In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg start out discussing karaoke and birthday parties and end up opining on the nature of authenticity in the digital age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Caitlin Tulloch of GiveDirectly, an NGO dedicated to giving cash directly to people living in poverty, to discuss the effects of cash aid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Minna Ålander discuss Denmark's recent diplomatic actions, including categorizing the US as a threat and forcing the EU to freeze Russian assets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond talk dissertation writing, slum-lording, and Ottawa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome historian Lindsay Chervinsky to discuss her current research on John Quincy Adams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss why dystopian fiction does not match our dystopian reality. Jonathan Rauch joins in to talk about sex scandals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher mock an alcoholic raccoon. They also discuss conservation in Kenya and corruption in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy's long-time chief of staff who was recently fired for corruption. Ava interrupts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Francesco Galietti, an Italian political analyst, to discuss how the election of a right-wing populist has and has not changed Italy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus discuss holiday inanities, innovative coup strategies, and why exactly Trump is fixated on Venezuela. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein someone in the US military ordered a strike on shipwreck survivors adrift at sea, and Ben has Jack Goldsmith on the show to discuss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and the Greek Chorus discuss Taiwan, Venezuela, and Ben's battle with the Facebook ad algorithm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and the Greek Chorus meander from topic to topic, covering journalism awards, Canadian border control, the Jewish community of Finland, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss dismissed indictments, incoherent ceasefire negotiations, and what antisemitism looks like in the real world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Dr. Kerry Kriger, founder of Save The Frogs and creator of the Million Frog March, to discuss frogs, democracy, and frog-based democratic intervention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome journalist and novelist Stephen Marche to discuss his book The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond discuss how we define intelligence when we talk about AI, and whether that definition ought to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein it turns out that the Frog March was actually about frogs. We also discuss Kenyan forced labor and the Biblical conception of foolishness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Anna Bower discuss the hottest MAGA gossip, involving Kash Patel, Mossad, and country music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben takes questions from the Greek Chorus about the Comey prosecution and talks Brahms with Richard Wattenbarger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein various Greek Chorus members discuss why we're all mad at the language learning app Duolingo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.