Did you know that by 2050, a quarter of the planet's population will reside in Africa? Yet despite abundant natural resources…

Magatte Wade: The Real Reasons Why Africa Is Poor and Why It Matters

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Today's guest is Noam Dworman, the owner of New York's Comedy Cellar, the most influential—and controversial—comedy club on the planet. Dave Chapelle,…

Noam Dworman: Free Speech for All, From Finkelstein to Chapelle

Stephen Wolfram is, strictly speaking, a high school and college dropout: He left both Eton and Oxford early, citing boredom.…

Stephen Wolfram Is Ready To Be Surprised by AI

Today's guest is comedy writer Rob Long, who served as a writer for and producer of the great sitcom Cheers for years, writes…

Rob Long: God is Good, Drugs Are Better

You've probably seen footage and images of the January 6 riot at the Capitol captured by today's guest, videographer Ford…

Ford Fischer: Why You Should Surveil the State

Today's guest is Jonathan Haidt, whose new book is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an…

Magatte Wade: The Real Reasons Why Africa Is Poor and Why It Matters

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