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Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss conspiracy theories, old movies, upcoming Special Military Operations, and who stabbed Mike in the throat. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus discuss Reconstruction Era history and the recent reporting on Cesar Chavez. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben went to court yesterday to get his lasers back. Anna Bower, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus get a full account. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

The following is the livestream footage of the my projection from July 5, 2025—including my interactions with the National Park Service Police. I have kept it unpublished until the case was resolved but am releasing it today. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Tyler McBrien to discuss his new investigative podcast on the Georgia Guidestones and the conspiratorial right wing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss whether the American public cares about violations of international law. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus welcome Scott Shapiro to discuss malicious AI agents and how to regulate them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina go over various Project Battery updates and discuss the situation in Ukraine as the weather warms. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss philosophical and policy approaches to understanding AI. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss their recent interactions with Anthropic's AI model, Claude, and what they've learned from the experiences. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses the latest on Havana Syndrome and Ben, Jonathan Rauch, and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss the wars in Iran and Ukraine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss the effects the Trump administration has had on the FBI and CIA. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher soldier on through technical difficulties to discuss Christian apocalypticism in the military and Kristi Noem’s congressional testimony. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben welcomes Ari Tabatabai to discuss the situation as US and Israeli attacks on Iran continue. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Alicia Wanless, and the Greek Chorus discuss how to make your inevitable midlife crisis productive and minimally pathetic. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss when additional historical context distracts rather than helping to clarify, with reference to Iran, various intelligence agencies, and land acknowledgements. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com Andrew Steele leads the Greek Chorus in discussion of The Euthyphro and The Apology.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss the firing of career FBI agents, and Eve Gaumond reports on AI misinformation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss various outrageous Trump administration behavior, including attacks on refugees, career FBI agents, and Malawi. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher take questions from the Greek Chorus on last nights Special Military Operation, evangelical sects, AI, vyshyvankas, and more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina welcome Svetlana, a Ukrainian mom running a business aimed at providing community support to other moms, to discuss the practical effects of Russian airstrikes on day to day life. Donation information for Project Battery is here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...

Wherein Anastasiia Lapatina gives an update on battery buying operations in Ukraine, and Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher report on the Principles First conference they attended over the weekend. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss attacking Iran, reading Plato, and other weekend plans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome author Windsor Mann to discuss the things people do to live with themselves in the Trump era, from fleeing the country to rethinking deeply held convictions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe