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
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
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 27
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 24
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 20
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. Reason · Aug 13
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
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.
Reason · Jul 29 Anthony Fauci Refuses to Answer Rand Paul's Questions After Diary Disclosures Go Viral Robby Soave and Amber Duke talk about Fauci's appearance before Congress, where he pleaded the Fifth rather than address COVID's origin.
Reason · Jul 17 Vance Exposing Epstein's Intelligence Links on Rogan? Not Quite. Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Donald Trumps' nothing-burger primetime address.
Reason · Jul 15 Lindsey Graham's Sister Tapped To Replace Him in the Senate Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss what's next for the U.S. Senate after Lindsey Graham's passing and Mitch McConnell's continued absence.
Reason · Jul 14 Abdul El-Sayed Exposed After Rejecting Socialism Label Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss U.S. Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed's socialist beliefs.
Reason · Jul 14 Debate: What Actually Happened to Rep. Ro Khanna in the West Bank? Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the strange turn of events in the congressman's trip.