In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben, Alicia Wanless, and the Greek Chorus discuss how to make your inevitable midlife crisis productive and minimally pathetic.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss when additional historical context distracts rather than helping to clarify, with reference to Iran, various intelligence agencies, and land acknowledgements.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss the firing of career FBI agents, and Eve Gaumond reports on AI misinformation.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher discuss various outrageous Trump administration behavior, including attacks on refugees, career FBI agents, and Malawi.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher take questions from the Greek Chorus on last nights Special Military Operation, evangelical sects, AI, vyshyvankas, and more.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Anastasiia Lapatina welcome Svetlana, a Ukrainian mom running a business aimed at providing community support to other moms, to discuss the practical effects of Russian airstrikes on day to day life.

Wherein Anastasiia Lapatina gives an update on battery buying operations in Ukraine, and Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher report on the Principles First conference they attended over the weekend.

Wherein Ben, Mike Feinberg, and the Greek Chorus discuss attacking Iran, reading Plato, and other weekend plans.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome author Windsor Mann to discuss the things people do to live with themselves in the Trump era, from fleeing the country to rethinking deeply held convictions.