Best Jake Bolden Podcasts (2025)

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Is America Ready to Fight Big Tech? (with Sacha Haworth) 1:04:26

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Are we ready to take on the tech titans? Sacha Haworth thinks maybe—just maybe—we finally are. The head of the Tech Oversight Project joins me this week to talk about the pervasive influence of Big Tech on our lives, and why recognizing a growing allergy to that influence is becoming a centerpiece of political strategy. We discuss the public’s grow…

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S3, E18: Week 12 Preview vs. WKU (feat. Willie Phaler) 30:01

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It is officially 100 Miles of Hate Week as the Blue Raiders travel north to Bowling Green! Both basketball programs go undefeated in Week 1 of the season! We break it all down in today's episode with MTSU Sidelines Lead Sports Reporter Willie Phaler! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks …

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S3, E17: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 11 vs. FIU (feat. Paws Up Podcast) 30:48

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The Blue Raiders return to Saturday football with a home contest against FIU. How will the Panthers' new HC Willie Simmons prepare his team for a homecoming of his own? Hear from Jake Gibson of the Paws Up Podcast in today's Behind Enemy Lines special! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thank…

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Can Journalism Survive? (with UC Berkeley Journalism Dean Michael Bolden) 1:00:21

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We can all agree that a free press is a cornerstone of American democracy, and that we want journalism in our lives. But that's different from making it possible to make a living as a journalist, and it's also not enough to protect the power of journalism against the libertarian worldview and AI slop being pushed on us all by the world's biggest co…

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S3, E16: Week 11 Preview vs. FIU (feat. Brett Walker) 29:44

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The Blue Raiders dropped their 5th straight and officially out of bowl contention. We preview their Saturday home matchup with FIU this Saturday with Brett Walker, Sports Editor of MTSU Sidelines. Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615…

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S3: Coach Exclusive - Matt Insell and Nick McDevitt 1:09:43

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Hoops season tips off next week and it's time to preview both basketball programs! We are joined by women's associate head coach Matt Insell and men's head coach Nick McDevitt in our exclusive one-on-one interviews! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! C…

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AI Addiction is Coming (with Zachary Gidwitz) 1:02:23

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AI is about to create an epidemic of addiction in this country and around the world, according to Zachary Gidwitz, founder of OpenRecovery. Could it also be our best shot at fighting back? In this episode of The Rip Current, I discuss the growing issue of addiction in America and the potential for AI tools to combat it with Gidwitz. Together we get…

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S3, E15: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 10 vs. Jax State (feat. 700 Pelham Road Podcast) 26:43

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The Blue Raiders return home for their CUSA Midweek finale against an undefeated (in CUSA) Jax State! Caleb Williams of 700 Pelham Road Podcast joins the episode to preview the Gamecocks ahead of the Wednesday night battle! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco …

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S3, E14: Week 10 Preview vs. Jacksonville State (feat. Shayne Pickering) 32:49

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The Blue Raiders drop their fourth straight game and fall to 1-6. We breakdown the midweek loss and look ahead to the next one, hosting Jacksonville State. Shayne Pickering of GoMiddle.com joins the episode to give us a preview of the Gamecocks! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to ou…

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Brazil is an Alternate Universe (with Cristina Tardaguila) 1:01:06

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My recent trip to Brazil happened to coincide with the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, and ever since I’ve been looking for the right person to explain how it is that a former military dictatorship is now the kind of democracy that actually brings a former leader to account. In this episode, Cristina Tardaguila, founder of the fact-checki…

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S3, E13: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 9 vs. Delaware (feat. Daniel Steenkamer) 42:52

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The Blue Raiders return to the gridiron after a much anticipated bye week! Middle Tennessee heads to Newark to face another CUSA newcomer! In a mashup of preview-meets-Behind Enemy Line special, we are joined by Daniel Steenkamer of the Feathers and Field Goals Podcast! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membe…

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Is AI Pessimism Feeding the Powerful? (with Rumman Chowdhury) 1:05:57

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Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, an AI ethicist and the head of Humane Intelligence, is sick of all this complaining. Not because there isn’t plenty to complain about — in this episode we unpack a host of horrors that AI and the companies who make it are foisting on all of us — but because she believes that the fatalism of AI criticism inadvertently empowers …

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S3: Player Exclusive - Taijah Fraser 25:39

