Spectacles Out Loud

By Spectacles Media

Join Spectacles editors Harry and Philip for Insight and Focus as they go beyond headlines to explore the news. We won't just explain a headline to you, but we'll try to help you make the connections ... more

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The podcast currently has 140 episodes available.

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March 16, 2022 Good Medicine, Political Poison | Insight
China is starting to lock down again, because their vaccines don’t work. Why don’t they just buy better ones? The short answer: authoritarianism.
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March 14, 2022 Not Tired of Losing Yet | Insight
Breaking down the theory of “mediatization” helps explain why Kristi Noem keeps fighting her own party and losing.
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March 13, 2022 Taiwan’s Nuclear Memories | Angelica Oung
The tragic forty-year history of Taiwan’s Fourth Nuclear Plant yields key lessons on energy policy, democracy, security, and more.
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17min
March 11, 2022 The Pork Is Back in Town | Insight
Congress is reviving pork barrel politics. By allowing legislators to bring home big projects, it could rejuvenate Congress—or corruption.
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Harry's piece on American political theater
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March 09, 2022 How to Solve the Blood Shortage | Guest Insight
The FDA’s blood donation rules stigmatize sexual minorities for no good reason—and it may cost a million lives each year.
Benjamin Gossart is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a candidate for a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Political Science with a concentration in identity, culture, and politics.
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March 04, 2022 Why Are They Called Oligarchs? | Insight
Russian oligarchs and American billionaires: some say there’s hardly any difference. Harry explains, “What’s in a name?”
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On Joe Manchin and American corruption
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March 02, 2022 Explainer: Is Ukraine a Democracy? | Insight
Joe Biden sees the Russian invasion as another development in the conflict between freedom and tyranny, but is Ukraine all that democratic? Does it matter?
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International corruption: the Pandora Papers, explained
Why geopolitics isn't democracy v autocracy
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February 25, 2022 What’s There to Say? | Insight
There’s a wealth of useful information out there on the events unfolding in Ukraine, which we’ve compiled here for readers.
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February 23, 2022 The Power of the Dollar | Insight
As the global reserve currency, the US Dollar is a cornerstone of American influence in the world. But its strength may be waning.
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Bryce's last piece for Spectacles, about CBDCs
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February 20, 2022 Are We a Republic? | Focus
The concept of republicanism, flattened by rhetoric and partisanship, deserves a revival.
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FAQs about Spectacles Out Loud:

How many episodes does Spectacles Out Loud have?

The podcast currently has 140 episodes available.