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102. Protesting the Protesters
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102. Protesting the Protesters

Why does activism make us uncomfortable? We talk political extremism and when collective action becomes moral rot. Plus: The culture wars come for editorial cartoons, Ayaan Hirsi Ali finds God
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Protests are the gift of a free society. But also: Annoying! We talk about three recent stories on the explosion of activism over the Israel-Hamas war, and when “building a better world tomorrow” ends up tearing apart the community today.

  • Nancy stans Dave Barry; Sarah needs convincing

  • Humanity is hard. Protesting is easy.

  • Why has the 21st century seen a threefold increase in protests?

  • What would you do if your kid tore down posters?

  • “We need to stop acting like these are serious people.”

  • The moral rot of anti-Semitism

  • Political cartooning as latest culture war battlefield

  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali is down with Jesus

  • Do you feel comfortable in church?

  • A Beach Boys confession

  • We ❤️ Jeff Tweedy

Where else are you going to hear about Home Goods, Philip Roth, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Rammstein in one convo? Plus a listener request (in episode notes), and what’s in our hot boxes!

What do we want? Great podcasts! When do we want it? Now! Oh, and how do we get it? Glad you asked …

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Journalistas Nancy Rommelmann and Sarah Hepola on what's burning through the culture right now. Flirtatious banter for serious times.