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Episode 17: Democracy & Social MediaWear is the Love, Episode 17The pod is back! This week, we received a request from a listener, Hannah, asking that we cover Jonathan Haidt’s recent article in The Atlantic, “Why th…
Episode 16: In which Melissa explains French politicsWear is the Love, Episode #16In episode 16, we cover a lot of interesting current events. First — we cover the new and popular article from Elisabeth Dias and Ruth Graham on the Ri…
Ep. 15: That One Time Michael Broke Up With Me At A Funeral ParlorWear is the Love, Episode 15In this week’s episode, we felt our listeners might want to know a bit more about us, Melissa and Michael, as a couple. How did we meet? How did we star…
Episode 14: Catching up on UkraineWear is the Love, Episode #14In this episode, we provide an update on Ukraine: what’s been happening these last few weeks, President Biden’s Europe visit, and what we’re looking at…
Episode 13: Rethinking SexWear is the Love, Episode #13We have a special guest join us this week on Wear is the Love — Washington Post Columnist Christine Emba. Christine’s excellent new book, “Rethinking S…
Episode 12: Cultural DecayWear is the Love, Episode #12This week, we’re back to chatting about some of our Top 5 articles, specifically George Packer’s piece in The Atlantic on the school culture wars and V…
Episode 11: On nuclear war11 episodes in, we have our first guest on Wear We Are. Rev. Dr. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, a dear friend and priest and nuclear abolitionist who is kind enough to talk to us about one…
Episode 10: On RussiaWear is the Love Episode #10It’s a heavy week. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is all we can think about. We chat about my Substack piece on foreign policy and the Russian invasion an…
Episode 9: DCCC polling and "anti-ambition"Wear is the Love, Episode #9This week, we chat about the recent polling commissioned by the DCCC and reported by Politico (article here) that shows how Democrats, especially in vul…
Episode 8: Let your kids be bad at thingsWear is the Love, Episode 8 This week’s episode is chill (pun intended, which will make sense when you listen to the episode) because Michael just got back from a lot of travel. We…
Episode 7: Boris Johnson & Larry HoganWear is the Love, Episode #7This week’s episode was recorded early due to Michael’s travel, and so instead of talking Top 5, we caught up on politics, including the latest scandal…
Episode 6: Pernicious PolarizationWear is the Love Podcast #6This week, we take on Thomas B. Edsall’s article, “America Has Split, and It’s Now in ‘Very Dangerous Territory.’” The articles, which is listed in the T…
Episode 5: Culture BubblesWear is the Love, Episode #5We chat about Alissa Wilkinson’s “A Syllabus for a new world” and Yair Rosenberg’s “Your Bubble is Not the Culture” in this week’s episode. We also talk…
Episode 4: The Future of FoodThis week, we discuss 3 out of 5 of our Top 5 articles, this time on the future of food. We really enjoyed recording this episode because we get to talk about Italy and Italian cui…
Episode 3: CTC and charcuterie boardsThe Top 5 articles for your week:“Routine Maintenance” (Harper’s)Because - are habits and routines “machine-like” or are they closer to what Benedictine monks discovered in medieva…
Episode 2: Family PoliticsDear Friends,Happy Epiphany! We’ve got a name for the podcast - Wear is the Love. Like it? Hate it? Michael is still open to another option, so let us know your best case for a dif…
Episode 1: Hello! It's us. The Wears.As you can see, we decided to try out a podcast together. We hope you’ll like it, and most of all, we hope it’ll be fun. The podcast will be a companion to the newsletter, and it w…
