In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Jon Shea returns for the Valentine's Day episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Mike Chase, aka @CrimeADay, plays "Where's the Lie?"  He spins a yarn, and we get to figure out if he's full of grated cottage cheese! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Canadians overrun In Lieu of Fun in a fashion not seen since the War of 1812.  Eve Gaumond guest hosts.  Alicia Wanless returns to talk truckers and ideology.  And we are joined by Glen McGregor, senior political correspondent for CTV news in Ottawa.  Genevieve and Ben try to prevent the White House from being burned down in the invasion.  Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Wherein we are joined by Dan Drezner of the Fletcher School to talk about deterring Russia: Is it possible and how can it be done? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we discuss the nation-state war over internet control with the former Chair of the FCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined by Catherine Rampell of the Washington Post to discuss whether the economy is doing well or badly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein, Ben having failed to get us a guest, we swap stories about pipes bursting, freezing, and leaking. There is blood. There are naked people emerging from showers with soap in their hair. There is shit-shoveling. It's a hell of a night. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheese night is improved by our guest, Dr. Rev. Hilary Livingston, regaling us with two tales of seminary dating—one true and the other false. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we discuss J. Breyer's retirement with Jamal Greene and Leah Litman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Virginia Heffernan returns to the show to talk about trolley problems, her favorite and least favorite holidays, Glenn Gould, and why she doesn't think Donald Trump is more powerful now than when he was president. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein, we are joined by Georgetown Law Professor Anita Krishnakumar to discuss her recent piece analyzing Justice Gorsuch's use of textualism in the recent OSHA decision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein, Mike Pesca joins us to discuss the relaunch of the Gist. You get the gist... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein, it being a while since Preet Bharara has been on the show, he returns! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Scott Anderson returns to the show to discuss this week's indictment of the Oath Keepers's chieftain for seditious conspiracy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we pwn all the things with @pwnallthethings! Matt Tait—hacker, spy, audodidact, and unusually fun guy—returns to the show to shoot the breeze about Ukraine and Russia and, of course, cybersecurity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined by Josh Marshall, who returns not to discuss woodworking, but the politics of the day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined by Molly Ball of TIME magazine to discuss her cover article, "What Mike Fanone Can't Forget." Ball is TIME's National Political Correspondent. Previously, she covered U.S. politics for The Atlantic and Politico, and worked for newspapers in Nevada and Cambodia. She is the author of Pelosi, a bestselling biography of the first woman Speaker of the House. Hosted on Acast. See a...

Wherein we are joined by the estimable Seamus Hughes. Hughes is the Deputy Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. Hughes has authored numerous academic reports on extremism in America and published a critically acclaimed book, Homegrown: ISIS in America. He regularly provides commentary to media outlets, including the New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Str...

Wherein we are joined by the New York Times's Ryan Mac to discuss his recent reporting on recent stories about misuse of Apple AirTags for stalking and other privacy violations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein, it being New Year's Eve, it's Cheese Night and time for our increasingly annual New Year's Resolutions edition! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined by the Stanford Internet Observatory's Renée DiResta to talk about her long (and prescient) study of the anti-vax movement, how it led to her career studying online mis- and disinformation, only to come full circle in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined by the great Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, who  argued in the Atlantic  today that Putin is overplaying his hand with respect to Ukraine—and she is unexpectedly join by former Estonian President Toomas Ilves and cybersecurity guru Dmitri Alperovich! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein we are joined once again by University of Washington biologist Carl Bergstrom, who talks about science misinformation—and, of course, birds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Scott Shapiro, at long last, plays "Where's the Lie?" Will there be a PowerPoint? Will he abuse his tenure by spreading disinformation? Will the story involve inclusive legal positivism? Tune in to find out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein University of Wisconsin mathematician Jordan Ellenberg spins a yarn and we have to figure out whether it's true! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.