The Damage of Division

A study published this year found that pro-gun PACs consistently increased campaign donations to politicians in the aftermath of fatal school shootings in their districts. Reporter Jack Panyard and school shooting survivor Taylor Schumann join Russell and Clarissa to discuss the ...  Show more

This week we’re re-airing a conversation between Mike Cosper and Harrison Scott Key about marriage, community, and the gift of laughter in life’s darkest moments. Key’s latest book, How to Stay Married: The Most Insane Love Story Every Told, details his wife’s infidelity and the ...  Show more

Richard Carwardine explores religion in the USA and David Lees considers Vichy France's role in the Holocaust. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Pankaj Mishra joins Adam Shatz to discuss his recent LRB Winter Lecture, in which he explores Israel’s instrumentalisation of the Holocaust. He expands on his readings of Jean Améry and Primo Levi, the crisis as understood by the Global South and Zionism’s appeal for Hindu nation ...  Show more

Today’s episode was prompted by responses to an admittedly provocative post Glenn put up on Facebook that generated some virulently antisemitic remarks from Christians. The guys explore the problem of antisemitism, the common ground between the far right and the progressive le ...

David Gornoski and Shane Kennedy talk about whether hate has no home in Ukraine, how neocons scapegoat, the founding myth of modern America, whether the masses can have a nuanced worldview, Tucker Carlson's remarks on making peace, how the political establishment hijacks our Chri ...  Show more