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We invite another senior for our Season 3 of Player Exclusive interviews! This week it is Soccer’s Taijah Fraser! We dive deep into her international playing career, leadership, and much more! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298…

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BONUS: Jake on Keen on America 45:25

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When I first came on his show, Andrew Keen took a dim view of my ideas about how we might fight back against the psychological effects of AI in my 2022 book The Loop, and to be honest: he was kinda right. The “how to fight back” section of the book was thin, largely because I was hanging (and still hang) so much of my hopes on the idea that the cou…

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S3, E12: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 7 vs. Missouri State (feat. Maddux Radosevic) 20:34

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The Blue Raiders first midweek game is tonight! We are joined by Maddux Radosevic of The Growl podcast to dissect the Bears ahead of a pivotal matchup for both of these programs! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 or visit…

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S3, E11: Week 7 Preview vs. Missouri St (feat. Brett Walker) 26:02

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The Blue Raiders return home to kickoff the CUSA mid-week scheduling against a newcomer! MTSU Sidelines Sports Editor Brett Walker joins the show to preview the Missouri State matchup! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 or…

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S3: Player Exclusive - Caroline Macander 22:20

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Our first player exclusive interview of Season 3 is Senior Caroline Macander! Learn what makes the veteran setter Bleed Blue! We touch base with her Chicago roots, and her love for Talladega Nights! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (6…

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Can AI Be Ethical? (with Olivia Gambelin) 1:06:07

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AI is having a profound effect on love, work, and democracy...but do the people making it understand that? AI ethics consultant Olivia Gambelin has been fighting to make her clients in Silicon Valley understand that good ethics are good business, and to make regulators in Europe see that good business can also have good ethics. It's a tough gig. Ga…

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S3: Coach Exclusive - Hannah Hoefs 24:14

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We take a break in the football season to interview the Associate Head Coach of the Women's Soccer program, Hannah Hoefs! We discuss the Lady Raiders' roster, exceeding early season expectations, and her secret Manchester City fandom! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor T…

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Why Big Tech's Lawyers are SCREAMING Right Now 5:48

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A new California law, SB 53, was just signed by Governor Gavin Newsom today, Monday September 29th. It has the AI makers undoubtedly throwing their mushroom coffee across the room this afternoon, because now they’re hemmed in by the EU’s AI Act on one side, and the Golden State’s new law on the other. Here’s why it matters!…

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S3, E10: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 5 vs. Kennesaw State (feat. Kai Millette) 25:30

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The Blue Raiders begin Conference USA on the road at Kennesaw this Saturday! Owl Chat Podcast's Kai Millette joins the show to go Behind Enemy Lines and learn the challenges the Owls present! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-…

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The War Over TikTok (with Emily Baker-White) 1:01:49

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TikTok is no different than any other social media company (it wants to serve you irresistible content by predicting your tastes algorithmically), and its processes aren't either (it threw spaghetti and money against the wall until it stuck). But its status as a Chinese company, the first globally successful Chinese media export, and a deeply power…

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S3, E9: Week 5 Preview vs. Kennesaw St (feat. Emmy Fazenbaker) 28:46

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The Blue Raiders open Conference USA play this weekend at Kennesaw State! We breakdown the tough Week 4 loss to Marshall and look ahead to the Owls with MTSU Athletic Communication's Multimedia Journalist, Emmy Fazenbaker! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco G…

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S3, E8: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 4 vs. Marshall (feat. ThunderCast) 31:26

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It's Homecoming in Murfreesboro and the Blue Raiders host old-CUSA foe, Marshall on Saturday! We are joined by our friends at The ThunderCast to breakdown the Thundering Herds game plan! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 …

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The Rise of AI Psychosis (with Morten Rand-Hendricksen) 59:09

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AI is making people crazy. And I don’t mean in the sense that it’s driving tech observers like me crazy, with its reckless adoption path and dishonest marketing and screwy incentives. I mean it’s literally making otherwise reasonable people believe that their AI chatbots are lovers, or prisoners, or prophets of hidden wisdom. In this hourlong conve…

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S3, E7: Week 4 Preview vs. Marshall (feat. Conner Smith) 24:15

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The Blue Raiders picked up their first win in Week 3, can they keep the ball rolling for Homecoming? Conner Smith of GoMiddle.com joins the BRP this week to breakdown another pivotal non-conference game for MTSU! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Cont…

