In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg welcome Amanda Carpenter to discuss the work of her organization, Protect Democracy.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and Mike Feinberg discuss the reality and the legacy of the January 6th insurrection.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, and John Hawkinson discuss the complexities of monetizing digital celebrity and the newly released deposition of Jack Smith.

Wherein Ben, Holly Berkley Fletcher, Jonathan Rauch, and the Greek Chorus share their wishes for the new year, including democracy, grammatical precision, and shorter monologues.

Wherein Ben welcomes Kateryna Lisunova to discuss her reporting on the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

Wherein Ben, Anastasiia Lapatina, and Andrew Steele discuss their all-time favorite books, from Plato's dialogues to classic Russian literature to an obscure Japanese Catholic novel.

Wherein Ben tells Mike Feinberg about his new synthesizer set-up and Eve Gaumond tells Ben about her adventures in home renovation.

Wherein Ben and Mike Feinberg discuss various meanings of the word boxing, from packing up to martial arts.