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Listen now (67 min) | The fall, rise and fall of American religion

Listen now (67 min) | The fall, rise and fall of American religion

Summer roadtrip edition

Summer roadtrip edition

The continuing quest to pinpoint what propelled modern humans to every corner of the earth

The continuing quest to pinpoint what propelled modern humans to every corner of the earth

Happy 247th, America!

Happy 247th, America!

Listen now (78 min) | Discussing the implications of the overturning of university affirmative action by the Supreme Court

Listen now (78 min) | Discussing the implications of the overturning of university affirmative action by the Supreme Court

Mukherjee is a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute and a Ph.D. student in American politics at Boston College, where her dissertation will focus on affirmative action. Razib asks Mukherjee to discuss the origin of affirmative action as it…

Listen now (66 min) | Islamic social conservatism clashes with American progressivism?

Listen now (66 min) | Islamic social conservatism clashes with American progressivism?

A 1,500-year empire hidden in plain sight

A 1,500-year empire hidden in plain sight

In June 1991, The New York Times published a piece titled “Scientists Study Ancient DNA for Glimpses of Past Worlds.” Published a year after Michael Crichton’s 1990 novel Jurassic Park, on which the 1993 blockbuster would be based, the article opens “W…

Listen now (76 min) | Moving beyond simple truths and understanding complex realities

Listen now (76 min) | Moving beyond simple truths and understanding complex realities

Listen now (93 min) | Is the British adventure over?