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S3, E6: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 3 vs. Nevada (feat. Chris Murray) 22:59

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Blue Raiders take on Nevada this Saturday in a pivotal non-conference road contest! Chris Murray of Nevada Sports Net joins the show to breakdown the Wolf Pack’s Week 3 matchup! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 or visit …

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S3, E5: Week 3 Preview vs. Nevada (feat. Brett Walker) 31:55

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The Blue Raiders hit the road for the second straight week! This head west to Reno to face the Wolfpack in their third non-conference game of the season. Brett Walker, sports editor of MTSU Sidelines joins this week to dissect the Week 2 loss at Wisconsin and look ahead to Nevada. Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get…

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S3, E4: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 2 vs. Wisconsin (feat. The Bucky Report) 24:33

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The lone P4 competition for the Blue Raiders lies in Madison this Saturday! Rajeev Chhabra, co-host of The Bucky Report stops by to break down the Badgers' game plan. Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 or visit their websi…

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S3, E3: Week 2 Preview vs. Wisconsin (feat. Conner Smith) 22:34

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It's time for the first big road test of the season as the Blue Raiders travel to Madison, Wisconsin! Conner Smith joins the episode to recap last weekend's 14-34 home opener loss and preview the Big Ten matchup ahead! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group…

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S3, E2: Behind Enemy Lines - Week 1 vs. Austin Peay (feat. Brian Rives) 25:49

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Football Season is back with a Week 1, home opener against Austin Peay! Joining the Blue Raider Podcast is Voice of the Governors Sports Network, Brian Rives to dissect the Governors ahead of their first road test of the 2025 season. Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor Th…

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Who Runs Mars? (with David Ariosto) 1:06:32

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Are you ready to get in a tube built by billionaires and stay there for nine months? Ready to live in caves on the other side? And who is in charge of this dreary outpost anyway? In this episode of The Rip Current, David Ariosto, author of Open Space: From Earth to Eternity, the Global Race to Explore and Conquer the Cosmos and host of the Space Mi…

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S3, E1: Week 1 Preview vs. Austin Peay (feat. Shayne Pickering) 24:33

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Season 3 of the Blue Raider Podcast is back! We are previewing football's Week 1, Home Opener against Austin Peay with GoMiddle.com's Shayne Pickering! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com to get your membership today. Thanks to our sponsor The Conseco Group! Contact them at (615)298-9907 or visit their website at consecogr…

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Live from MTSU Fall Camp 2025! 1:42:42

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In this special on-location episode, we take you inside the action at Middle Tennessee State University’s Fall Football Practice — also known in the business as Fall Camp. Recorded live from the practice field, we bring you exclusive coverage, real-time insights, and conversations with players, coaches, and insiders as the Blue Raiders gear up for …

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Summer Series: Episode 4 feat. Nick McDevitt, Sean Smith, and Jahvin Carter 41:56

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In this special episode, we sit down with MTSU Head Coach Nick McDevitt for an in-depth conversation about the state of the program, off-season development, and what fans can expect from the upcoming season. We’re also joined by two exciting new transfer players — Sean Smith and Jahvin Carter — who share their journey to Middle Tennessee, what drew…

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99% of Crypto is a Scam (with Molly White) 1:03:30

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Molly White, renowned crypto skeptic and creator of 'Web3 is Going Just Great' has spent the last few years documenting the intricate web of scams, hacks, and enormous losses that pervade the cryptocurrency industry. Molly considers crypto a solution in search of a problem, and of course now it's creating new problems, not least direct digital brib…

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Summer Series: Episode 3 feat. Emmy Fazenbaker 24:56

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In this episode, we sit down with the newest member of the Athletic Communications team — Multimedia Journalist, Emmy Fazenbaker! Get to know the storyteller behind the lens as we talk about her journey into sports media, what excites her about working with athletes, and how she plans to bring fans closer to the action through video, interviews, an…

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How to Be Two-Marshmallow Humans (with Aza Raskin) 1:12:38

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Back in 2006, a young interface designer came up with the idea that rather than making people click to another page to continue reading, they should just get an endlessly reloading single page that goes on forever. That "infinite scroll" wound up being a centerpiece of the attention economy — it's how you can scroll mindlessly for hours without tak…

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Summer Series: Episode 2 feat. Matt Insell, Savannah Davis, and Macie Phifer 55:04

