HeyJaredCulturally Determined
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Sep 3, 2026
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Woke 1 Was Crazy. Is Woke 2 Antisemitic? with Phoebe Maltz Bovy (opens the original)
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Phoebe discusses her recent essay, "Woke 2, antisemitism by another name." Did Oct. 7 and the Gaza war create a common foe for the broad left to unify against—namely, the Jews? Or has the second Trump administration supplanted Israel as the American left's enemy number one? What does the John Galliano Met Gala disaster reveal about the acceptability of antisemitism? Aryeh also discusses his recent essay on how to quit Twitter/X in three easy steps. Recorded August 31, 2026 LINKS Phoebe's piece,
Artificial Intelligence and the "God Test," with Robert Wright (opens the original)
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Bob talks about his new book, "The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning." He describes how using AI to research treatment options when he had cancer convinced him of the technology's power. How seriously should we take "doomer" predictions that AI could lead to global catastrophe? Aryeh thinks average people are revolting against the technology, while Bob believes there are ways to use AI to overcome the cognitive biases that plague humanity. Recorded August 4, 2026
"The Responsible Party," a Novel, with Claire Carusillo (opens the original)
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Claire Carusillo discusses her debut novel, "The Responsible Party," which just received a rave review in the New York Times. Claire uses bizarre real events from her family history to tell a comic multigenerational story of shipwrecks, the Chicago suburbs, humidity, and murder. She also discusses Storyboard, her new bookstore/skate shop/coffee shop in Midway, Utah — and the famous "tradwife" influencer who opened a store in the same town. Recorded August 5, 2026 LINKS Claire's novel, "The Respo
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