In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

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

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss the absurd military leader in Uganda and the defeat of Orban in Hungary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Ari Tabatabai to discuss the details of the current ceasefire with Iran. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben introduces Mike Feinberg and Anastasiia Lapatina to a game called "Tell Me Something Interesting." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

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

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Mike Pesca to discuss the art of the podcast monologue and public speaking more generally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Anastasiia Lapatina, Jonathan Rauch, and the Greek Chorus discuss yesterday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss the paradoxical effects of AI development on human society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the architects of the Iraq War and how they live with themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus welcome Shane Harris to discuss various intelligence failures in the Trump administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless discuss the effects of online prediction markets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss conspiracy theories, old movies, upcoming Special Military Operations, and who stabbed Mike in the throat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus discuss Reconstruction Era history and the recent reporting on Cesar Chavez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben went to court yesterday to get his lasers back. Anna Bower, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus get a full account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben welcomes Tyler McBrien to discuss his new investigative podcast on the Georgia Guidestones and the conspiratorial right wing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss whether the American public cares about violations of international law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus welcome Scott Shapiro to discuss malicious AI agents and how to regulate them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina go over various Project Battery updates and discuss the situation in Ukraine as the weather warms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss philosophical and policy approaches to understanding AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss their recent interactions with Anthropic's AI model, Claude, and what they've learned from the experiences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses the latest on Havana Syndrome and Ben, Jonathan Rauch, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the wars in Iran and Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.