Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other

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My Hometown (LIVE) || Reading "Whatever Happened to Freehold" and Taking Your Questions

What happens when the people who read your writing talk back?A couple weeks ago, The Dispatch published an essay Corey wrote about his hometown of Freehold, New Jersey, growing older alongside his friends from high school, and what it means to lose someone who isn't gone. This ep ...  Show more

 . 30min 18sec
Mike Madrid, Author of "The Latino Century" || Political Parties Are Zombies, the Realignment Is Real

Mike Madrid on why both parties are running on empty, and what's actually filling the vacuum.Mike Madrid, author of The Latino Century and co-founder of the Lincoln Project, joins Corey to argue that neither party is being reshaped so much as replaced. The conversation moves from ...  Show more

 . 1h 14min
To the Republic... To the Pub || A Friendly Fight Over Trump, Vance, ICE, and Elections || With My Buddy Chip, a Tea Party Guy Since the '70s

Two megaphones, two drinks, one bar. Corey quits talking about talking and just gets to the talkin'.Second edition of "To the Republic... To the Pub." Corey sits down with his buddy Chip, a Tea Party guy since the '70s, and it turns into a real fight: Trump's second term, JD Vanc ...  Show more

 . 1h 32min
Nobody Hated Dolly || Michael Reneau on Faith, Home, and the Craft of Editing

A newspaper editor from East Tennessee on why Dolly Parton was one of the last people almost everyone agreed on, and what that says about faith, place, and the work of editing well.Michael Reneau, executive editor at The Dispatch, joins Corey to talk about growing up 50 miles fro ...  Show more

 . 1h 12min
It's Hard to Hate Somebody Up Close || Walling In, Walling Out, an essay from The Fulcrum

A friend's Facebook post asks who's afraid of the truth. Corey wonders if he's who she means.A couple weeks ago, The Fulcrum published an essay Corey wrote about an old friend's social media post, and what it stirred up about the walls we build online without meaning to. This epi ...  Show more

 . 11min 54sec