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Never Close the Inquiry

Nick Hagen

Never Close the Inquiry is for pushing back on black and white, us vs. them thinking in politics—for creating dialogue across the aisle, and for demystifying the right for the left and the left for the right. The goal is better conversations, better arguments, better solutions, better relationships, and, maybe, a few giant skips and a jump and a hitch-hike down the line, a better country. neverclosetheinquiry.substack.com

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65 episodes

  1. The Neophytes Are Now Democratic Members of Congress 1:35:00
  2. The Neophytes Purchase a Controlling Stake in Anthropic 1:27:21
  3. The Neophytes: War and Moral Obligations to Allies 1:17:36
  4. The Neophytes: The Death Penalty 1:09:50
  5. The Neophytes (Don’t) Protect the Sun 59:08
  6. The Neophytes: Progressively Pestilential Polymarket 1:04:02
  7. The Neophytes Sow Panic: Robots Are Coming to Kill Us All 58:55
  8. The Neophytes Bait Your Clicks: The American Dream Is Dead 1:21:32
  9. The Neophytes: Hawaiian Mongeese and Trump’s Foreign Policy 1:08:49
  10. The Neophytes: What Is Twitch and How Does It Influence Elections? 1:12:40
  11. The Neophytes: Why Do Smart People Do Stupid Things? 1:12:50
  12. The Neophytes: Trump, Mamdani, and Charisma 45:59
  13. The Neophytes Pirro Into the Nation’s Soul 43:31
  14. The Neophytes: So…How Socialist Is Democratic Socialism? 39:45
  15. Why Christopher Nolan Matters: Two Nerds Sincerely Nerd Out About Their Favorite Director 1:50:35
  16. Episode 50! The Neophytes Never Close the Self-Inquiry But Not in a Bad Way 1:13:29
  17. The Neophytes: The Complicated Legacy of Lindsey Graham 1:33:07
  18. The Neophytes: In Which the President Adds Graham Platner to the US Men’s National Team 1:12:29
  19. The Neophytes Learn Politics from Jalen Brunson and Exult in Their Newfound SpaceX Riches 51:29
  20. The Neophytes Get a Tad Bleak About the Importance of Character in Politicians 1:17:53
  21. The Neophytes Masculinely Discuss Masculinity 1:48:00
  22. The Neophytes Get Awfully Prudish About Prediction Markets 1:13:45
  23. Ultramarathons and the Joy of the Difficult 1:13:01
  24. Two of Three Neophytes Discuss Political Violence and Challenges to Norms 1:21:54
  25. The Three Neophytes Again Discuss Iran and Maybe Some Ideas for Fixing Everything Wrong with our Politics 1:43:14
  26. The Three(!) Neophytes Discuss the Ongoing Conflict in Iran 1:25:43
  27. The Neophytes Think the Feds Should Look into this Epstein Guy 1:44:06
  28. The Neophytes: Trump, Emirati Bribes(?), and Why We Decided to Purchase the Remaining 51% of World Liberty Financial 1:18:16
  29. A Voice in the Conservative Wilderness: Ben Connelly on Venezuela, ICE, and Ice (Greenland) 1:22:08
  30. The Neophytes Address Untimely Questions, Like Whether Lobbyists Are in League with the Forces of Darkness 46:06
  31. Remaining Human in the Age of AI (Lawyering) 1:15:30
  32. The Neophytes Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and…Dodge the Truth 1:25:11
  33. Prof. Jonas Anderson on Why We Should Be Concerned That Judges Are Competing for Cases 1:19:48
  34. The Neophytes Self-Diagnose: Why Are We Libs? 1:45:35
  35. The Neophytes Have Never Been to Epstein Island 1:35:24
  36. The Neophytes Talk the Big Beautiful Bill, Trolling, Trust in the Government, and American Pride 1:39:07
  37. The Neophytes Talk Protests, Immigration, Political Violence, and More 1:46:48
  38. K-12 Education Expert Karen Vaites On Reversing America’s Decline in Reading Achievement 1:00:43
  39. EU Parliament Member Johan Van Overtveldt on The Icarus Curse 43:19
  40. Ben Connelly on Traditional Conservatism and Why It Matters 1:32:10
  41. Griffin Gooch on Restoring Trust in Religious Institutions 1:05:49
  42. Decentralization as an Answer to a Polarized Media 1:03:57
  43. Former Rep. Ben McAdams on Congressional Function and Dysfunction, Ideas for Reform, Pelosi, Biden, Trump, and So Much More 1:33:13
  44. Zachary Elwood on the What, Why, and How of Depolarization 1:27:22
  45. The Neophytes Talk AI, Which, If Any Robots See This, We Support and Think Is Really Great 1:20:33
  46. Jeff Howell on Knocking 5,000 Doors Running for State Office 52:05
  47. The Indispensability of Free Speech with FIRE’s Nico Perrino 1:02:24
  48. The Neophytes Talk Katy Perry, Celebrity Endorsements, and the Passing of Pope Francis 1:07:49
  49. Khaair Morrison on Malcolm X, Family, Activism in New York City, and the Moment for Democrats 2:07:37
  50. The Neophytes Talk Abrego Garcia 1:27:05