Introducing a new podcast from The Week!

Seven-Minute Opinions are intellectually rigorous, ideologically diverse, and entertaining. As the name suggests, Seven-Minute Opinions pack big ideas into a short amount of time and promise to challenge, inspire, and get you thinking about a range of points of view that you may or may not agree with. The first episode drops June 23. Listen and subscribe!

Welcome to Seven-Minute Opinions!

Autonomous robots might sound scary, but in the future, they could actually prevent a lot of unnecessary deaths


Ep. 1: How killer robots will save us all

Ep. 2: Why a college degree isn't worth what it once was

America's greatest innovation might be preservation

Ep. 3: Why the national park is the best idea America ever had

The Republican Party burned its bench in 2016. There's a better way to run primaries.

Ep. 4: How the GOP burned a generation of political talent

This is what the country looked like when Hillary Clinton grew up

Ep. 5: The crushing sexism of young Hillary Clinton's America

Ep. 6: 4 classic Sesame Street moments we wouldn't show today's kids

The 2016 race has seen a flood of ghostwriters and speechwriters peeking out from behind the curtain to remind us of their existence — and that these are not your politician's words.

Ep. 7: Revenge of the ghostwriters

We've moved! You can now find Seven-Minute Opinions on iTunes, Google Play, or any of your favorite podcast-listening apps. Happy listening!

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