17: IS IT WORTH IT (14.02.2021)

Ben revisits the most disgusting thing he's ever done in public. Neera Tanden frightens America's enemies by dropping it, flipping it and reversing it. The Queen has a thing or two to learn about consent. Norm does Barstool Sports. Gina Carano vs. Nathan J Robinson. Dunning-Kruger antisemitism. Fragmentation, storytelling, and why Ben is going to sue Adam Curtis for stealing his ideas. Here's the David Graeber article we refer to: ⁠https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/first-time-my-life-im-frightened-be-jewish/⁠ And here's the Felix Biederman article about MMA fighters and conspiracy theories: ⁠https://deadspin.com/why-are-so-many-mma-fighters-truthers-conspiracists-a-1782042590/amp⁠ Check out the Spaghetti For Brains newsletter: www.spaghettiforbrains.com