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Kekerapan kemas kini:
weekly
Purata panjang audio:
48 minutes
Bahasa Inggeris
Amerika Syarikat
34 episod
sejak 1 Sep 2022
episodic

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Matt talks about the time podcast celebrity Joe Rogan shamed him about his weight on air. Matt and Laura then discuss their frustration with what’s missing on both sides of the obesity debate – a conversation about recent medical breakthroughs that could help a lot of people live healthier lives ...

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Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic argues that elites learned nothing from the Iraq War. While Matt and Laura agree that this is a bad take, they point to glaring examples of what should have been learned but hasn’t. In fact, pack journalism and group mentality is getting worse.
A Wall Street Journal writer argues diversity might have distracted Silicon Valley Bank executives from risk. Matt and Laura agree the bank got exactly what it wanted. But they disagree on whether the government should have let it fail.
Description: Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley fired up a crowd at CPAC with a line Matt and Laura agree is a bad take. Covid-19 killed millions of people, and scientists fear worse viral pandemics could be on the horizon. More broadly, Matt argues, calling political opponents dangerous is bad fo ...
Matt’s critics say that ticketing and booting low-income drivers is unfair and doesn’t solve the problem of pedestrian injuries. Laura agrees with Matt that the evidence shows enforcing lower-level traffic infractions reduces the harms of speeding. And they throw in a complaint about Jeff Bezos.
Matt and Laura discuss a movement on the left to bench President Joe Biden and hold an open primary instead. If you’re a Democrat who wants to keep the White House, they agree this idea is a bad take. Matt points out that primaries are expensive and unpredictable. Laura notes that it would be we ...
Matt and Laura discuss whether all of our stuff is getting worse, an argument made in a recent article. They agree this is a bad take. Fast fashion is a hook for the piece, but the writer doesn’t critically assess fields of computers, batteries, energy, medicine and many others that she should have.
A YouTube star paid for 1,000 blind people to be able to see and then aired their emotional post-op reactions. His critics argue blindness isn’t necessarily a “problem.” Laura and Matt call this a clear-cut bad take. It also misses the bigger point about access to revolutionary medical procedures.
The fat acceptance movement argues that discrimination is the problem with obesity, not health. Matt and Laura dive into new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatricians rooted in research that shows obesity has real health consequences. They discuss the challenges of creating poli ...
Zeints' background in business is fueling a revolving door debate.
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