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🎙️ Big Questions with Big John — where curiosity meets courage. Hosted by Big John, this long-form interview show dives deep with comedians, thinkers, creators, and contrarians who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.
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Why Political Disagreement Became a Moral Judgment | Ilana Redstone (opens the original)
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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 […]
When Political Engagement Becomes Bad for Democracy | Dr. Robert Talisse (opens the original)
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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 […]
AI, Data Centers, and Why America Can’t Build Anymore (opens the original)
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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 […]
Most of What You Hear About Immigration Is Wrong | Alex Nowrasteh (opens the original)
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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 […]
Cancel Culture Cost Her Husband His Business. She Still Stands By What She Said | Nancy Rommelmann (opens the original)
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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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