Frames of Space

Andrew Xu
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Politics discussion and stuff of that sort, hosted by Andrew Xu. Episodes air every other Thursday.

  1. 6 天前

    Gary Winslett on the True State of America's Economy

    Gary Winslett is a political science professor at Middlebury College and the writer behind the Substack "The Neoliberal Papers." He is a center-left Democrat who strongly supports free trade, the free market, housing deregulation, and more. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with him about the US economy, past and present: the merits of Biden's economic policies, the effect that AI seems to be having on the labor market, and whether the Abundance agenda would work best as a type of Secret Congress legislation. Show Notes "Cato Institute 2022 Student Debt Cancellation National Survey" "The prospects for left-wing populism" by Joseph Heath, In Due Course

  2. 8月13日

    Robert Wright on Where AI is Leading the World

    Robert Wright is the author of the Nonzero Newsletter and the host of the Nonzero Podcast. He is known for his commentary on evolutionary psychology, and how humans evolved to benefit from cooperation and coordination on larger and larger scales as history has progressed forward. His latest book "The God Test" posits that artificial intelligence represents the next leap forward for evolutionary history and civilization. His view is that, to prevent AI from destroying the world, the US needs to make some extremely important foreign policy decisions that will massively affect its relationship with China in the near term. In today's episode, I got a chance to speak with him about the difference between zero-sum and non-zero-sum interactions, the importance of cognitive empathy in human communication, and how those two concepts can help the world prevent AI from causing civilizational collapse. Show Notes The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning by Robert Wright Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom

  3. 8月6日

    Charlotte Swasey on the Search for a Winning Democratic Strategy

    Charlotte Swasey is the writer behind the Substack "Medium Data" and the Director of Analytics at the Searchlight Institute. Her work on electoral strategy often highlights how getting elected involves a juggling act: you have to factor many different variables into account at the same time, not the least of which include fundraising, coalition unity, issue taking, and more. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with her about whether Democrats can successfully retake the Senate in November, why more funding doesn't necessarily help politicians win elections, and why the DNC is essentially 20 million organizations in a trench coat. Show Notes "A year of Trump, again" by Charlotte Swasey, Searchlight "How Trump Targeted Undecided Voters Without Breaking the Bank" by Shane Goldmacher, The New York Times "The DNC is going broke in slow motion" by Charlotte Swasey, Medium Data The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party Politics by Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld "Platner, Bernie, and a hangover" by Charlotte Swasey, Medium Data "Winning is everything. It also means nothing" by Lakshya Jain and Charlotte Swasey, The Argument

  4. 7月30日

    Ryan Geddie on How to Fight for Liberal Ideals

    Announcement: this podcast will be publishing episodes twice as often as usual (so every single week on Thursdays) until the end of August, and possibly for even longer. Count yourself lucky in that regard 😉 Ryan Geddie is a prominent YouTuber known for his video essays on history, culture, and the current state of American politics. I brought him on my show to talk about his advice for the Democratic Party, and why he thinks it's important for liberals to co-opt populism for the near future. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with him about why liberalism has lost its power to tell meaningful stories, why Ryan believes Jon Ossoff has tons of potential, and why it's important to raise taxes on middle-income Americans. Show Notes "Why are American Liberals Afraid of Populism?" by Ryan Geddie National Conservatism Conference: Senator Eric Schmitt and Others Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson "What We Got Right — and Wrong — in ‘Abundance’" from The Ezra Klein Show

  5. 7月9日

    Jack Whitcomb on the Truth About America's Minimum Wage

    The US's federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Is that actually enough for someone to afford basic necessities like food and shelter? Or is it a wage that'd lead to starvation, and would be practically impossible for someone to live off of? Jack Whitcomb is the writer behind the Substack "Jackonomics," which covers economic subjects such as the cost of living, welfare reform, and monetary policy. He's recently become invested in the discussion about whether or not the US's federal minimum wage is indeed a starvation wage, or if someone could actually live off of it. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with him about the experiment he conducted to figure this out, and why so many people resonate with the idea that the federal minimum wage is a starvation wage. Show Notes "The Federal Minimum Wage Is (Technically) a Living Wage" by Jack Whitcomb, Jackonomics "Populism fast and slow" by Joseph Heath, In Due Course

  6. 6月25日

    Anne-Laure Le Cunff on Why You Need to Experiment

    Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a neuroscientist at King's College London and the founder of Ness Labs, a learning community designed to help people experiment and harness their curiosity more productively. She is the author of the recent book Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with her about why working at Google was stressful enough to land her in the hospital, the cognitive scripts that we subconsciously adhere to in our lives, and the real problem behind New Year's Resolutions. Show Notes Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

  7. 6月11日

    Darby Saxbe on the Evolution of Fatherhood

    Darby Saxbe is a clinical psychologist and psychology professor at the University of Southern California. She writes the Substack "Natal Gazing," a blog devoted to pronatalism, gender roles, and the biological effects that parenting has on adults. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with her about her new book Dad Brain, which explores the complex biological and societal changes that men undergo as a result of becoming parents. We discussed many of the topics in her new book: the benefits of paid paternity leave, the rise of overly intensive parenting, and many of the discussions surrounding allocation of household labor between couples. Show Notes Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men's Lives by Darby Saxbe "You're not the captain of the parenting police" by Darby Saxbe, The Argument "Let's be honest about the second shift" by Regan, All Cats Are Female Fair Play by Eve Rodsky "Unfair Play" by Lyman Stone

  8. 5月28日

    Bret Devereaux on How to Restrain Government Power

    Bret Devereaux is a military historian and a Teaching Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University. He writes the blog "A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry," which covers US foreign policy, the nature of military tactics in war, and the best sci-fi/fantasy stories. In this episode, I got a chance to speak with him about what Star Wars teaches us about modern insurgencies, why non-violent protest often works as a potent strategy, and the best-case scenario for the future of American democracy. Show Notes "Collections: Against the State – A Primer on Terrorism, Insurgency and Protest" by Bret Devereaux, A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry Letter from Birmingham Jail The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama

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Politics discussion and stuff of that sort, hosted by Andrew Xu. Episodes air every other Thursday.

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  • 創作者
    Andrew Xu
  • 活躍年代
    2024年 - 2026年
  • 集數
    63
  • 年齡分級
    兒少不宜
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    © Copyright 2026 All Rights Reserved
  • 節目網站
    Frames of Space

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