkley Fletcher returns to the show to discuss everything on her mind, including book awards, petty feuds, and very unsympathetic South Africans. 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 the Greek Chorus discuss the drawbacks and challenges created by privacy regulations. 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 the Greek Chorus discuss the current leadership in the US military, including career military officers, Trump administration stooges, and AI. 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, Eve Gaumond, and the Greek Chorus discuss whether the Nixon era was a high point of US democracy and the merits of Rahm Emanuel as a presidential candidate. 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 Andrew Steele to discuss the indictment of the SPLC and Jonathan Rauch to discuss Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic. 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, weary of finding and interviewing good guests, hands the show over to Holly Berkley Fletcher for a discussion of gerrymandering and drones. 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 Elizabeth Tsurkov, scholar and ex-hostage, to discuss the Israeli perspective on the war with Iran. 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 Mike Pesca for a discussion of Viktor Orban's election loss and what it tells us about the nature of autocracy. 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 hosts a live taping of the Lawfare Podcast, with a panel discussion of the prosecutions of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leadership, which the Trump administration is now trying to vacate. 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 Mike Feinberg welcome Quinta Jurecic to discuss Harmeet Dhillon, Trump's head of the Civil Rights Division at DOJ, and the damage being done to civil rights law in the US. 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 Deece Eckstein, a Texas-based activist, to discuss the Republican Senate runoff and the broader political situation in Texas. 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 the absurd military leader in Uganda and the defeat of Orban in Hungary. 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, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss mismanagement in the DOJ and what public spaces should allow dogs. These issues turn out to be related. 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 Tabatabai to discuss the details of the current ceasefire with Iran. 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 introduces Mike Feinberg and Anastasiia Lapatina to a game called "Tell Me Something Interesting." 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 the Greek Chorus discuss the majesty of the cosmos and the fundamental insignificance of human squabbles. They also discuss some human squabbles. 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 Anna Bower to discuss government non-compliance with court orders, the firing of Pam Bondi, and a scandal-prone tortoise. 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 Mike Feinberg welcome Mike Pesca to discuss the art of the podcast monologue and public speaking more generally. 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, Anastasiia Lapatina, Jonathan Rauch, and the Greek Chorus discuss yesterday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship. 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 Mike Feinberg discuss the paradoxical effects of AI development on human society. 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, Alicia Wanless, and the Greek Chorus follow up on Sunday's book club discussion of Antigone and debate the philosophical implications of AI ownership. 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, Mike Feinberg, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the architects of the Iraq War and how they live with themselves. 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 Andrew Steele leads a Greek Chorus discussion on Sophocles’s Antigone and Jean Anouilh’s Antigone.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss how various evangelical Trump administration figures are praying publicly for the deaths of their enemies. 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