Oliver Traldi joined Oliver to discuss the "smell test" or "work sense," arguments based on reasons, good and bad books, the marketplace of ideas, and much more.

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Journalist Ben Sixsmith joins Oliver to discuss the refugee situation in Poland, right-wing comedy, the emptiness of John Cena, and more.

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Oliver and Katherine Dee talk about incels, truecels, volcels, sex, dating, and much more in this wide-ranging episode. To listen to the full 2-hour episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft

Former Wall Street Journal reporter/Jezebel writer/&c. Moe Tkacik joins Oliver to discuss the cultural legacy of Abercrombie & Fitch. Topics include the recent Netflix documentary (in which Moe appears/Oliver declined to appear), Gen-X culture, the rise of the mall, billionaire sex cults, Dinosaur Jr., Reality Bites, the rise of the "corny," Abercrombie's approach to the presentation of the male body, and more. To listen to the full 2-hour episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft

Aimee and Oliver talked to writer T.A. Frank about his recent reporting on the post-CHOP/CHAZ state of policing in Seattle, his reporting on the early days of COVID, and his early-career work in China. To listen to the full episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft

In this wide-ranging discussion, Oliver talks to philosophy and history professor Justin E.H. Smith about his new book The Internet is Not What You Think It Is.

Suggested Reading

Smith, "It's All Over," https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/its-all-over/

"It's All Just Beginning," https://thepointmag.com/examined-life/its-all-just-beginning/

"The Internet Is Not as New as You Think," https://www.wired.com/story/the-internet-is-not-as-new-as-you-think/

"Working Arrangement," https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/family/working-arrangement

"Meritocracy and the Future of Work," https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2021/04/meritocracy-and-future-work

Justin E.H. Smith's substack: https://justinehsmith.substack.com/

Oliver discusses the future of the marketplace of ideas. To listen to the full episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft.

Aimee talked with U.S. Tech Workers founder Kevin Lynn (this link goes to the Tech Workers website) about the state of organized labor, "organization" more broadly, and the future of labor advocacy.

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In this time zone-spanning episode, Aimee talked to the podcast team at "Russians with Attitude" about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rwapodcast

Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/rwapodcast

Substack - https://substack.com/profile/23837742-russians-with-attitude

Gumroad - https://russianswithattitude.gumroad.com/l/RWApodcast

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