Amusing Ourselves to Death

Dr. Steve Fuller of Warwick University says the meaningful split in society is not Leftwing vs. Rightwing, but rather Upwing vs. Downwing. Both have radically different attitudes to both risk and human nature, which informs their policy decisions and the direction they want to st ...  Show more

Healthcare in America is more expensive than anywhere else in the world—but what are other countries actually doing differently? Physician and Slice of Life MD author Sally Primus joins me to tour healthcare systems from Germany and Britain to Japan, Australia, and Estonia. We lo ...  Show more

"Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" 👉 For more insights, check out the full book here 📖 Transcript and written book summary available here for free 🗒️ Author: Neil Postman Category: Society & Culture 

Matthew Syed asks what it means to be distracted in a media world vying for our attention.In this first episode, he seeks answers in the work of the media theorist and educator Neil Postman. Forty years ago Postman wrote 'Amusing Ourselves To Death: Public Discourse in the Age of ...  Show more

This week our brilliant idiots, Charlamagne and Andrew share their thoughts on Trump getting arrested and if it is fair or not that he did not take a mug shot picture. Later on in the episode they go down memory lane and give a warning to all mothers, aunties and even grandmas ab ...  Show more

What has been your opinion of late night during the COVID-19 pandemic? Kimmel, Colbert, Meyers ... have you found any of it to be fun? Is there even a joke or a bit that stands out? The gang talks about dying with dignity, Kenyan coronavirus care packages, Brian Stelter "not bein ...  Show more