When Everyone Stops Pretending w/ Steven Pinker (Episode #557)
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wethefifth.com/subscribe- Steven Pinker on why “common knowledge” is much stranger than it sounds-The social machinery behind weddings, money, and power-How a ...Show more
Robert D. Kaplan on a World Getting Darker (Members Only #320)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.comHis next book, China Whisperers (out in November), looks at the diplomats, journalists, scholars, and China hands who shaped America’s understanding, and misunderstanding, of its chief geopolitical ri ...Show more
“We cannot know what sort of human beings will emerge from this.” Following Hamas’s deadly attack on 7 October 2023, Israel’s military response has been described as “inevitable”. Eleven months on, the scope and ferocity of that military response has stunned the world. In this ep ...Show more
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit zeteo.comNOTE: This discussion focuses on sexual violence. The specifics discussed may be disturbing for some.On this episode of ‘Unshocked’, Naomi Klein speaks with fellow Zeteo contributor Rula Jebreal about the alar ...Show more