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In Episode 2 of our summer series, we’re back on campus to catch up with the women’s basketball program during their offseason training. This episode features conversations with Associate Head Coach Matt Insell, sophomore guard Savannah Davis, and incoming freshman Macie Phifer as they reflect on summer workouts, team culture, and what lies ahead. …

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How to Defeat Loneliness (with David Jay) 1:04:02

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We’ve all experienced loneliness, but could you really describe what it is, and what it does to you, beyond the physical experience of isolation? Before this conversation, I couldn’t. But David Jay has taken the invisible, unnameable effects of loneliness and turned them into an actionable recipe for evaluating and improving friendship and communit…

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Summer Series: Episode 1 feat. Eric Crivei and Ella Manley 29:13

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Welcome to the Summer Series — a special, player-exclusive edition of our show, where we spotlight standout student-athletes and rising stars! In Episode 1, we’re joined by Eric Crivei, a recent men's tennis transfer from Kentucky, as he talks about his transition, goals, and what he's bringing to the squad. We also catch up with Ella Manley, a key…

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The Life and Death of Booze (with Adam Rogers) 59:31

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Adam Rogers is a science journalist and the author of two amazing books about how we experience the world. His second, Full Spectrum, is about color. But we're here to discuss his first, Proof: The Science of Booze. Not just booze, though — what it symbolizes about magic and alchemy and history and chaos, and why our relationship to it is so fraugh…

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The Trump Moment is Global (with Bart Bonikowski) 1:11:08

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Trump's sudden, strange appeal took most political observers by surprise (it broke their necks, frankly), but not Bart Bonikowski. The NYU professor of politics and sociology has been looking at the global rise of populism for over a decade, along with the ideologies and forms of nationalism that help to explain why it's got us all in its grasp at …

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An Expert in Violence Explains the Path to Peace (with Lord John Alderdice) 1:04:46

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When I was writing my book The Loop, I was looking for experts in the degree to which we misunderstand one another, and several people pointed me at this week’s guest. He and I had an hourlong phone conversation, and while he undoubtedly doesn’t remember it (but is too polite to say so), for me it was a deeply formative experience. Lord John Alderd…

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Bonus: What It's Like at a Protest, and Why It's So Dangerous! 9:47

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Here's what it's like on the ground when you're covering a protest, why it's so hard to give an accurate picture of what's happening, and why it can be misleading. Also: police targeting journalists is very much a thing.

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The Battle for Your Brain (with Nita Farahany) 1:00:24

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Duke Professor of Law Nita Farahany has documented the growing industry of companies and devices that try to read your intentions, analyze your mind state, and generally get inside your brain. No, really: in her 2023 book The Battle for Your Brain she documents hundreds of instances in which everyone from employers to authoritarian regimes are hopi…

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Reading: The All-American Surveillance System is Coming 8:40

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The Trump administration is describing its Palantir project as an effort to do away with waste and fraud by eliminating silos. But as other nations have learned, the silos are what make the difference between an efficient digital government and chilling, oppressive surveillance. Read this piece and more at TheRipCurrent.com.…

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Why Tech Hates Us Journalists (with Paris Martineau) 59:00

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It used to be that being a tech journalist was about boosterism and gadgetry. Now it’s like reporting inside the Pentagon, if the Pentagon were staffed by incredibly motivated and secretive experts who are regularly reassured they’re doing holy work, threatened with exile if they ever speak to a reporter, and paid more than any journalist can imagi…

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Season 2, Episode 33 feat. Jimmy Borendame and Brett Vondohlen 33:39

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It's our Season 2 finale! Our exclusive interviews including six-time defending CUSA champion, Mens Tennis Head Coach, Jimmy Borendame! Followed by the Blue Raiders, power-hitting third baseman Brett Vondohlen! Don't miss the highlights of the CUSA Outdoor Track and Field Championships! Thanks to our sponsor Golds Gym Tennessee! Visit goldsgym.com …

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How to Kill Corruption with Technology (with President of Estonia Toomas Ilves) 1:07:04

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Under its fourth president, Toomas Ilves, Estonia went from a struggling newly liberated democracy to one of the most technologically sophisticated nations in the world. In this hourlong conversation, Ilves describes what Estonia can teach us about how to fight corruption through technology, truly root out waste and fraud, and empower everyday citi…