The April edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 covers the conflict with Iran; part 2 discusses various alleged ill effects of social media, from "addictiveness" to predation on children and the vulnerable to mobbing and canceling; and part 3 considers the late Paul Erlich and other quasi-scientific prophets of doom.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post.

 The March edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  In part 1, we discuss the conflict in Iran and current immigration policy developments in Spain and Britain.  In part 2, we cover the recent free speech case in British Columbia, with digressions into Daylight Savings Time and various alleged cases of wrongful criminal conviction.  And in part 3, we delve into the risks of widespread use of AI, in the context of the dispute between Anthropic and the Pentagon.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post.

 The February edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  In part 1, we discuss civil unrest in Minnesota, Iran and elsewhere, and the general question of how to deal with religious illiberalism in modern liberal societies.  In part 2, we discuss JD Vance, high-speed rail vs. self-driving cars, and Bari Weiss' takeover of CBS.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the debate via comments on this post.

 The January edition of the ICBW podcast is now available for download or streaming.  Part 1 discusses the latest developments in Venezuela, Iran and Gaza before revisiting our old chestnut topic, free speech.  Part 2 revisits a related old chestnut topic, academic freedom, as well as another recently discussed one, fraud in government-funded programs.  As always, listeners are invited to participate in the discussion via comments on this post...