In Lieu of Fun

Benjamin Wittes and Kate Klonick
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In Lieu of Fun

There's a coronavirus crisis. We thought people might need something to do in lieu of fun. And some people might need someone to yap at them as they go through this. We have a lot of cool friends. So we started a show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Windsor Mann Looks at the Bright Side

    1 HR. AGO

    Windsor Mann Looks at the Bright Side

    Wherein we are joined by Windsor Mann, with whom I look for the bright side of a possible Trump win. Spoiler alert: We find none. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
  2. Kava y Vyno with Anastasiia Lapatina and Ava

    2 DAYS AGO

    Kava y Vyno with Anastasiia Lapatina and Ava

    Wherein Anastasiia Lapatina and I shoot the shit over morning coffee and afternoon wine--and Ava makes it very hard for Nastya to talk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
  3. Tom Malinowski Tempts Polish American Voters

    5 DAYS AGO

    Tom Malinowski Tempts Polish American Voters

    Wherein former Rep. Tom Malinowski joins me to discuss his efforts to win Polish- and Ukrainian-American voters over to Kamala Harris's side, the resistance to this message among a traditional GOP constituency, and his anxieties about our politics more generally and social media, in particular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  4. Dave Willner Moderates Content

    5 DAYS AGO

    Dave Willner Moderates Content

    Wherein I am joined by the estimable Dave Willner, who helped build the content moderation system at Meta, who talks me through how and why Facebook has squelched my open letter to former Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov, and why my appeal has fallen into a black hole--and how his scheme of using large language models to scale content moderation might do a better job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  5. Jordan Ellenberg Controls the Weather

    6 DAYS AGO

    Jordan Ellenberg Controls the Weather

    Wherein I am joined by the estimable Jordan Ellenberg, whose daytime cover is as a math professor at the University of Wisconsin, but who secretly controls the weather. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  6. Jonathan Rauch Contemplates the Apocalypse

    OCT 14

    Jonathan Rauch Contemplates the Apocalypse

    Wherein the estimable Jon Rauch and I stare straight at the asteroid coming straight for Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 1m
  7. Alan Rozenshtein Repents His Sins

    OCT 3

    Alan Rozenshtein Repents His Sins

    Wherein I talk to the estimable Alan Rozenshtein, whose name I willfully and consistently mispronounce, about the vice presidential debate--which he hasn't watched--the dockworkers' strike, and the California AI bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
  8. Kava y Vyno (Coffee and Wine) with Anastasiia Lapatina

    OCT 1

    Kava y Vyno (Coffee and Wine) with Anastasiia Lapatina

    Wherein I have my morning coffee with my friend Nastya, and her baby Ava, who are enjoying an afternoon glass of wine and bottle of milk in Kyiv. We talk about Nastya's ongoing projects for Lawfare and on Substack, President Zelensky's visit last week to the United States, and US-Ukrainian relations and misunderstandings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 2m
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About

There's a coronavirus crisis. We thought people might need something to do in lieu of fun. And some people might need someone to yap at them as they go through this. We have a lot of cool friends. So we started a show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Information

  • Creator
    Benjamin Wittes and Kate Klonick
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    243
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Benjamin Wittes & Kate Klonick
  • Show Website
    In Lieu of Fun

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