Seven-Minute Opinions
Seven-Minute Opinions Podcast
1) Ep. 77: What the Star Wars 'who-shot-first' controversy tells us about modern-day fandom
We live in an age in which audiences simply reject a filmmaker's explanation of what happens in his movie
2) Ep. 76: A mourner's guide to surviving the holidays
Christmas isn't always merry. Here's how to deal with grief over the holidays.
3) Ep. 75: Can liberal podcasters dethrone Limbaugh & Co.?
Welcome to Pod—landia
4) Ep. 74: Thanksgiving is awesome!
A Frenchman's ode to this quintessential American holiday
5) Ep. 73: Has Generation X lost its chance to occupy the White House?
How the generation charmingly called "America's neglected middle child" could save Washington
6) Ep. 72: What America lost when it ended the draft
Nothing builds social cohesion like a call for shared sacrifice
7) Ep. 71: Why scary books are better than scary movies
The scariest place on Earth may be in your own head
8) Ep. 70: A definitive, absolutely correct, unquestionable ranking of the months of the year
October is the best month of the year. If you disagree, you are wrong.
9) Ep. 69: What the Constitution really says about guns
The Second Amendment isn't here to defend gun-right absolutists
10) Ep. 68: The wild card game is killing baseball
Baseball teams aren't even battling for wild card spots anymore. That's a problem.