In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben welcomes Dale Smith, a Canadian journalist, to tell us about Trudeau's resignation and what comes next. Also, Elon Musk called Holly Berkley Fletcher "bizarre" and we're very proud of her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Gia Kokotakis, a terrorism scholar studying car ramming attacks, who happened to be present at the Bourbon Street attack last week. She tells us about the history and development of car ramming attacks, and discusses what she saw on the ground that night. Read her article on the attack here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-new-orleans-i-witnessed-a-terror-attack Hosted...

Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris to tell us about John Ratcliffe, Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence. As Trump nominees go, he's not that bad, but that doesn't mean he doesn't suck. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Gary Marcus to discuss AI: what's real, what's bullshit, and what happens next. Eve Gaumond and Matteo Carraba join in. Find Gary's new book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Anna Bower and Katherine Pompilio teach Ben the true meaning of Hallmark Christmas movies. Also, Taylor Swift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Alander, a Finnish expert on Northern European security issues, to discuss Russia's habit of sabotaging undersea cables. Alicia Wanless drops by to help out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Jody Freeman to discuss Trump's plans for structural deregulation of federal agencies. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben hosts a rollicking panel discussion, with Holly Berkley Fletcher, Eve Gaumond, and Antti Ruokonen, all gathered to discuss the CIA, talking cacti, Russian attacks on internet cables, and Eurovision. Also, Ben premieres his new Get Ready With Me video. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben mourns the eradication of murder hornets, and John Hawkinson admires Wikipedia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Eve Gaumond follows up on yesterday's experiments with getting OpenAI's video platform to make antisemitic content, and it gets worse. Merry Christmas! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond try to trick OpenAI's new video tool into making antisemitic propaganda, and it's shockingly easy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher outs herself as a CIA officer, and tells us all about 19 years in the Agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Jonathan Rauch persuades Ben to swear off swearing, and Marty Lederman discusses Chris Wray's resignation. Alicia Wanless and Eve Gaumond cohost. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben takes audience questions on Polish democracy, missile defense systems, and other important issues, and solicits audience opinions on the most important issue of all: should you let a robot give you a massage? Join the Sol Invictus Fundraiser here: https://www.dogshirtdaily.com/p/sol-invictus-sale-takes-steroids Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Eve Gaumond joins Ben to discuss strategies for getting new AI tools to break their own content guidelines for our amusement. John Hawkinson gets roped into explaining what a quantum computer is, and Joel Woodward drops by with questions about Dog Shirt TV's future as a revolution in morning television. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Ammar Abdulhamid to celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad and discuss what comes next for Syria and the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris, who has discovered the secrets of candied bacon and told us all about it. Then we talked about Kash Patel and did a dramatic reading of one of his children's books. Check out Shane's reporting on candied bacon here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/bacon-the-bestkept-secret-in-washington/ And read Ben's analysis of Kash Patel's child propagand...

Wherein Ben, left alone and bereft of a guest, vamps on Bitcoin, the nomination process, and the Feast of Sol Invictus. Antti Ruokonen drops in to ask after Ric Grenell, and Laura Donna weighs in on whether the audience is more of a Collegium than a Greek Chorus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Toomas Hendrik Ilves, former president of Estonia, to discuss Eastern European reactions to Russia and Trump. They also talk electronic government in Estonia, and Ben demonstrates one of the problems with e-government via a series of tech glitches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Sarah Bond tells us about the Labor movement in ancient history. Check out her new book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300273144/strike/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben premieres his new show, Holly Berkley Fletcher premieres her new parody video, and we rant about presidential pardons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben tells a spell-bound Holly Berkley Fletcher about his new paleontological discovery: Our hominin ancestors were fucking with us. Antti Ruokonen drops by to tell us why he's thankful for the Finnish education system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Eve Gaumond, and Holly Berkley Fletcher try to plan future episodes by pondering what grim fate will befall us next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher joins us as a new cohost, and she and Ben get started by gossiping wildly about feet pics, young women writing Trump love letters, and George Will. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein a fanged monster has attacked Ben in the dead of night, and he decides to make it about Ric Grennell. Samuel Moyn also joins us for a slightly more serious discussion about his latest op-ed. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/opinion/trump-legalism-trials.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.