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Why is Germany's anti-immigration AfD surging in popularity? And why does immigration seem to work better in America than in Europe? Harris, a Bosnian refugee turned American citizen who now lives and works in Germany, joins us to explore the economic, cultural, and political ten ... Show More

Americans pay vastly more for medicine than citizens of other wealthy countries, but are those countries getting a bargain at our expense? David Goldhill, author of Catastrophic Care and founder and CEO of the healthcare marketplace Sesame, joins the show to explain why he consid ... Show More

When does a successful company become a dangerous monopoly? Heaton traces the strange history of American antitrust law, from railroad barons and Standard Oil to Hollywood studios and Big Tech, before diving into the intellectual cage match between Louis Brandeis and Robert Bork. ... Show More

Talking Trump vs the media, Facebook singing competition and the new female terminator! HodgeTwins join us live in studio to face their fear of dogs, Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer stop by to talk Gosnell Movie release and comedian Nick DiPaolo updates on his post show assault ... Show More

Funny couple Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Nigerian YouTube star Adeola Fayehun and Australian comedy sensation Alice Fraser to tackle the world’s headlines. This week, why is China is expelling Australian journalists? And what is life really like for wizards in ... Show More

<p>Hari Kondabolu joins to break down the week's news, from smaller covid checks to faster covid vaccines. Plus we cover the fight to protect voting rights in Congress. Ezra Klein talks about polarization and local news. And Lovett auditions for Jeopardy and quizzes listeners on ... Show More

Indictments! Tax reform! DNC infighting! Jon is joined by comedians Max Silvestri and Rae Sanni and Crooked Media editor-in-chief Brian Beutler to break down an insane week. Plus Vanessa Grigoriadis talks about Betsy DeVos and the politics of consent, a dramatic reading of a very ... Show More

Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Indonesian comedian and interpreter Sakdiyah Ma’ruf and American stand-up, storyteller and writer Gastor Almonte for a funny look at the global news.They’ll be finding out how an entrepreneurial Muslim cleric became an internet sens ... Show More

Jess Salomon and Eman El-Husseini are joined by Indian star stand-up Aditi Mittal and Nigerian political satirist Adeola Fayehun for a funny look at the global news. They’re finding out what’s going on with US President Joe Biden’s choice of Supreme Court judge, and asking why a ... Show More