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There's too much to talk about, so... Ask Me Anything!

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Supreme Court Roundup: abortion access, LGBTQ+ rights, social media & more

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The Trouble with C-Sections: Rachel Somerstein on "Invisible Labor"

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Book Bans & Campus Racism: Mike Hixenbaugh on the Schools of Southlake, TX

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Donald Trump Found Guilty On All 34 Felony Counts

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Cannabis in America: how far will legalization go?

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Cannabis in America: how far will legalization go?

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Biden vs. Trump 2024 Debates: Why you should(n't?) watch

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Biden vs. Trump 2024 Debates: Why you should(n't?) watch

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Debating Divestment: will it save Palestinian lives in Gaza?

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Debating Divestment: will it save Palestinian lives in Gaza?

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"Wide Awake": A Civil War lesson for today's political turmoil

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"Wide Awake": A Civil War lesson for today's political turmoil

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What Humans Can Do That A.I. Cannot

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What Humans Can Do That A.I. Cannot

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What do we want from the media? Are we sure?

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What do we want from the media? Are we sure?

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Should Biden & Trump (and maybe RFK, Jr.) debate in 2024?

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Should Biden & Trump (and maybe RFK, Jr.) debate in 2024?

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Bias at NPR: my response to Uri Berliner

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Bias at NPR: my response to Uri Berliner

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TCM's Ben Mankiewicz on how movies bring us together

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TCM's Ben Mankiewicz on how movies bring us together

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Are Americans as divided as we think?

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Are Americans as divided as we think?

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Debunking the well-endowed rat: International Fact-Checking Day

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Circus performer Jacques Ze Whipper on reinventing yourself

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Circus performer Jacques Ze Whipper on reinventing yourself

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Census revises what "Hispanic" & "Middle Eastern" mean

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Census revises what "Hispanic" & "Middle Eastern" mean

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A new viral hoax: Vladimir Putin & Black Jesus

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A new viral hoax: Vladimir Putin & Black Jesus

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What NBC should've done with Ronna McDaniel

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What NBC should've done with Ronna McDaniel

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Why Americans are so unhappy, and how to deal with it

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Why Americans are so unhappy, and how to deal with it

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Did ISIS attack Russia?

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Did ISIS attack Russia?

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The case for Donald Trump's "absolute immunity"

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The case for Donald Trump's "absolute immunity"

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Leaving evangelical Christianity: NPR's Sarah McCammon on "The Exvangelicals"

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Leaving evangelical Christianity: NPR's Sarah McCammon on "The Exvangelicals"

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Reining in Realtors' fees

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Supreme Court rules on free speech in social media

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Supreme Court rules on free speech in social media

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Should America have a 32-hour workweek?

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Should America have a 32-hour workweek?

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Ban TikTok? Let's think it through.

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Ban TikTok? Let's think it through.

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State of the Union aftermath

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State of the Union aftermath

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State of the Union, pre & post

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State of the Union, pre & post

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Super Tuesday: What You Might've Missed

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Super Tuesday: What You Might've Missed

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Inside the "He Gets Us" campaign

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Inside the "He Gets Us" campaign

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Christian Nationalism and Alabama's IVF debate

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Christian Nationalism and Alabama's IVF debate

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"Helldivers 2": smart, fun propaganda/SCOTUS debates bump stocks/Wendy's surge pricing

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Democracy in Despair: fighting America's pessimism with caring & connection

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Democracy in Despair: fighting America's pessimism with caring & connection

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Why Alexey Navalny's death matters / NY judge calls out Trump's lies in ruling / A.I. & democracy

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Why Alexey Navalny's death matters / NY judge calls out Trump's lies in ruling / A.I. & democracy

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Kansas City Shooting: Time to Have "The Gun Debate"

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Would you date an AI chatbot?

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Would you date an AI chatbot?

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Joe Biden's Memory/Vegas Wins the Super Bowl/Racism Against Black Pilots

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Joe Biden's Memory/Vegas Wins the Super Bowl/Racism Against Black Pilots

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Supreme Court debates keeping Trump on the ballot/Why and how to save mainstream media

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Supreme Court debates keeping Trump on the ballot/Why, and how, we should save mainstream media

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Trump Supreme Court Preview/Taking On DEI Critics

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Trump Supreme Court Preview/Taking On DEI Critics

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U.S. airstrikes against Iran/Jobs report/How did Groundhog Day start?

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Lloyd Austin Cancer/University DEI Fights/Black Inventor Honors/Trump-Biden-Haley Polls

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Taylor Swift v. Trump?/Child Safety Online/Feeling Joy In Anxious Times

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Genocide Ruling / Alabama Execution / Trump v. Haley / Quitting Social Media

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Peter Navarro / Fighting Hoaxes / Alabama Execution

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Trump v. Haley / Ending DEI / Barbie Oscars Snub?

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Don't trust Congress? Here's how to find out what they're up to.

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Nikki Haley: America has "never been a racist country". Is she right?

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New Hampshire primary: will Trump win? And why isn't Biden running?

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Who is Bill Ackman? / Iowa Caucus Analysis / How to Keep an Eye on Congress

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Election previews (Iowa & Taiwan) / A.I. impersonates George Carlin

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How do you win over Trump supporters? / Is Israel committing genocide in Gaza?

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Psychedelic Healing: using Ibogaine to fight PTSD & the opioid crisis

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Neri Oxman, plagiarism and the debate over DEI

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Catholics bless same-sex couples... kinda / UN demands Israel aid / Ideas to save democracy

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Hunter Biden & House Impeachment / Quantum Computers 101 / Elon Musk's candid AI bot

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America's Economic Pessimism / How Humans Can Fight Back Against AI

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The case against Donald Trump / COP28's fossil fuel fight

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Covering Israel / Replacing Joe Manchin

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Moderating Our Debates About Israel

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House "Leadership" in the Search for a Speaker

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How Universities Can Improve Debates About Israel

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FROM THE HEART - My "Disney Wish" For Democracy

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What Is Hamas? Why Does It Hate Israel?

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Getting Our House (of Representatives) In Order

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Clinical Journalism - My Big Idea To Reinvent News

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Artificial Intelligence, and Civic Ignorance