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Are Grown NBA Players Acting Like Teenagers? (opens the original)
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Two former NBA players decided the best way to defend women’s sports was to “declare” for the WNBA Draft. It’s supposed to be political satire. Mostly, it feels like a joke somebody should have outgrown in middle school. Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White turned the WNBA into the setup for a culture-war joke. But the joke raised a more interesting question: why do some NBA players seem perpetually young? Basketball can now turn teenagers into nationally ranked prospects, social-media celebritie
Odysseus Can Cry and Men Can Too — But not like THAT (opens the original)
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Men are told to become emotionally available. Then a man cries publicly, and everybody immediately investigates whether his tears were justified. Ryan Clark’s emotional podcast moment reopened the argument: Are men actually allowed to cry—or only under narrow conditions involving death, war, fatherhood, sports, or heroic sacrifice? Johann Francis examines why male tears are treated as evidence that must be interpreted. A respected coach can cry before a football game. Michael Jordan can cry afte
There's ZERO ethical Billionaries... Like None. (opens the original)
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People say there are no ethical billionaires. But is that because every billionaire is personally evil—or because possessing that much wealth creates an unavoidable conflict with the public good? This episode begins with Jay-Z, Colin Kaepernick, and Target, then moves into the mythology surrounding billionaire success: hard work, brilliant ideas, perfect instincts, and self-made greatness. Johann breaks down the roles of luck, timing, education, proximity, connections, inheritance, and early-ado
Why Entry-Level Jobs Aren't Entry-Level Anymore (opens the original)
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Entry-level work used to be where you got experience. Now experience is increasingly the price of admission. Companies still complain about skill gaps, but many have pulled back from the training, mentorship, and internal development that used to build skilled workers in the first place. So applicants train themselves. They collect certifications. Build portfolios. Apply to hundreds of jobs. Compete against people who already know the work. And sometimes the job they applied for may not even be
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