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Protests are the gift of a free society. But also: Annoying! We talk about three recent stories on the explosion of activism over the Israel-Hamas war, and when “building a better world tomorrow” ends up tearing apart the community today.

* Nancy stans Dave Barry; Sarah needs convincing

* Humanity is hard. Protesting is easy.

* Why has the 21st century seen a threefold increase in protests?

* What would you do if your kid tore down posters?

* “We need to stop acting like these are serious people.”

* The moral rot of anti-Semitism

* Political cartooning as latest culture war battlefield

* Ayaan Hirsi Ali is down with Jesus

* Do you feel comfortable in church?

* A Beach Boys confession

* We ❤️ Jeff Tweedy

Where else are you going to hear about Home Goods, Philip Roth, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Rammstein in one convo? Plus a listener request (in episode notes), and what’s in our hot boxes!