#6: The Voicemailbag

A Current Affairs megapanel opens up the Current Affairs voicemailbag to answer listener questions on topics ranging from lefty groupthink to ethical consumption to Lyta's theory of comedy to the origin of Nathan's Chomsky love.

The Megapanel:

Briahna Joy Gray, contributing editor
Vanessa A. Bee, social media editor
Oren Nimni, legal editor
Brianna Rennix, senior editor
Lyta Gold, amusements editor
Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief
Pete Davis, host

Miscellany:

Here is Nathan and Brianna's essay on sortition. Here is Lyta's essay that outlines her feelings on the use of "normies" and here is her take on Star Trek. Here is the Salon essay we mentioned: "When Chomsky Wept." Here is an article on the Hewlett Packard internal report on the gender gap in confidence when applying for a job. Here is the bizarre New York Times article Brianna referenced about Rohingya refugees allegedly lying. Here is the wikipedia page for the 1950s show, Public Defender.

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