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Why the Spanish Flu vanished from collective memory, and how Shakespeare became an American hero. (episode)
Until recently, that deadly pandemic has been mostly absent from our collective memory.
Lessons the Bard can teach us about what it means to be American.
From the bubonic plague to Ebola to COVID-19: learning about ourselves through the epidemics we've faced. (episode)
Gnosticism can help us understand the pseudo-intellectualism on the right. (episode)
Why so many new rules contradict what science tells us about the virus. Plus, a former White House photographer reflects on covering presidents in the pre-Trump era. (episode)
Political leaders have failed to consistently explain the science behind their pandemic policies.
Gnosticism can help us understand the pseudo-intellectualism on the right.
To document history or provide PR fodder for the government?
Rewatching "Contagion" in a pandemic. (episode)
Post-election denialism, the pivot to Parler, the Trump-era assault on public data, and reflections from a former conservative journalist. (episode)
Democracy has had its say. But Trump and his supporters are trying to drown it out with their own version of reality.
What Parler & MeWe, new "free speech" platforms, tell us about the future of the far-right.
He argues that US conservatives misunderstand the very purpose of journalism.
The Trump administration's comprehensive assault on data collection prevents us from seeing ourselves clearly.
A few caveats to the good news. (episode)
A flood of election-related lies; an argument for abolishing election forecasting models; and a history of anti-majoritarian politics on the right. (episode)
The "steal" the President's supporters hope to stop is a lie. It would also be improbably, impossibly difficult.
An argument for abolishing election forecast models.
It didn't start with Trump.
While cable news had white boards and talking heads, OTM had comedians, singers, friends and laughs. (episode)