Institutionalized
Nebulous Media
Charles Fain Lehman & Aaron Sibarium are two friends and reporters who spend a lot of time wondering: are our institutions failing? This podcast is their effort to have these discussions in public, with some of the smartest people they know.Using their experience as DC-based journalists, this podcast discusses how our problems come down to how our institutions—our colleges, our businesses, our government, our media—function, or don’t.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jun 22, 2022 • 55min
LGBT Identity with Eric Kaufmann
This week we are joined by Eric Kaufmann to discuss how younger generations' identifications are evolving and how we are measuring these changes.Recommendations:Dave Chappelle: The CloserMaggie Gallagher's Enemies of ErosFrancis Fukuyama's Liberalism and Its Discontents
8 snips
Jun 15, 2022 • 51min
The Supreme Court with Jason Willick
This week we are joined by Jason Willick, Washington Post Columnist, to discuss the public perception of the Supreme Court and whether or not it has a legitimacy crisis.Recommendations:Kieth Whittington's Political foundations of Judicial Supremacy Evan Mandery's Wild Ride: Death and Ressurection Capital Punishment in AmericaSteven Tele's The Rise of the Conservative Movement
Jun 8, 2022 • 52min
Homelessness with Stephen Eide
This week we are joined by Stephen Eide to discuss the history of homelessness in the U.S. and how it has been shaped by our government. Recommendations:Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoos NestDavid Healey's Anti-Depressant EraPatrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
Jun 1, 2022 • 43min
The Arts and Classics with Heather Mac Donald
This week we are joined by Heather Mac Donald to discuss how wokeness has infiltrated the arts and how the future for classics may be doomed.Recommendations:Avenue QChopin NocturnesCity JournalWolfgang Mozart
May 25, 2022 • 57min
Higher Education Admissions with Peter Arcidiacono
This week we are joined by Peter Arcidiacono to discuss the Harvard admissions case and the future of affirmative action.Recommendations:Title VII Disparate Impact Liability Makes Almost Everything Presumptively Illegal by Gail HeriotRaw (2016 film)Incentives and the Supply of Effective Charter Schools by John Singleton Why The Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid by Jonathan Haidt
May 18, 2022 • 59min
Prison Order with David Skarbek
This week we are joined by David Skarbek on how prison communities are organized and governed as well as their impact on social reform.Recommendations:Puzzle of Prison Order by David SkarbekAnarchy, State, and UtopiaKidnap: Inside the Ransom BusinessHalfway Home
May 11, 2022 • 1h
The Crisis of COVID Science with Philippe Lemoine
This week we are joined by Philippe Lemoine to discuss the failures and fake science of COVID epidemiology.Recommendations:
Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince
Anatomy of a Pandemic by Robert Whitaker
CSPI by Philippe Lemoine
The Effect by Nick Huntington-Klein
Causal Inference: The Mixtape by Scott Cunningham
May 4, 2022 • 59min
Movies with Sonny Bunch
This week we are joined by Sonny Bunch to discuss the current cinema (and streaming) landscape and the future of the box office.Host Recommendations:John WickThe Decadent SocietyEverything Everywhere All at Once
Apr 27, 2022 • 59min
Wokeness with Wesley Yang
This week we are joined by Wesley Yang to discuss the rise of Wokeness and how it has spread amongst people in power.Host Recommendations:Paris is BurningIronies of Affirmative ActionWesley's Substack
Apr 20, 2022 • 54min
Marriage Markets with Rob Henderson
This week we are joined by Rob Henderson to discuss marriage, mating, sex, and the rise of dating apps.Recommendations:Rob's recommendation.Aaron's recommendationCharle's recommendation
