Unintended Consequences

David and Sarah look at polling shenanigans ahead of the Iowa caucuses, take a closer ...

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David and Sarah look at polling shenanigans ahead of the Iowa caucuses, take a closer look at the history of the 17th Amendment, and discuss the impact of Apple’s “The Morning Show.”

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    Julia

    Another great podcast. Regarding a workable sexual ethic for a non-religious society: David seemed to be suggesting that all human beings are worthy of respect, so all sexual behavior should take that into account, whereas Sarah seemed to be suggesting that the reverse formulation is more persuasive: respect makes sex better (more pleasurable?), so you should respect yourself and your partner. Not sure that an ethic based on maximizing sexual pleasure is sustainable in a world where the unfortunate truth is that some people take great pleasure in acts that harm or disrespect others. Also, I think an under-discussed component of our current dilemma is that it is difficult for people to both believe that 1. Sex is no big deal and 2. Unwanted sex is a very big deal. Can a sexually libertine culture be taught to take non-violent sexual assault seriously? I don't know.

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    Jenny

    Great job, folks!

    Sarah, I thought you were OK before listening to this episode, but now I'm a fan. Your insights on how we should be talking to young women about sex are spot on. You are a valuable voice for the Dispatch!

    David, way to hang in there with her. I know it wasn't comfortable for you, but your willingness to engage in this content was to your credit. I like having men being honestly present in conversations about women's experiences. When I hear you work through your discomfort, it gives me hope that more men can do the same.

    Most of all, I was pleasatly suprised to hear such a conversation on a Dispatch product. It was a wonderful departure from the culture war narratives we are used to hearing on such topics. Please do more stuff like this segment!

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    CynthiaW

    Enjoyable discussion. Sarah's information about how things go in Iowa electioneering was extremely informative. As David pointed out, one does wonder, "Who are all these people, and what are they really doing?"

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    Nina

    Good discussion, I am anti-17th Amendment myself, sigh. Re: consent and me-too related issues, I'd like to hear you guys talk about the legal issues surrounding sexual assault and harassment cases on college campuses and the way colleges have dealt with them and kept some of them out of the legal system with tribunal type things (?). Also I don't know if you two have read Simcha Fischer's article about the incidents at Christendom but that's a good one.

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