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Nov 2024
1h 25m

Wilfred Reilly: Race, Dating Crisis, Mat...

Meghan Daum & Sarah Haider
About this episode

As a gesture of goodwill, we interrupt the election doom/analysis-vomit to bring you a calm, collected, and pre-recorded conversation with political scientist Wilfred Reilly. 

The threesome cover Wilfred’s unique upbringing and current thoughts on race, academia, and the dating/mating crisis.

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* Wilfred’s books: Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me, Taboo: 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About



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