In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss what Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearings have to teach us about the intersection between evangelical culture and porn culture. Spoiler alert: it's misogyny.

Wherein Ben welcomes Yael Eisenstat, former CIA analyst and current democracy activist, to tell us about her career speaking truth to tech oligarchs.

Wherein Ben welcomes Holly Berkley Fletcher to tell us about the humanitarian crisis in Sudan: what's happening and why no one seems to care.

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless discuss how Trump would actually go about annexing Greenland and Canada.

Wherein Ben welcomes Dale Smith, a Canadian journalist, to tell us about Trudeau's resignation and what comes next. Also, Elon Musk called Holly Berkley Fletcher "bizarre" and we're very proud of her.

Wherein Ben welcomes Gia Kokotakis, a terrorism scholar studying car ramming attacks, who happened to be present at the Bourbon Street attack last week. She tells us about the history and development of car ramming attacks, and discusses what she saw on the ground that night. Read her article on the attack here: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/in-new-orleans-i-witnessed-a-terror-attack

Wherein Ben welcomes Shane Harris to tell us about John Ratcliffe, Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence. As Trump nominees go, he's not that bad, but that doesn't mean he doesn't suck. Holly Berkley Fletcher and Eve Gaumond join in.

Wherein Ben welcomes Gary Marcus to discuss AI: what's real, what's bullshit, and what happens next. Eve Gaumond and Matteo Carraba join in. Find Gary's new book here: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262551069/taming-silicon-valley/

Wherein Anna Bower and Katherine Pompilio teach Ben the true meaning of Hallmark Christmas movies. Also, Taylor Swift.