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  • How to Live With People You’ll Never Agree With | John Inazu

    How to Live With People You’ll Never Agree With | John Inazu
    2026/10/27
    What happens when people cannot agree on politics, morality, or the meaning of a good society? How do we keep living together without pretending those differences disappear? Professor John Inazu joins Big John to discuss why learning to disagree may matter more than winning every argument. Chapters:0:00 Opening: disagreement without consensus1:02 Meet Professor John Inazu4:00 […]
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    55 分
  • Why You Can’t Think Critically Without Knowledge | Daniel Willingham

    Why You Can’t Think Critically Without Knowledge | Daniel Willingham
    2026/10/13
    In this episode of Big Questions with Big John, Professor Daniel Willingham joins Big John to explain what cognitive science actually says about learning, memory, reading comprehension, learning styles, and digital distraction. The conversation explores why background knowledge matters, why popular “learning styles” theories keep surviving despite weak evidence, and what phones and screens may […]
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    58 分
  • Why Political Disagreement Became a Moral Judgment | Ilana Redstone

    Why Political Disagreement Became a Moral Judgment | Ilana Redstone
    2026/09/29
    Political disagreement is no longer just about who is right. Increasingly, it becomes evidence that the other person is ignorant, immoral, bigoted, or dangerous. Professor Ilana Redstone joins Big John to explain how certainty turns disagreement into moral condemnation, and why that can become especially damaging when institutions treat contested assumptions as settled truths. Chapters:00:00 […]
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    1 時間 1 分
  • When Political Engagement Becomes Bad for Democracy | Dr. Robert Talisse

    When Political Engagement Becomes Bad for Democracy | Dr. Robert Talisse
    2026/09/15
    What if the answer to political polarization isn’t simply more politics? Philosopher Robert Talisse argues that democracy can become less healthy when political identity spreads into our friendships, workplaces, neighborhoods, entertainment, and everyday relationships. The problem may be less about Americans disagreeing on policy and more about how intensely we distrust the other side, demand […]
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    1 時間 23 分
  • AI, Data Centers, and Why America Can’t Build Anymore

    AI, Data Centers, and Why America Can’t Build Anymore
    2026/09/02
    Artificial intelligence may transform the economy, but AI needs more than better models. It needs enormous amounts of energy, data centers, skilled workers, investment, and a political culture willing to tolerate disruption. James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute joins Big John to examine a larger question: has America become so risk-averse that it is […]
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    1 時間 11 分
  • Most of What You Hear About Immigration Is Wrong | Alex Nowrasteh

    Most of What You Hear About Immigration Is Wrong | Alex Nowrasteh
    2026/08/18
    Most immigration arguments begin with stories: crime, overwhelmed public services, falling wages, unaffordable housing, cultural conflict, or chaos at the border. Alex Nowrasteh thinks many of those arguments look very different once you examine the data. In this episode of The Big Questions with Big John, Nowrasteh joins Big John for a wide-ranging examination of […]
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    1 時間 8 分
  • Cancel Culture Cost Her Husband His Business. She Still Stands By What She Said | Nancy Rommelmann

    Cancel Culture Cost Her Husband His Business. She Still Stands By What She Said | Nancy Rommelmann
    2026/08/06
    Journalist and author Nancy Rommelmann joins Big John to discuss the dangerous similarities between true crime, media outrage, and cancel culture. Each can reward a simple villain, a fast judgment, and a satisfying conclusion before the full story becomes inconvenient. Chapters:00:00 – True Crime, Cancel Culture, and Fast Verdicts00:59 – Nancy Rommelmann’s Unconventional Journalism Career03:01 […]
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Trump and Conservatism’s Identity Crisis | Ramesh Ponnuru

    Trump and Conservatism’s Identity Crisis | Ramesh Ponnuru
    2026/07/21
    National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru joins Big John to examine what conservatism is still trying to conserve, whether its first principles remain coherent, and how the movement changed from Reagan-era free markets to Trump-era populism and economic nationalism. Chapters:00:00 – Trump and Conservatism’s Identity Crisis00:55 – Ramesh Ponnuru Joins Big Questions01:27 – Why History Matters […]
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    56 分