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Bully Pulpit

A weekly Society, Culture and News podcast
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Bully Pulpit

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Bully Pulpit

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Bully Pulpit

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After nearly four decades of commentary, interviews and storytelling, Bob hangs up his headset. But because he is not yet technically dead, he gets to write his own radio obituary. Like much of his work, it’s a saga, 1400 hours rolled into 80 m
Bob speaks to his youngest daughter about the despair of her generation. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Bob promised good faith arguments. He promised never to become “a spasm of id.”Then they massacred the children. Again. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
David Michael Slater has written 22 books without breaking out on the bestseller lists. His next — The Vanishing, out this fall — may increase his visibility. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
We observe in horror and astonishment Putin’s poisonous, preposterous, obvious lies. But we needn’t look eastward for that. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Journalist Mark Leibovich has a suggestion for the craven Republicans who cower before the domineering ex-president. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
In the second half of their conversation about the origins of tyrants, Bob and Before Evil author Brandon Gauthier consider the immense power of ideas.Bully Pulpit with Bob Garfield is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and su
Historian Brandon Gauthier looks at the lives of six murderous dictators to assess the role of childhood trauma on their adult barbarity. But he finds other, surprising influences.Bully Pulpit with Bob Garfield is a reader-supported publication
Bob splices together a soundscape of a society. And just this once, he mostly keeps his mouth shut. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
In its horror and its rage, Western society is lashing out at anything Russian. Bob speaks to Northwestern University Professor Gary Saul Morson about cultural vigilantism. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Bob continues his conversation with Elizabeth Williamson, author of Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Listen now | A business empire was built on Alex Jones's lies. His victims fought back to dismantle it. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe
Listen now | How a Connecticut bloodbath unleashed an army of self-styled sleuths, who terrorized the families of child murder victims. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe
Bob speaks with Elizabeth Williamson, author of Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
With labor catastrophe once again narrowly averted, Bob speaks to a dyed-in-the-wool free marketeer about the mysteries of the baseball economy. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Bob wonders what’s that in your hand, and why you’ve been schlepping it around with you all day. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Bob speaks with writer, actor, comedian and musician Cynthia Kaplan about men, Nazis and Important People who never call back. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Listen now | Just another genius you’ve never heard of. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe
In Part 1 of Bob’s conversation with New York Times global economics correspondent Peter Goodman, we learned how the world’s billionaire class rapes the world’s treasure as billions of souls can barely get by. This week, Goodman names names. Ge
Listen now | Exactly who is pillaging the world's wealth and resources, and how can we cut them down to size? This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe
The world’s billionaire class strong-arms governments, exploits workers, and repeatedly monetizes human crisis as it siphons off the riches of the world. On this week’s Bully Pulpit, Bob talks with New York Times global economics correspondent
Listen now | The systematic transfer of wealth out of your pocket and into theirs wasn't an accident. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at www.booksmartstudios.org/subscribe
A Tennessee school board voted unanimously last month to remove Art Spiegelman’s “Maus” — a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust — from its 8th grade curriculum. Sadly, it’s not the first time a book will be banned in school
In the second part of Bob’s conversation with author Emer Gentway, they discuss the capacity of Zen to open our minds and diminish our dangerous levels of certainty. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe
Tricks of perception, mental shortcuts and a bias toward humanity limit our understanding of our universe and ourselves. Having trouble coping? It may be because you trust too much in what you believe. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypu
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