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Season 17 Episode 12: June 22nd, 2020

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This episode features a clip of Daniel Markovits talking about the tired “efficiencies of the free market vs bureaucratic waste of the government” trope, as well as an analogy about what it’s like living in a world where people still support Captain Trump, both from Sam HarrisMaking Sense podcast.

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Season 17 Episode 11: June 8th, 2020

SPECIAL "BLACK LIVES MATTER" EPISODE!

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This episode features clips from the Accidental Tech Podcast where John Siracusa and Marco Arment talk about the endless, unacceptable prevalence of police violence against black people and the insanity that any group should have to remind other people that their lives matter. Also, a clip from Chris Rock's special Tamborine about the “few bad apples” theory of police killing black people.

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Season 17 Episode 10: May 25th, 2020

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This episode features a nice little story from the Bill Moyers in Conversation podcast where Bill tells a story recalling when he was 11 and FDR died and the reaction of his father.

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Season 17 Episode 9: May 11th, 2020

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Season 17 Episode 8: April 27th, 2020

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This episode features a clip from the Al Franken Podcast where The Fifth Risk author Michael Lewis talks about how weird it is that people accept roles for which they are obviously unfit in Trump’s orbit, and also a clip from NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross where New Yorker journalist Jane Mayer describes Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump’s Plutocrat Populism pact.

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Season 17 Episode 7: April 13th, 2020

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This episode features a brief clip of Louis CK’s new comedy special: Sincerely, Louis CK. I know he’s polarizing, but I am not remotely conflicted. I think he’s still got it. I laughed hard all the way through.

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Season 17 Episode 6: March 30th, 2020

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This episode features a clip from Sam Harris' Making Sense podcast where he describes Trump as a golem of everything bad about America.