In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben welcomes Minna Ålander, an expert on European security issues, to discuss Putin's strategic approach to NATO in the Trump era.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Anastasiia Lapatina to discuss the current situation in Ukraine and Eastern Europe more generally.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Anna Bower to discuss various Trump administration litigation issues, including violations of court orders and more clarity on who runs DOGE.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher attempt improv comedy and discuss the economic impacts of tariffs.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss last weekend's protests, and the art they themselves have made to protest the Trump administration. They talk laser projections, YouTube videos, and cactus warfare.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless welcome Professor Amy Brunell, a social psychologist, to tell us about narcissism.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Alicia Wanless to tell us about her new book, The Information Animal, a historical and contemporary survey of the human information consumption.Pre-order Alicia's book here: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-information-animal/

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Alicia Wanless welcome Dr. Tony Volk, a developmental psychology researcher, to talk about the dynamics of bullying, on the playground and in the Oval Office.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Virginia Heffernan and Jonathan Rauch to talk about philosophy in the present moment and taking action one day at a time.