"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wrong About The Right

19.06.2025 • 01:10:19

Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that they are also bad at political science. Where to f...

"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lying About Lockdowns

17.06.2025 • 00:57:47

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?" Where to find us: Peter's newsletterPeter's other pod...

Bonus: The Lab Leak Goes Mainstream

05.06.2025 • 01:21:09

By popular demand we are releasing last month's Patreon bonus episode on the main feed! We chart the transformation of the lab leak from an unfounded ...

The Let Them Theory

23.04.2025 • 00:53:44

Peter and Michael discuss The Let Them Theory, a self-help guide to seeking bliss through unmitigated complacency. Where to find us: Peter's newslette...

Josh Hawley's "Manhood" [TEASER]

31.03.2025 • 00:53:11

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Steve Harvey's "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"

28.03.2025 • 00:58:53

Are you a single lady struggling to find love with a man? Don't fret! A twice-divorced game show host who thinks conversation is for women is here to ...

Of Boys And Men

06.03.2025 • 01:22:42

Who's to blame for the crisis of American masculinity? On the right, politicians tell men that they being oppressed by feminists and must reassert the...

You Are A Badass

23.01.2025 • 00:58:58

Peter and Michael dissect Jen Sincero's "You are a Badass," a book that answers the question: What if "The Secret" was written in the painful, try-har...

What's The Matter With Kansas?

06.12.2024 • 01:05:33

In 2004, historian Thomas Frank proposed a theory about the rightward drift of the white working class. Was he a prescient king whose work presaged th...

Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

04.11.2024 • 01:09:58

Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the question: What if we hated Muslims, but in a secular way?...