The American Age
Season 3
Episodes
![Unlucky Days 2020](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_Mayan_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Dec 28, 2020
Monday Dec 28, 2020
157 – The hosts return to those liminal days between Christmas and New Year for their yearly recap. What are we to make of 2020?
![Knowledge: What We Avoid Knowing](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_knowledge_pt_3b8jy4_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
156 – We all know things that we willfully forget. What are the things that you know about yourself and the world that you avoid knowing?
![Knowledge: How Do We Know What We Know? Part II](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_Knowledge_Part_IIabghl_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
155 – Is it still relevant in the age of the internet to “know” things about the world? Join the hosts as they continue their discussion on the state of knowledge.
![Knowledge: How Do We Know What We Know? Part I](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_Knowledge_pt1_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
154 – How do we know what we know? It’s a pretty old question, and particularly relevant in the “Fake News” era. Join the hosts as they discuss the state of knowledge.
![Slut Shaming: Final Considerations, the Power to Say “Yes” and “No”](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/0153_Slut_Shaming_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
153 – The hosts conclude their conversation on slut shaming. Does the power to say “yes” hinge on the responsibility to say “no”?
![Slut Shaming: Recovery, Liberation, Progress?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/0152_Slut_Shaming_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
152 – The hosts talk about the tension between individual liberty, and community responsibility. Is it ever okay to shame people to influence their behavior?
![Slut Shaming: Personal Anecdotes and Questions](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_Shaming_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
151 – The hosts explore slut shaming in heteronormative and homosexual contexts. What is being invoked when we call someone a “slut”?
![Election 2020: Checking In and Checking Out](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/1_-_2020_election82g9z_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
150 – The hosts interrupt their current conversation to review the results of the 2020 presidential election. What do the deeply divided election results mean for the future of the U.S.?
![Slut Shaming: WAP - A Cardi B Liberation](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/artworks-KZprKZWfUzdbOQXO-tzbBDg-t3000x3000_300x300.jpg)
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
149 – There’s a lot of talk about “rape culture” but there are counter currents in Western culture too. Progress ebbs and flows. What does Cardi B’s latest hit WAP tell us about women’s sexual liberation?
![Slut Shaming - Introductions](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog9884374/artworks-XttHwroKtT5hpfAz-Whs6qA-t3000x3000_300x300.jpg)
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
148 – Curtailing women’s sexual liberty has been a nearly universal cultural priority for thousands of years. But why? What does “slut shaming” look like in the early 21st century, and why is it still a thing?