In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben and Anastasiia Lapatina debate what to do with a sudden windfall for the Greek Chorus Foundation and discuss why Trump is mad at Ukraine this time around.

Wherein Ben has built a desk for his office and Holly Berkley Fletcher has grout problems in her bathroom.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher explains the fundamental differences between Black and white evangelicals in the US, Ben discusses the plight of Ukrainian TPS holders, and the Greek Chorus debates Abdul El-Sayed's performance in a recent town hall.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, Eve Gaumond, and the Greek Chorus discuss the practicalities of fundraising, hair dyeing, and building a staircase.

Wherein the Greek Chorus Foundation has met its fundraising goal, so Anna Bower comes on the show to discuss exactly how Ben will join the Dyed Red Hair Club.

Wherein Ben, bereft of cohosts, chats with Greek Chorus members about Albertan separatism, Russian diesel, and how to pronounce the name of Trump's new press secretary.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Scott Shapiro to discuss his new work on computational jurisprudence, using computer logic to analyze the law.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher recently had a formal debate with a communist organizer, so she and Ben discuss the role of communist movements in a democratic society.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg welcome Ada Palmer to tell us about a newly uncovered Hittite archive and the death spirals of medieval Italian merchant republics.