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Obama Campaigns for Abdul El-Sayed as Republicans Sound the Alarm

Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Abdul El-Sayed as Michigan emerges as one of the country’s biggest political battlegrounds.

Reason · 15h ago

'I Never Lie': Audio Recordings Raise New Questions About Cornell 7 Allegations

Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss updates in the Cornell 7 scandal.

Reason · 16h ago

Are the Cornell 7 Being Tried on Social Media?

Plus: Tennessee botches the execution of Christa Pike, and Sam Altman says the benefits of AI are worth the risks.

Reason · Oct 5

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Whistleblower Frances Haugen Trashes Facebook's Flawed Fact-Checkers

Frances Haugen, the woman whose Facebook revelations inspired The Social Reckoning, argues that the real danger of social media isn’t bad speech—it’s the way the platforms are designed.

Reason · Oct 5

Cornell Lawsuit, Data After Dark, Botched Execution

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the Cornell rape lawsuit, D.C.'s pro–data center party, an attempted hijacking, and Tennessee's failed attempt at capital punishment

Reason · Oct 1

Feeding Chameleons, Lesbian Bars, and Fight Club

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi tackle political scandals, culture war flashpoints, school choice, cult classics, and the history of America’s prison system.

Reason · Sep 24

Trump Feuds With Kaitlin Collins After CNN Media Ban

Trump’s latest media fight isn’t just about CNN and MSNOW—it’s about who gets access to him.

Reason · Sep 22

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Nikole Hannah-Jones Admits Failing NYC Schools 'Betrayed' Daughter

Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss what’s gone wrong in New York City public schools.

Reason · Sep 22

Is Effective Altruism Really a Doom Cult?

On the Freed Up podcast, Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss effective altruism, Sydney Sweeney, and the UT Austin student body.

Reason · Sep 18

Trump's Bribe, AI Doom Psyop, and the Rapture

Trump's $5,000 bribe, stay-at-home moms, car insurance beefs, AI doom, 9/11 memories, Zelda rumors, rom-coms, and the Rapture—Freed Up somehow fits it all into one episode.

Reason · Sep 10

Lindsay Clancy, Heehaw the Donkey, and New Magneto Origins

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the stalled jury deliberations in Lindsay Clancy’s case and the police killing of Heehaw.

Reason · Sep 3

COVID-19 Origins: Lab Leak or Natural Spillover?

Watch Reason's Robby Soave and YouTube commentator Destiny debate the origins of COVID-19 live on September 9 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Reason · Sep 2

The Iran War's Defenders Are Losing the Plot

Robby Soave and Amber Duke break down the latest developments in the Iran war.

Reason · Sep 1

Trump Loves Data Centers: 'Let Data Reign'

Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss Trump’s recent comments on data centers, unpacking how his stance diverges from parts of his political base.

Reason · Sep 1

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Reason · Aug 27

Gavin Newsom Admits He Might Keep Tariffs?

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss tariffs, tech moral panics, social media harms, video games, Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, AI-written journalism, and America’s $40 trillion debt.

Reason · Aug 24

How Did America Get $40 Trillion in Debt?

Plus: Trump's trade war with Canada, the growing backlash against data centers, and calls to censor journalists in Britain

Reason · Aug 20

Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, the war on drugs, Flock cameras, data centers, dating, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.

Reason · Aug 13

Woke 1.0, House of the Dragon, and the Absurd Politics of Surveillance

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down the absurd political fights about America’s surveillance state before jumping into House of the Dragon.

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Reason · Aug 11

How Flock Camera Defenders Are Missing the Point

Robby Soave and Amber Duke attack The Free Press' latest attempt to defend Flock cameras.

Reason · Aug 11

AOC Admits Woke Is Over. Does Anyone Believe Her?

Soave and Duke argue that it is a bit rich for Ocasio-Cortez to laugh off the excesses of a cultural movement that caused real harm—and that many progressives once helped mainstream.

Reason · Aug 10

Are Socialists Actually Leaving Wokeness Behind?

Plus: the rise of affordability politics, Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship, and the Cambridge plagiarism controversy

Reason · Aug 6

Francesca Hong's Hateful Holidays, Burrito Prices, and Woke 1.0

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi cover all of the politically charged food takes of the week from Thanksgiving to burritos.

Reason · Aug 3

Is Democratic Socialism Going National?

Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response.

Reason · Jul 30

Fauci Pleads the Fifth, Pluribus, Ross Douthat's New CBS Gig

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi argue that Anthony Fauci has never fully accounted for the damage caused by COVID lockdowns—and they are not ready to forgive him for it.

Reason · Jul 30

Mamdani Hides the Truth About Democratic Socialism

Robby Soave and Amber Duke examine whether democratic socialists want to reform the American government or radically remake it. There is no real consensus.

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