Trevor and Christiana speak with professor, sociologist, and MacArthur Fellowship winner Ruha Benjamin about some of the pressing political and social issues of the day. The three discuss whether DEI initiatives are in fact valuable and how the world will look without them, why universities honor people whose voices they’ve previously tried to silence, and h ... Show More
Sep 3
South Africa Sessions: Staring Down Death Twice in One Week ft. Khaya Dlanga
Why do your shoes always fly off in a car accident? Trevor, Eugene, and Khaya chase that question straight into Eugene’s own wild motorbike crash story, involving a T-bone, a second accident two days later, and somehow living to tell the tale. From there, the conversation takes i ... Show More
1h 39m
Aug 27
Oliver Burkeman: Give up Control, Save Yourself
Are you constantly overwhelmed by your to-do list? Obsessed with productivity hacks? Always feel like you’re falling behind? Trevor and Eugene sit down with author and journalist Oliver Burkeman to rethink our relationship with time, success, and control. They unpack why perfecti ... Show More
1h 19m
Jan 2022
Impossible (?) Conversations: The Best and Worst of "Woke Culture"
Psychologists Dr. Hector Garcia and Dr. Valerie Tarico join us for a complex, nuanced, and thoughtful conversation about the dying of discourse in a hyper-divided world. When should we speak, and when should we shout? Are we picking the right battles? When should we declare war o ... Show More
56m 35s
May 2020
George Floyd, Doja Cat's Apology, and Joe Biden's Remarks
Van and Rachel address the death of George Floyd and what it means for society broadly (00:45). They also discuss the latest drama with Doja Cat and the struggle with self-acceptance (23:50), racism inside Bachelor Nation, and Joe Biden's 'Breakfast Club' gaffe (52:11). Finally, ... Show More
1h 34m
Oct 2022
Ruha Benjamin: How Do You Build A Movement?
Rainn and Reza sit down with Sociologist and Professor, Ruha Benjamin, to ponder, "How Do You Build A Movement?" https://www.instagram.com/rainnwilson/ https://www.instagram.com/rezaaslan/?hl=en Special Thanks To Our Sponsors: Betterhelp When you want to be a better problem solve ... Show More
59m 9s
Jan 2021
Social Media, Censorship & Political Bias - SimplyPodLogical #46
On this episode of SimplyPodLogical, Cristine and Ben discuss social media, free speech, whether social media bans work, and if "big tech" has a political bias.
57m 3s
May 2017
“Product, Not the Producer”
<p>DeRay, Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe are together again to talk about the most important news of the past week. Then, Grammy-award winning artist and activist John Legend joins DeRay to talk about parenting, women’s reproductive rights, mass incarceration and using his c ... Show More
1h 29m
Feb 2021
#FlyinTedCruz: Breaking Down Ted Cruz's Trip to Cancún While Texas Freezes
Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay discuss Ben Shapiro coming at Rachel on his podcast (7:00), Rush Limbaugh’s death (21:00), Ted Cruz’s impromptu trip to (and return from) Cancún (29:00), Boosie Badazz’s comments about Lori Harvey (43:00), Meek Mill’s leaked song with lyrics about Ko ... Show More
1h 30m
Aug 2025
#431 — What Is Happening on College Campuses?
Sam Harris speaks with Michael Roth about the state of higher education in the U.S. They discuss whether concerns about wokeness were overblown, how colleges should handle campus protests, where universities should draw the line on extreme political views, DEI, why Jews should be ... Show More
23m 29s