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Bad Takes

Bad Takes

By: Grid
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 Grid contributor Matthew Yglesias and his longtime editor, Laura McGann, Grid’s executive editor, discuss a take each week that’s gotten under their skin. They peel back the layers of the "bad take” to figure out what it tells us about American politics and policy.2022 Media Investment Projects OpCo LLC Political Science Politics & Government
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  • How Joe Rogan bullied Matt into losing weight redux

    How Joe Rogan bullied Matt into losing weight redux
    Mar 29 2023

    Matt talks about the time podcast celebrity Joe Rogan shamed him about his weight on air. Matt and Laura then discuss their frustration with what’s missing on both sides of the obesity debate – a conversation about recent medical breakthroughs that could help a lot of people live healthier lives. 

    Suggested reads:

    #1573 – Matthew Yglesias, The Joe Rogan Experience

    Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong, Michael Hobbes @ The Huffington Post 

    After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight, Gina Kolata @ The New York Times
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    50 mins
  • The lesson elites should have learned from Iraq

    The lesson elites should have learned from Iraq
    Mar 22 2023

    Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic argues that elites learned nothing from the Iraq War. While Matt and Laura agree that this is a bad take, they point to glaring examples of what should have been learned but hasn’t. In fact, pack journalism and group mentality is getting worse.
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    47 mins
  • Stop blaming DEI for bank failures like SVB

    Stop blaming DEI for bank failures like SVB
    Mar 15 2023

    A Wall Street Journal writer argues diversity might have distracted Silicon Valley Bank executives from risk. Matt and Laura agree the bank got exactly what it wanted. But they disagree on whether the government should have let it fail.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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