In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

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

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

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

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

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

Wherein the horror film festival continues with a discussion of the movie Possession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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 Paypal to benjamin.wittes@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Wherein Ben welcomes Emily Hoge to discuss her reporting on Russian organized crime, its culture, and its relationship to the war in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss under what circumstances a government "covert action" is actually just murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Ari Ali, director of the film Ben Between Africa, to talk about missionary kids and intergenerational trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Janine Balekdjian to discuss the role of the Office of Legal Counsel in a properly functioning US government and in the Trump administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Laura Field to talk about her new book on the intellectual radicalization of the GOP . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Carol Tsang has questions about what the President's job is actually supposed to be, Ben has thoughts about the legality of drone strikes, and Holly Berkley Fletcher gives an obituary for a Kenyan Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the blind spots of the Western left on Eastern Europe and the concept of imperialism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss whether and how to engage with Russians while the invasion of Ukraine is ongoing, and talk about Israel, Palestine, and settlements in occupied territories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss inflatable costumes as a protest tactic, and Molly Roberts comes on to discuss the Letitia James indictment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg welcome Roger Parloff, who was at Comey's arraignment yesterday, to tell us all about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben appears as a backlit ghost to discuss the Comey arraignment, and we get an update on the blueberry soup ice cream saga. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Alan Elrod to discuss deployment of the National Guard in US cities, the difference between grassroots and elite political participation, and the importance of just showing up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Anna Bower welcome Noam Dworman, owner of the Comedy Cellar, to talk about Jimmy Kimmel, anti-semitism, and why there aren't any tragedy clubs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein various cohosts and the Greek Chorus pop in and out to discuss the Ten Commandments, dead Russian journalists, peace in Gaza, Christopher Hitchens, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Minna Ålander discusses Russian incursions into NATO territory, and the Greek Chorus discusses blueberry soup, amongst other matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.