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The many disappointments of The Many Saints of Newark ... Was any Sopranos prequel doomed from the start? ... How the opening scene undermines a key theme of the series ... Clumsy dialogue, broad acting, and flashes of the classic Sopranos wit ... Why Erin loves The Masked Singer ... An anti-narrative that rejects the meritocratic ethos of reality TV ...

Mickey auditions for Scope mouthwash spokesmodel (demonstration included) ... Covid news roundup; OMNIcron controversy addressed! ... Are things getting worse for Build Back Better? ... Is the prosecution in the Ghislaine case taking a dive? ... Bob: Don’t go easy on Jussie Smollett ... Good news on Iran talks? ... How to split the Ukrainian baby? ... Parrot Room Preview: Trans Penn swimmer , crime and mountain lions in LA, France's Mr. Zemmour, Jeffrey Goldberg's Trump-centered plan for the Atlantic, Boris Johnson’s decline, David Brooks divorces conservatism, perverse Substack incentives, disciplining hostile Beatles commenters, trashing the “Summit for Democracy", Bob’s mysterious car dealership experience. ...

How Rav got his start on the crime, policing, and identity politics beat ... Why is a Canadian college student writing about race and crime in the US? ... Rav: We need police reform but also more police in black communities ... Will hiring more black police officers make police departments “less racist”? ... Glenn: It’s ridiculous to say that violent crime is driven only by poverty ... Is it possible that racial disparities in crime rates have a genetic basis? ... Are there any effective alternatives to prison? ... Why Asian American women are out-earning white men ... What’s behind the historic rise in homicide rates? ...

The DMZ Christmas playlist ... What (Matt’s) kids these days don’t get about early Simpsons episodes ... Matt decodes a (possible, very weird) veiled threat from Nancy Mace to MTG ... The looming Trump Factor in the Georgia governor’s race ... Bill: Trump is making big bets on risky candidates ... What is Joe Manchin thinking? ... Matt’s Christmas tree emasculation ...

Bob and Trita set the stage for the current crisis ... The geopolitics of the Iran nuclear deal ... The nuclear deal was great - so why did Trump pull out? ... Trita: President Biden made significant mistakes early on ... Why the nuclear negotiations might become a charade ... Are US perceptions of Iran becoming more positive? ...

Is it still possible for America to have a great leader? ... Why the pandemic sparked division instead of unity ... Why Obama was not a transformational president ... Will America just muddle through? ... Matt sees possibility on the anti-corporate right ... "Let's Go Brandon" and the return of conservative moralism ...

How reassuring is a Biden re-run, really? ... Mickey finds hope in Omicron ... Mickey rejoices in Biden swerving right on immigration ... Marjorie Taylor Green's latest stunt ... Mickey: Inflation could kill soft infrastructure ... Bob: It’s time for challenge trials to fight Omicron ... How popular is BBB? ... Bob pulls a jiu jitsu on Mickey’s dental care/car lube metaphor ... How doomed is Roe v. Wade? ... Mickey’s mini-rant on Chris Cuomo (and Chris Matthews) ... Parrot Room Preview: The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a speech from the (second) French Donald Trump, John Mearsheimer on China, Bret Weinstein on Omicron, Farhad Manjoo on cars, trash-talking Sam Harris, Andrew Sullivan sings B&M’s praises, The Beatles: Get Back review, Stephen Sondheim retrospective, Mickey discusses decadence, JD Vance news, weird murder in Beverley Hills, and Iran talk ...

Are Glenn and John wasting their time by talking about race? ... How Glenn and John’s families shaped their attitudes toward race ... Looking back on past radicalism ... Glenn: Is my anger necessary? ... Can “Omar” change his ways? ...

The Marjorie Taylor Greene-Nancy Mace blow-up ... Does trash talk define our politics? ... The depressing task of covering politics in 2021 ... Can Dr. Oz cure our political ills? ... The new breed of celebrity Republican politician ... Are Republicans losing their grip on New England governorships? ...

What, if anything, is the basis for an atheist's morals? ... When Christopher says, 'Religion poisons everything,' he means... ... Religion is irrational? Compared to what? ... Christopher: Jesus doesn't love the little children ... Did religion cause the Israel-Palestine conflict? ... Why Christopher won't stop ridiculing God ...