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How Email Will Save the World

Our Collective Sanity Depends on the Return of the Inbox

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

What Bumper Stickers Tell Us About America

Have you ever seen a car with more than three bumper stickers on it and thought, “Oh, this guy has it all together!”Neither have I. There's a reason for…

Aug 2 • 

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July 2025

Tribalism is Dumb (w/ Andrew Heaton)

Andrew Heaton is the author of the new book Tribalism Is Dumb and the host of The Political Orphanage podcast.

Jul 30 • 

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The Great NYC Rationalization

"The weather is terrible, housing is unaffordable, and mentally ill people covered in filth roam the subway, but I can get authentic Chinese dumplings…

Jul 20 • 

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Puck CEO, Sarah Personette

Paul sits down with Sarah Personette, CEO of Puck, the fast-growing news outlet the New York Times described as “Vanity Fair for the Substack era.” From…

Jul 16 • 

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Weapons Grade Gorgeous w/ Mehran Khaghani

Paul sits down with comedian and actor Mehran Khaghani and gets deep into the psyche of a man who was brought to America from Iran as a 3-year-old.

Jul 6 • 

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How Victimhood and Narcissism Hold Us Back (w/ Scott Barry Kaufman)

Scott Barry Kaufman is a cognitive scientist and best-selling author of the book Rise Above: Overcome a Victim Mindset, Empower Yourself, and Realize…

Jul 2 • 

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June 2025

Legacy, Loss, and Being Jewish Now

Zibby Owens is an author, publisher, and bookstore owner.

Jun 30 • 

Paul Ollinger

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Jeffery Toobin Exposes Presidential Power

CNN legal analyst and bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin breaks down the hidden power of presidential pardons — and how they reveal the true character of…

Jun 18 • 

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A Poet’s Wild Past w/ Edward Hirsch

Acclaimed poet and Guggenheim Foundation president Edward Hirsch joins us in an unforgettable episode to discuss his powerful memoir My Childhood in…

Jun 11 • 

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Has Affirmative Action FAILED? (w/ Richard Kahlenberg)

Has affirmative action failed in America?

Jun 5 • 

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May 2025

Facing Down Trump (w/ Jocelyn Benson)

In December 2020, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson was decorating the family Christmas tree with her 5-year-old son when she heard a crowd…

May 30 • 

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