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October 17, 2026
Listen to This Article: Art is More Important than Politics
Listen now (12 mins) | Art belongs to everyone and even heavy metal is more important than causes
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October 16, 2026
Note on Roger Waters and Other Superior Moral Beings
Pink Floyd’s lead singer calls me “useless,” then reduces art and advocacy to a zero sum game while trashing Leonardo da Vinci. In short, hilarity
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October 14, 2026
Art is More Important than Politics
Art belongs to everyone and even heavy metal is more important than causes
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October 9, 2026
Beware the Modern Wimp-Man
He cries and begs for approval, and stays quiet about the world he’s leaving to the next generation of boys
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October 3, 2026
Listen to This Article: Writing is Good (He Said Controversially)
Narrated Version (9 min) | Having dispensed with marriage, the New York Times enlists a professor to denigrate writing
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October 1, 2026
Listen to This Article: Marriage is Wonderful (He Said Controversially)
Narrated Version (10 mins)| The New York Times semi-retracts a 2015 celebration of marriage
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September 30, 2026
Writing is Good (He Said Controversially)
Having dispensed with marriage, the New York Times enlists a professor to denigrate writing
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September 29, 2026
Marriage is Wonderful (He Said Controversially)
The New York Times semi-retracts a 2015 celebration of marriage
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September 28, 2026
Free Speech Discussion: A Recording of an Interview With Russian Journalist Dimitri Simes
Matt interviewed Russian journalist Dimitri Simes today about one of the more interesting (and disturbing) free speech cases of recent times, now extended across multiple administrations
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September 25, 2026
Live Free Speech Discussion, 2:00 PM ET Today: Interview With Russian Journalist Dimitri Simes
I’ll be interviewing Russian journalist Dimitri Simes today about one of the more interesting (and disturbing) free speech cases of recent times, now extended across multiple administrations
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September 24, 2026
Listen to This Article: Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstory
Narrated Version (8 mins) | This administration’s speech messes have become an excuse to whitewash history
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September 22, 2026
Note on Trump and the First Amendment
Yes, it’s a violation.
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September 21, 2026
Trump is Wrong on Speech. Don’t Forget the Backstory
This administration’s speech messes have become an excuse to whitewash history
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September 17, 2026
“Get Lit” September 17, 2026: Concluding “As I Lay Dying.”
Brad and Matt finish up the classic William Faulkner novel.
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September 16, 2026
“Get Lit” Livestream Recording: "As I Lay Dying"
A recording from Monday's live video
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September 10, 2026
On Escaping This Horrible Era
Some people love living in a binary. What about the rest of us?
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September 4, 2026
Note on a Mistrial
Hoo, boy
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September 4, 2026
Listen to This Article: Down With Freedom!
Narrated Version | Liberalism has morphed into its opposite.
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September 3, 2026
“Get Lit” September 3, 2026: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.” Part II of a Discussion.
Is reading for fun, or for another reason? Brad and Matt debate
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September 2, 2026
Down With Freedom!
Liberalism has morphed into its opposite.
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September 1, 2026
Get Lit”: William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” (Episode 1)
A recording from Monday’s live video | Brad and Matt discuss a long trip to bury a mother who is a fish, a horse, and nothing at all.
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August 31, 2026
“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: Episode One, William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying”
Brad and Matt discuss a long trip to bury a mother who is a fish, a horse, and nothing at all.
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August 28, 2026
Listen to This Article: Karen Attiah and the Right to Suck
Narrated Version | An arbitrator can only fix so much.
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August 27, 2026
"Get Lit" August 27, 2026: On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
Finishing up with Stephen Crane, and other thoughts.
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August 27, 2026
*Live Now: “Get Lit” On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
Finishing up with Stephen Crane, and other thoughts.
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August 27, 2026
“Get Lit” Livestream, 12:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky,” and “The Blue Hotel”
Finishing up with Stephen Crane, and other thoughts.
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August 26, 2026
“Get Lit” 8/25/26: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"
A recording from Tuesday's live video | Stephen Crane fictionalizes a fun real life experience.
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August 25, 2026
“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat"
Stephen Crane fictionalizes a fun real life experience.
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August 25, 2026
Karen Attiah and the Right to Suck
An arbitrator can only fix so much.
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August 19, 2026
Listen to This Article: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court
Narrated Version | Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon's stunning "Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2" documents
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