In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, Mike Feinberg, and Jonathan Rauch discuss whether an ethical career federal government official is obligated to resign.

Wherein Holly Berkley Fletcher returns to the show to discuss everything on her mind, including book awards, petty feuds, and very unsympathetic South Africans.

Wherein Ben and the Greek Chorus discuss the drawbacks and challenges created by privacy regulations.

Wherein Ben and the Greek Chorus discuss the current leadership in the US military, including career military officers, Trump administration stooges, and AI.

Wherein Ben, Eve Gaumond, and the Greek Chorus discuss whether the Nixon era was a high point of US democracy and the merits of Rahm Emanuel as a presidential candidate.

Wherein Ben and Holly Berkley Fletcher welcome Andrew Steele to discuss the indictment of the SPLC and Jonathan Rauch to discuss Kash Patel's lawsuit against The Atlantic.

Wherein Ben, weary of finding and interviewing good guests, hands the show over to Holly Berkley Fletcher for a discussion of gerrymandering and drones.

Wherein Ben welcomes Elizabeth Tsurkov, scholar and ex-hostage, to discuss the Israeli perspective on the war with Iran.

Wherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca for a discussion of Viktor Orban's election loss and what it tells us about the nature of autocracy.