The November edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming. In part 1, we discuss the political dynamics of the "infrastructure" and "reconciliation" bills being considered in Congress, as well as the issue of "Critical Race Theory" in public schools highlighted by the recent election in Virginia. In part 2, we cover the related story of a Yale law student who recorded two administrators trying to browbeat him into apologizing for an email he'd sent, as well as the case of basketballer Enes Kanter's condemnations of China and China's response to them. As always, listeners are encouraged to respond to this blog post via comments--we're happy to engage with thoughtful arguments or criticisms.
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I enjoyed the episode a lot thank you. Small suggestion -- perhaps you can summarize the context of an issue before starting the discussion. That would help me better understand some of the positions of the two bloggers.
For example, I didn't know about the case with the recording. Who did what? It was difficult to follow the conversation.
Another example is that both bloggers mentioned in passing that Critical Race Theory is not being taught in schools. I didn't know about this position. Perhaps they discussed it in a previous episode. I would have appreciated a quick 30-second background summarizing why this is the case.
Writing this down, I now understand the problem -- I don't follow the news and lack some of the context. Sorry!
Thanks very much for the feedback--we'll keep it in mind for future podcasts...
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