The 3 Best The Politics of Everything Podcast Episodes
1) The Cops Who Touched Fentanyl
Can you overdose on fentanyl just from being near it? Over the past few years, a number of police officers have said just that. In 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration even issued a warning to co...Show More
2) Libertarian vs. Bear (Rerun)
In the early 2000s, a group of libertarians moved to a small town in New Hampshire, where they set about slashing the municipal budget. The newcomers wanted to be free from taxes and government regula...Show More
3) Boris Johnson’s Wine-Party Woes
British politics are in an uproar over … happy hour. How did Prime Minister Boris Johnson—shameless, disheveled Boris Johnson—end up here? On episode 42 of The Politics of Everything, hosts Laura Mars...Show More
4) The Battle Over “Cop City” (Rerun)
Since its approval by the Atlanta City Council in 2021, the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—more commonly referred to as Cop City—has been a flashpoint of controversy. The $90 million facility i...Show More
5) The Return of the Cattle-Mutilation Conspiracy Theory (Rerun)
In the early 1970s, ranchers in the Southwest began to share strange reports of cattle mutilations—carcasses discovered with organs missing, and with no obvious physical explanation for the deaths. A ...Show More
6) The Road to Nowhere (Rerun)
Americans are in a toxic relationship with their automobiles. They’re bad for us—polluting, noisy, and increasingly dangerous to pedestrians—yet we remain fully committed to them. They’re also bad at ...Show More
7) What’s Causing Those Airline Close Calls?
Every week, it seems, brings a new report of an airport mishap or a near collision between airplanes. Why are so many of these happening now, and what does it tell us about the state of commercial air...Show More
8) Behind the Shoplifting Panic
On any given day, it’s easy to find a new video on the internet or social media purporting to show a violent retail theft. Such videos make riveting viewing, and—coupled with reports from chain retail...Show More
9) The Battle Over “Cop City”
Since its approval by the Atlanta City Council in 2021, the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—more commonly referred to as Cop City—has been a flashpoint of controversy. The $90 million facility i...Show More
10) Will Women’s Tennis Cross the Saudi Rubicon?
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been flexing its financial muscle in international sports. And despite the country’s dismal human rights record, an increasing number of athletes, teams, leagues, and...Show More