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April 08, 2021 Vaccine Passports: Yay or Nay? - TDO 218 | Rucka & Nikos
The possibility of vaccine passports being the gateway towards a return to travelling, venues, bars etc has created controversies. Are they an infringement of one’s rights, and if yes, when? Nikos and Rucka discuss on today’s TDO.

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26 min
April 06, 2021 Understanding the BAP Phenomenon - TDO 217 | Rucka & Nikos
Why does Bronze Age Pervert (BAP) have such an appeal on the fringes of the Right? What does his allure indicate, & what is the essence of his ideas? Nikos & Rucka discuss.

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37 min
April 05, 2021 Stoicism: Path to a Virtuous Life? - TDO 216 | Mark Pellegrino, Nikos & Dr Aaron Smith
Stoicism is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, seen as a path to self-development and a virtuous character. So is it a good philosophy for life? ARI fellow Aaron Smith will join Nikos and Mark to discuss Stoicism this Monday in The Daily Objective.
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51 min
April 02, 2021 Stimulus Packages: Having Our Cake and Eating it Too?
Governments throwing money to the economy and stimulus packages have been the go-to solution in many countries to prevent an economic meltdown during the months of the lockdowns. But where does that money come from, and who is to pay for it? Jonathan and Nikos discuss.

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29 min
April 01, 2021 Religion: An Obituary? - TDO 214 | Mark Pellegrino & Jonathan Hoenig
Membership of churches and organised religion has hit a low in the United States. Does this indicate a triumph of reason and of a this-worldly attitude? Jonathan and Mark discuss.

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28 min
March 31, 2021 ‘Blasphemy’ in the UK - TDO 213 | Rucka & Nikos
After showing cartoons of Muhammad in class, a teacher was suspended from his school and is now in hiding, fearing for his life. Nikos and Rucka discuss what this indicates about the culture in the UK.

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27 min
March 30, 2021 Jess Phillips: Adding Fuel to the Gender Wars - TDO 212 | Brendan O'Neill, Rucka & Nikos
Following the tragic death of Sarah Everard, Labour MP Jess Philips & others have claimed that the UK is an unsafe place for women.
Spiked editor Brendan O'Neill, Nikos, and Rucka discuss.

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33 min
March 29, 2021 A Look Into Critical Race Theory - TDO 211 | Mark Pellegrino & Nikos
Nikos, Rucka, and Mark will discuss critical race theory: what it is, where it is coming from, and where it can lead.

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52 min
March 28, 2021 Amazon's Heroic Stance - TDO 210 | Rucka, Greg Salmieri & Razi Ginzberg
When Senator Elizabeth Warren said that she would fight to break up Amazon so they wouldn’t have the power to “heckle senators with snotty tweets,” Amazon responded heroically.
Today, for a special episode of The Daily Objective, Razi and Rucka discuss with guest Greg Salmieri.
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38 min
March 26, 2021 Is Gold the Next Bitcoin? - TDO 209 | Jonathan Hoenig, Seth Levine & Keith Weiner
Today on The Daily Objective, Jonathan Hoenig, Seth Levine and Keith Weiner discuss: is gold the next Bitcoin?

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35 min