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#20: Voicemailbag IV

Current Affairs

English - February 27, 2019 16:34 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 581 ratings
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Every fifth episode, we like to open up the phone lines and take callers. Join us as we answer questions about: science, Beto, doctors, reverse racism and Douglas Adams!


Our panel:

Briahna Joy Gray, contributing editor
Sparky Abraham, finance editor
Vanessa A. Bee, social media editor
Lyta Gold, amusements editor
Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief
Pete Davis, host

Miscellaneous items

Douglas Adams's cookie story
Einstein's article on socialism
Chomsky's on the responsibility of intellectuals
Nathan on how rights don't mean slavery
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw's essay that coined the phrase "intersectionality"

Corrections

Vanessa said she likes "Vice" — she meant "Veep"

This episode was edited by Dan Thorn at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts.


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