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A few of my favorite EK Show episodes from this year, in no particular order.
Jill Lepore on America's two revolutions. I wish every history class was this good. I wish every conversation was this fun and illuminating. Lepore is a national treasure. podcasts.apple.com/gd/podcast/jil…
Robert Sapolsky on the way the toxic intersection of stress and poverty changes people's brains and harms their life chances. If I could make every policymaker listen to just one episode of my podcast, it'd be this one. podcasts.apple.com/gd/podcast/rob…
This conversation with @kate_manne changed the way I thought about misogyny. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/thi…
I found MMT pretty confusing, so I asked @StephanieKelton and @jasonfurman to come on the show and discuss/debate it. Their conversation helped me understand both MMT and mainstream economics a lot better. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/why…
YouTube is becoming the most important platform for political news, at least among the young, and @ContraPoints is an amazing guide to the very different kinds of debates and ideologies that thrive there. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/con…
We don't care for people because we love them. We love them because we do the work of caring for them.

I became a parent this year, and I think about what @AlisonGopnik says here almost daily: podcasts.apple.com/hr/podcast/thi…
The way @roddreher sees the world is not the way I see it, to say the least. But that's exactly why I found this discussion illuminating: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rod…
One of the few things that makes me optimistic in politics right now is The Sunrise Movement, and this conversation with their ED, @VarshPrakash, is an inspiration: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gen…
There are few political projects that feel more important to me right now than developing a richer, thicker understanding of democracy, and repositioning it as an ideal worth fighting for. Everyone should hear @dsallentess on that: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/an-…
We can solve climate change and make life more awesome. Really. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how…
But if we don't act fast on that, and maybe even if we do, we're going to need to seriously consider geoengineering: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…
Finally, New Year's can be a lonely time, and that's true even if you're surrounded by people. If you're feeling lonely, I hope this helps. And if you're not feeling lonely, maybe it'll help you reach out to someone who is. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…
It's such a pleasure and a gift to get to have these conversations. Thanks to everyone, both guests and listeners, who give me that opportunity.
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