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The Great Writers Who Were Terrible People
And why we should read their work despite their odious prejudices.
May 7, 2026
Shilo Brooks
48M
These Two Catholics See Signs of God in UFOs
Diana Pasulka and Ross Douthat on UFOs as both a religious and a scientific phenomenon.
May 5, 2026
Will Rahn
44M
The Battle over Hormuz, the UAE, and Why Hamas and Hezbollah Endure
Also: Settler violence in the West Bank, Trump’s ‘Project Freedom,’ UAE leaving OPEC, and Francesca Albanese on Vogue
May 5, 2026
Rafaela Siewert
57M
Is Trump Forcing the Strait of Hormuz Open? With Richard Goldberg and Garrett Exner
National security experts join ‘School of War’ to discuss ‘Project Freedom’ and what it could mean for the high-stakes waterway.
May 4, 2026
Aaron MacLean
41M
Walter Russell Mead on Christian Zionism, the ‘Israel Lobby’ Myth, and the Psychology of Antisemitism
Why Americans support Israel, where antisemitism comes from, and what we should make of America First.
May 4, 2026
Coleman Hughes
1HR 0M
Inside the Reality TV Machine with Sophia Rivka Rossi
The ‘Hills’ producer, ‘Glee’ writer, and media entrepreneur joins Second Thought to share what really happens behind the camera.
May 1, 2026
Suzy Weiss
42M
NORAD and Protecting America from Nuclear Attack, with Lance Blyth
The command historian explains how North America’s air defense has evolved and what it reveals about today’s threats.
May 1, 2026
Aaron MacLean
50M
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