151 – The hosts explore slut shaming in heteronormative and homosexual contexts. What is being invoked when we call someone a “slut”?

150 – The hosts interrupt their current conversation to review the results of the 2020 presidential election. What do the deeply divided election results mean for the future of the U.S.?

149 – There’s a lot of talk about “rape culture” but there are counter currents in Western culture too. Progress ebbs and flows. What does Cardi B’s latest hit WAP tell us about women’s sexual liberation?

148 – Curtailing women’s sexual liberty has been a nearly universal cultural priority for thousands of years. But why? What does “slut shaming” look like in the early 21st century, and why is it still a thing?

147 – Look how much we’ve grown! The hosts recap their discussion of teenage nation. What will the next few years look like for America on the global stage? K.I.T.

146 – Everyone knows there’s global pandemic, but what distinguishes the American response is its adolescence. The left-leaning media is hysterical and the right-leaning media is in denial. What would a mature nation’s response to Covid-19 look like?

145 – The hosts continue their discussion of America’s adolescence in a different key. What imaginative possibilities remain when we stay “adolescent”?

144 – The Teenage Nation conversation gets personal when the hosts discuss their social media feeds. Red States v Blue States: Is there something fundamentally adolescent about social media platforms?

143 – More than just super-hero movies, the nation seems preoccupied with an adolescent worldview. What are the affects of prolonged adolescence on the national character?

142 – What does it mean when an entire nation has been taken over by adolescent sensibilities? The hosts discuss their own teenage years in this lead up to a much larger conversation.