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Wherein Ben has returned from safari and Eve Gaumond is concerned about school systems using AI to predict dropouts. 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 recent developments in the war in Ukraine, and Eve Gaumond returns to discuss Greek Chorus reactions to her concerns about Ben's AI usage. 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 Eve Gaumond is concerned about the way Ben interacts with Claude. Mike Feinberg and the Greek Chorus weigh in. 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 Alicia Wanless discuss the economic and psychological position of billionaires, and the Greek Chorus joins in for a discussion of monopolies in the digital age. 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 Katie Gaddini to discuss her new book on the position of women in the MAGA movement. 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 scheduling for the next few weeks, Andrew Steele gives an update on the Greek Chorus foundation, and Alicia Wanless checks in after her trip to Japan. 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 Katherine Pompilio to discuss her investigation of recidivism amongst January 6th pardonees. 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 Mike Feinberg remembers Tiananmen Square, Holly Berkley Fletcher practices her speech, and Ben leads discussion of various midterm races. 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 is going to give a speech opposing Trump's plans to build himself an arch and asks the Greek Chorus to write it for her. 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, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Andrew Steele plan the next phase of Project Battery. 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 the Greek Chorus discuss Russian drone strikes, Ebola outbreaks, the historical memory of the Holocaust, and all the bands that aren't playing at Trump's 4th of July celebration. 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 report on a Bruce Springsteen concert, and Holly Berkley Fletcher is losing her mind. 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 answers questions from the Greek Chorus about whether and how it might be possible to prosecute Trump for his corruption after he leaves office. 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 discuss the complicated ethics of journalism in Ukraine and how real journalism differs from propaganda. 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 consuming the products of cultural evil, and Anastasiia Lapatina gives an update on the Russian bombing of civilians in Kyiv. 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 revisits an article he wrote about leftist antisemitism after October 7th in light of the last few years of Israeli policy. 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 welcome Stacey Young to talk about her organization, Justice Connection, which supports former DoJ employees ousted by the Trump administration. 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, Andrew Steele, and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss various DoJ related news, including Ben's latest Special Military Operation and Todd Blanche'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

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 Eve Gaumond discuss Trump's impacts on the global economic order, from food insecurity to energy production. 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 shows off the new federal litigation research tool he's built. 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 Keri Ladner to discuss her new book, American Dominion, about dominionism and the evangelical alliance with Trump. 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 movies that make you feel bad, from political satire to black comedy to a film about the psychology of authoritarianism. 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 former State Department Africa analyst Dan Kobayashi to discuss the State Department under Trump, Uganda's dictatorship, and the fascinating case of Lesotho. 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 aspects of the midterm elections, including individual Senate races and the implications of gerrymandering. 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 evangelical obsession with Trump from the perspective of idolatry. 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 broad strategic considerations from the perspective of Iran and congressional Democrats. 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 Jimmy Rushton, a reporter working in Ukraine, to tell us about his latest reporting on resistance movements in Russian-occupied territory. 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 discuss the corruption scandal surrounding Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 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.comAuthor Karen Masterson joins us to discuss her book, The Malaria Project, and the novel she chose to accompany it, Albert Camus’s The Plague.

Wherein Anastasiia Lapatina introduces her new podcast, Mildly Alarmed, and Holly Berkley Fletcher discusses Christian nationalism. 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 Antti Ruokonen discuss Ukraine, Substack, and keeping the house clean. 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, Mike Feinberg, and Jonathan Rauch discuss whether an ethical career federal government official is obligated to resign. 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 returns to the show to discuss everything on her mind, including book awards, petty feuds, and very unsympathetic South Africans. 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 the Greek Chorus discuss the drawbacks and challenges created by privacy regulations. 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 the Greek Chorus discuss the current leadership in the US military, including career military officers, Trump administration stooges, and 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, Eve Gaumond, and the Greek Chorus discuss whether the Nixon era was a high point of US democracy and the merits of Rahm Emanuel as a presidential candidate. 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 Andrew Steele to discuss the indictment of the SPLC and Jonathan Rauch to discuss Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic. 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, weary of finding and interviewing good guests, hands the show over to Holly Berkley Fletcher for a discussion of gerrymandering and drones. 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 Elizabeth Tsurkov, scholar and ex-hostage, to discuss the Israeli perspective on the war with Iran. 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 Mike Pesca for a discussion of Viktor Orban's election loss and what it tells us about the nature of autocracy. 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 hosts a live taping of the Lawfare Podcast, with a panel discussion of the prosecutions of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leadership, which the Trump administration is now trying to vacate. 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 welcome Quinta Jurecic to discuss Harmeet Dhillon, Trump's head of the Civil Rights Division at DOJ, and the damage being done to civil rights law in the US. 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 Deece Eckstein, a Texas-based activist, to discuss the Republican Senate runoff and the broader political situation in Texas. 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 the absurd military leader in Uganda and the defeat of Orban in Hungary. 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, 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. 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 Ari Tabatabai to discuss the details of the current ceasefire with Iran. 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 introduces Mike Feinberg and Anastasiia Lapatina to a game called "Tell Me Something Interesting." 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 the majesty of the cosmos and the fundamental insignificance of human squabbles. They also discuss some human squabbles. 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