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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with a far-reaching conversation about the chaos, confusion, and polarization of post-Roe America, touching on the media circus around a 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio, access to abortion pills, and President Biden’s executive order on abortion. The hosts then turn to a pair of economic stories – relentless inflation, and crypto lenders going bankrupt – before wrapping up with a rapid fire round of updates on Elon Musk and Twitter, Biden in Saudi Arabia, and Texas lawmakers’ report on the Uvalde shooting.

[1:46] Roe vs. Wade Fallout

[21:06] Relentless Inflation

[28:23] Crypto Bankruptcies

[37:08] Updates

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by discussing a new law in Arizona that limits civilians’ ability to record cops, before turning to a controversial question of murder or self-defense in a fatal stabbing in a NYC bodega, the PGA Tour’s battle with their new Saudi-backed rival LIV over the future of golf, and newly leaked audio of Steve Bannon forecasting Trump’s plans to claim fraud long before the 2020 election. 

[1:20] Recording Cops

[11:50] Bodega Murder vs. Self-Defense

[23:30] PGA-LIV Feud

[33:55] Bannon Audio

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with the latest twist in the Elon Musk-Twitter romance: an ugly breakup. They discuss the legal fallout of Musk backing out of buying the company before turning to a potential prisoner swap to get WNBA star Brittney Griner out of Russia. Then the hosts debate the mandate for San Francisco’s new district attorney and renewed calls for a governmental probe into TikTok’s handling of user data.

[1:35] Elon Musk vs. Twitter

[13:35] Biden's Age

[17:04] Brittney Griner

[23:43] San Francisco's new DA

[31:32} Tik Tok Probe

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In this special episode, Ravi is once again outnumbered by two libertarian guest co-hosts: Reason Magazine writer Liz Wolfe and political commentator Stephen Kent. They discuss the feud between the White House and Jeff Bezos over gas prices and inflation. Then they turn to a controversial teacher’s training program in Florida that, some say, is infused with Christian and conservative ideology. The three hosts also weigh in on a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that some claim is more significant than the decision on abortion rights. Finally, Liz argues that cities like Austin and Miami, which have successfully lured away Californians, are at risk of replicating many of the Golden State’s flawed policies. 

[1:55] Biden v. Bezos

[18:15] FL Education Wars

[35:40] Supreme Court Bombshell

[50:20] Fiscal Refugees

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In this special episode, Ravi and his guest co-hosts Reason Magazine writer Liz Wolfe and political commentator Stephen Kent weigh in on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that gave women the right to seek an abortion. The hosts also discuss another recent SCOTUS ruling that struck down New York’s concealed carry permit law. Later, they dive into recent data on Gen Z’s political leanings, as well as their attitudes towards sex, careers and marriages. Ravi then draws from his personal experience in progressive politics to explain why many left-leaning organizations are imploding. Finally, Stephen uses a recent New Yorker cover to talk about the - sometimes exaggerated - perception of political division in America.

[1:52] Roe v. Wade

[23:05] Concealed Carry in New York

[36:00] Gen Z Data

[44:10] Progressive Implosion

[55:20] New Yorker Cover

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A century ago, New York City was the infrastructural envy of the world, boasting a newly built subway system and an expansive network of bridges and tunnels. Today, the city's vital arteries lag behind modern standards as prohibitive costs and red tape hold back innovation and progress. The New York Times' Brian Rosenthal, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting, joins Ravi to diagnose the sticker shock and regulatory hurdles standing in the way of infrastructure progress in New York and the U.S. as a whole. 

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by explaining the chaotic state of air travel these days, before turning to yet more damning updates on the police response in Uvalde and a breakthrough in the Senate on gun reform. The hosts then review what we’ve seen from the January 6 committee’s hearings so far and discuss what their case will ultimately amount to. Rikki walks us by the trunk through the fascinating legal case of Happy the Elephant as the hosts debate the concept of legal personhood and where it should be applied, and Cory brings us an update on the most sweeping regulation on cigarettes ever attempted. Finally, Ravi gives us one of his trademark radical ideas.

[1:48] Airline Chaos Explainer

[9:00] Uvalde Update // Gun Legislation

[17:45] Jan. 6 Hearings Recap

[31:15] Happy the Elephant

[37:55] Nicotine-less Cigarettes...?

[42:40] Ravi's Radical Idea

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki jump into #TechTuesday (patent pending) with a big question: what constitutes sentience, and does Google’s AI chatbot LaMDA pass the test? Then we turn to the push to regulate the booming business of location data, and check in on the state of self-driving car safety. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion on the lagging effort to bring workable WiFi access to rural America, and the core demographic that dominates political Twitter.

[1:45] Google/Sentient AI

[12:20] Health Data Harvesting

[17:42] Self-driving cars

[27:30] Twitter =/= Society

[31:19] Rural wifi access

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with America’s inflation crisis, the Fed’s efforts to combat it, and the resulting bear market. Then the hosts turn to the recent discourse around the alleged societal harms of marijuana use, the attempt on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s life, the showdown between the Biden administration and charter schools, and the potentially shifting tide of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Finally, we wrap up with a Eurotrip edition of Ravi’s wild ideas.

[1:45] Inflation/Economy

[10:06] Marijuana Legalization

[24:25] Kavanaugh Attack

[29:18] Charter Schools & Biden

[34:40] War in Ukraine

[39:05] Ravi's Idea

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with the recall vote that ousted San Francisco’s progressive DA, Chesa Boudin before turning to NYC’s plans to throw a couple casinos in the concrete jungle and Ilya Shapiro resigning from Georgetown. Then we turn to a lengthy debate on California’s reparations task force, debating whether America can redress the legacies of slavery and the best proposals to try. Finally, we wrap up with an update on bipartisan gun reform talks in the Senate and our weekly check-in with Ravi’s somewhat radical ideas (spoiler: this one’s pretty reasonable). 

[1:50] Boudin Recall

[14:37] NYC Casinos

[20:30] Ilya Shapiro

[25:00] Reparations

[35:45] Gun Reform

[41:48] Ravi's Idea

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