Bloggingheads.tv
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Podcast Description
UNSCRIPTED—UNMODERATED—UNORTHODOX. Bloggingheads.tv features daily conversations between bloggers, journalists, authors, and other smarty-pants people. Politics is usually the main focus, but you'll also get a smattering of culture, science, religion—whatever the two "heads" feel like talking about that day. Go to www.bloggingheads.tv for more info.
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Conor Friedersdorf & Mark Oppenheimer | Mark talks about his recent profile of Maggie Gallagher, a leading opponent of gay marriage. He and Conor agree that legal gay marriage is both inevitable and probably a good thing. They disagree about who truly speaks for Catholics. Conor calls for abandoning the norm that says "objective journalists" should hide their opinions, while Mark sees value in it. Is it always best to be charitable toward one's ideological opponents? They conclude by debating whether homeschooling is bad for a liberal society. | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sarah Posner & Emily Belz | On The Posner Show, Sarah asks political reporter Emily Belz: what was Darrell Issa thinking? While many political observers look at the GOP's anti-contraception crusade as an electoral loser, Christian conservatives see their "religious liberty" framing as a long game, mapped out in the Manhattan Declaration, that will play out well beyond 2012. In the GOP primary, though, it seems to be helping Rick Santorum. Is his surge explained by evangelicals who buy Mike Huckabee's "we are all Catholics now?" Plus: what Santorum means when he talks about spiritual warfare. | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Glenn Loury & John McWhorter | Glenn and John begin by debating the merits of Coming Apart, Charles Murray's new book on the "white underclass." John likes the book's focus on the importance of culture; Glenn acknowledges that culture matters while rejecting Murray's conclusion that public policy can do little to help the poor. They also debate whether the ascendancy of a black president has led to more emphasis on class and less on race in political discourse. Glenn and John next discuss controversial remarks about gays by CNN's Roland Martin. They go on to debate the moral status of religiously founded beliefs that homosexuality is immoral. | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dan Runde & Nitin Pai | Dan: Let's focus on cooperation, not competition, with India...A new foreign aid strategy: Spend less, do more...The history of India refusing and belittling assistance...How smart aid can save millions of lives...India starts a foreign aid program...Moving past outdated paradigms of development... | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Chris Moody & Matt K. Lewis | Matt and guest-host Chris Moody recap the scene at CPAC and relate whether Matt successfully avoided his thousands of adoring fans. They discuss how opposing the payroll tax cut was like a rat's head in the GOP's coke can, and marvel at the incredible rehabilitation of Rick Santorum. Is Santorum right to claim that he's the conservative alternative to Romney? And are Tim Pawlenty and Mike Huckabee kicking themselves right now? | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conn Carroll & Jaime Fuller | On this week's episode of Pros and Conn, Jaime Fuller talks about whether the payroll tax deal is a win for both sides, debates Obama's budget and the Buffett Rule, and wonders if Rick Santorum could actually win this thing. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Farley & Mark Leon Goldberg | On Foreign Entanglements, Rob and Mark Leon Goldberg discuss the latest events in Syria, and the repercussions of recent developments at the United Nations. They ponder the reasoning behind Russia's commitment to Syria, on both military and diplomatic fronts. Mark and Rob then explore the expanding writ of the International Criminal Court—is it making authoritarian leaders more reluctant to give up power? Finally, they consider the parallels between Syria and Bahrain and the future of the Responsibility to Protect. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Robert Wright & Lora Saalman | Would China ever sign on to Iran sanctions?...The economic basis of China's foreign policy...Has the Internet made China freer?...How Libya changed China's view of America...The Syrian conflict as seen from China...Lora: China fears American soft power in Asia... | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Conor Friedersdorf & Noah Millman | Noah and Conor kick things off by debating the Catholic Church, health insurance, and contraception. Is this a manufactured controversy, or are lay Catholics earnestly upset by a loss of religious liberty? Noah is a Jewish liberal living in New York City—so what is he doing writing for The American Conservative? Conor wonders whether the GOP should embrace TAC's radical critique of American foreign policy. Charles Murray's new book Coming Apart receives some harsh criticism, as does the right's politics of symbolic victimization. Plus: who will Noah and Conor be voting for in November? | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sarah Posner & Sarah Wildman | On the first episode of The Posner Show, Sarah Posner and Sarah Wildman discuss how framing Iran's nuclear ambitions as an existential threat assists fundamentalists, both Jewish and Christian. They also worry that the Republican presidential hopefuls rely more on myth than fact when discussing Middle East policy. How has casino magnate Sheldon Adelson so effectively shaped public opinion both in the US and Israel? And Newt Gingrich trivia: he narrowly averted an intifada, and took evangelizing lessons from a Messianic Jew. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Lots of Potential
Great authors and commentators. Exciting concept. Unfortunately, some episodes have such annoying technical difficulties (usually feedback) that I can't finish listening to them. For some reason every speaker tries to be funny. Nine times out of ten the joke fails and kills the momentum. It may feel akward but please just get to the good stuff right off the bat instead of struggling to begin a show with something humorous. I look forward to this podcast getting sharper and better produced!
Awesome
Just awesome. Smart people talking about intelligent things. Conversations are not a bunch of talking points. I prefer to watch the video version at bloggingheads.tv but that is just me. I can't saying enough about bloggingheads.tv its simply wonderful.
Bloggingheads.tv
Great stimulating conversations filled with surprising insights, and as others have said, often funny. Check out their website, as there are usually links to related materials. However, technical quality is poor -- they need to reduce the hiss and background noise. I know these are produced on the fly, but a little more concern with audio quality would be appreciated.
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