In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Caitlin Tulloch of GiveDirectly, an NGO dedicated to giving cash directly to people living in poverty, to discuss the effects of cash aid.

Wherein Ben and Minna Ålander discuss Denmark's recent diplomatic actions, including categorizing the US as a threat and forcing the EU to freeze Russian assets.

Wherein Ben and Eve Gaumond talk dissertation writing, slum-lording, and Ottawa.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome historian Lindsay Chervinsky to discuss her current research on John Quincy Adams.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss why dystopian fiction does not match our dystopian reality. Jonathan Rauch joins in to talk about sex scandals.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher mock an alcoholic raccoon. They also discuss conservation in Kenya and corruption in the US.

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina discuss Andriy Yermak, Zelenskyy's long-time chief of staff who was recently fired for corruption. Ava interrupts.

Wherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Francesco Galietti, an Italian political analyst, to discuss how the election of a right-wing populist has and has not changed Italy.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and the Greek Chorus discuss holiday inanities, innovative coup strategies, and why exactly Trump is fixated on Venezuela.