In this episode: I heap possibly too much praise onto Jimi Hendrix.

Trump cha;;enges birthright citizenship. Also, I look at Dick Tracy villain cosplayer Roger Stone. Plus, I examine how even a "moderate" Republican like Jack Kemp was a piece of trash.

Today’s episode: Biopower — How Modern Life Is Engineered.

This isn’t just theory. It’s about how governments, corporations, and institutions regulate our lives — not just with laws or police, but by managing our health, education, sexuality, even our identities.

Today, we explore the life and legacy of one of the most influential gospel blues musicians of all time — Blind Willie Johnson.

People were just as bad back in ancient Rome.

Why do we so often assume the worst about people — even when we barely know them? (And I want to emphasize that, yes, sometimes assuming the worst about someone actually is valid, if you do know about them.)

More broadly, there are reasons. Deep, wired-in reasons we assue the worst about people.

Today, we’re going to talk about… peeing.

Not just any kind of peeing—contagious urination. Among chimpanzees.

Yes, really.

Can you write history without written sources?

If your gut says "No," you're not alone — and you're also wrong.

The good, the bad, and the ugly about "A Cure for Wellness."

Today, we’re spotlighting one of the greatest voices in American opera history—a woman who defied expectations, shattered barriers, and redefined what it meant to take the stage. This is the story of Shirley Verrett.