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2024 American Election: Legal Fact vs. Fiction

October 1, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min

This special edition of Impolitic features several legal experts and scholars to help us better understand America’s electoral system. We first reflect on the 2020 election and implication for the upcoming 2024 election. Our guests explain…
Book Bans in America

July 15, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min

In this episode, we speak with John Chrastka, the founder and Executive Director of EveryLibrary. He explains the recent increase in the number of book challenges and bans in America. We explore the rationality and motivations behind book…
Pollution & Politics

April 23, 2024 · 1 hr 5 min

Dr. Patrick Hunnicutt and Dr. Geoffrey Henderson discuss their research that air pollution reduces the level of political participation in the United States. As they explain, this could have serious negative consequences for the future of…
A Year Without Garbage?

February 15, 2024 · 38 min

We speak with Eve Schaub, an internationally published author and humorist. She is the author of Year of No Sugar and Year of No Clutter, and her work has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show, Fox & Friends, USA Today, and The Huffington Post…
Climate Change 101

November 28, 2023 · 1 hr 10 min

In this episode, Dr. James Kinter of George Mason University provides a basic understanding of climate change. We cover key terms and frequently asked questions including how we define “climate” and what it means for climate to change. He…

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Memes & Memetics

February 2, 2023 · 40 min

In this episode we chat with Benjamin Decker, a technology researcher and former investigative journalist at The New York Times. He is currently the CEO of Memetica, an open-source and human intelligence digital investigative firm. Ben…
Divided Armies & "Wokeism"

December 13, 2022 · 38 min

We speak with Professor Jason Lyall of Dartmouth College and discuss his new book, Divided Armies: Inequality and Battlefield Performance in Modern War. Professor Lyall explains why both diversity and inclusion are important components of…
What is Socialism?

November 3, 2022 · 57 min

In this special edition of Impolitic, we ask two scholars to help us answer the question: what is socialism? Robert Wyllie of Ashland University and Barry Eidlin of McGill University offer their respective insight and opinion on how…
Gun Control

October 11, 2022 · 48 min

We explore the history of gun control in the United States with Professor Robert Spitzer -- one of the country's leading experts on gun control. Dr Spitzer offers a broad history of gun control and discusses the many myths concerning gun…
Critical Race Theory (CRT) Explained

August 17, 2022 · 52 min

We speak with Dr. Nolan Cabrera of the University of Arizona to help us understand critical race theory (CRT). He provides a broad explanation and historical overview of the academic theory. We also discuss the various criticisms CRT has…
Forgetting Conspiracies & Leaving Cults

July 27, 2022 · 34 min

We speak with Diane Benscoter, the founder of Antidote -- a non-profit organization that seeks to address psychological manipulation. Diane shares her own personal story as a former cult member and explains how other individuals may also…
Hate, Racism, & Antisemitism

July 13, 2022 · 41 min

In this episode we speak with Rabbi Ron Fish, the Northeast Division Director of Antisemitism Advocacy and Education at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Rabbi Fish describes the prevalence of white supremacy and racism in the United…

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Impolitic is a semi-regular podcast that explores major threats to global security and stability. The podcast seeks to bring the "classroom to the living room" by featuring renowned scholars, experts, and journalists to help listeners better understand key issues facing the world today.