This is a bonus mini-episode in which we interview Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of the new book Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time) (Issues of Our Time) You’ll notice that there’s a slight delay so there will be a few places in which the questions and answers run together. This [...]

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RANT:
The “oppression olympics” is the subject of Jen’s rant today. What she means is the way people try and out-victim each other and as a result, we find ourselves divided rather than united.
MIXED MEDIA WATCH NEWS UPDATE:
Carmen shares her thoughts on a recent episode of Dr. Phil in which he attempted to shed some light [...]

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RANT:
The stupid stereotypes about Asian men and women perpetuated by the media is the subject of Carmen’s rant today.
MIXED MEDIA WATCH NEWS UPDATE:
Jen counts down the top trends of 2005 that we’ve tracked on Mixed Media Watch: DNA tests, hate crimes, celebrities talk about race, how can I be racist? I’m in an interracial [...]

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