
The 9 Best With Friends Like These Podcast Episodes
1) Why (Most) People Don’t Convert
Welcome to our first themed season, “With Friends Like These: Converts.” We’ve always been interested in why and how people change their minds about what they believe — mostly because it just doesn’t ...Show More
2) "Dive Into the Deep End: Kiese Laymon on His New Book"
CW: Addiction, Eating Disorders, and Suicide. If you are struggling with any of these issues, please click the link in the content warning. You are loved and there is help available. This week Kiese...Show More
"Dive Into the Deep End: Kiese Laymon on His New Book"
1:09:13 | Nov 30th, 2018
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3) Death Cab for Acutely with Esme Wang
This week Esme Wang (@esmewang) joins Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) to talk about living with a brain you don’t always feel like you can trust. Esme Wang is the author of the New York Times-bestselling...Show More
4) Dark Arts Professors Against Trump
Two founders of the Lincoln Project on their “psychological warfare” campaign against Trump, why Susan Collins must go, and how those viral ads are just the tip of the iceberg. Learn more about your ...Show More
5) “If you’re worried about the future, look at the past”
Disagreeing about facts is one thing, what if you disagree about reality? Adam Savage (“Mythbusters,” Tested.com) joins to help a WFLT listener whose sister has embraced right-wing conspiracy theories...Show More
6) “No one cries, no one gets asked to prom”
Disability rights activist Alice Wong jumps right in with the awkward as we discuss who can even say “#cripthevote.” We discuss the coming deluge of #inspiring #promposals involving disabled people, a...Show More
7) “A President Who Makes Us Less Safe” with Greg Howard and Rick Wilson
After an intro in which I acknowledge the numerous categories of people who have *some idea* of what it’s like to live with an oppressor in the White House, I am joined by New York Times Magazine writ...Show More
“A President Who Makes Us Less Safe” with Greg Howard and Rick Wilson
1:26:09 | Jul 28th, 2017
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8) You Can’t Change the World If You Hate Yourself
“The only sustainable foundation for a changed world is internal transformation” — that’s the message of Sonya Renee Taylor, author of “The Body Is Not an Apology.” Her mission is to take us out of th...Show More
9) "White Fragility 101"
On this week’s pod, Ana (@anamariecox) sat down with Robin DiAngelo, author of the book White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. To kick things off, Robin explained wha...Show More
10) Is the Garage Is Better Than the Studio? with Chris Gethard
Comedian Chris Gethard joins us to talk about walking away from the version of success he spent years chasing, and why that might be the reason he's still standing. We get into the grief of giving up ...Show More