The Sorts of Stories We Would Tell About Ourselves, Were We Not Ourselves

Cast Iron Brains—the only podcast to survive the Great Podcastaclysm of 2023—has endured so that we might briefly discuss the debt ceiling deal before an expansive discussion about reparations and why we choose to talk about the things we choose to talk about. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Humiliating social interactions8:50 — A debt ceiling deal, in principle19:49 — California takes another step toward reparations; Glenn Loury, John McWhorter, and CIB all have thoughts49:51 — The Fifth Column podcast compels us to revisit the Glen Kuiper mess, and helps explain why it’s worth discussing at all1:20:57 — Wrap-up! The Little Mermaid, MILF Manor, and the series finale of SuccessionRelevant Linkage can be found at the page for this episode on our website at https://www.brainiron.com/podcast/episode0146