The Sanity Interview: Batya Ungar-Sargon

70 - "Lindsey Graham, RIP"

On this episode we took stock of Lindsey Graham's legacy, discussed the panic over AI data centers, analyzed the votes on Israel that are dividing the Democrats, and vented about Ro Khanna and J.D. Vance

The Sanity Interview: Jared Cooney Horvath

In this interview we spoke to neuroscientist, educator, and bestselling author Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about tech in schools, how to break our addiction to screens, the future of AI in education, how to lengthen our attention spans, and strategies to recover the ability to read and think deeply.

69 - "Graham Platner, We Hardly Knew Ya"

In this episode we analyzed the implosion of Graham Platner's campaign, went behind the scenes of the NATO summit in Turkey, wondered if the Iran war is really back on, explored why everyone stopped reading, took stock of Rahm Emanuel's trip to Israel, and looked at one explanation for why housing is so expensive.

The Sanity Interview: Brian L. Cox

In this interview we spoke with Dr. Brian L. Cox, an expert in international law, about the state of war today. We discussed when a war is legal, the credibility of bodies like the ICC and ICJ, the genocide accusation against Israel, and the rationale for America's and Israel's attack on Iran.

68 - "Happy 250th Birthday, America"

In this episode we celebrated America's semiquincentennial and went coast to coast to see how the country is marking its quarter-millennial. We also debriefed the end of the Supreme Court term, discussed the WNBA, took stock of Trump's newly minted billions, and noted 1,000 days since October 7, 2023.