The Quiet Parts Out Loud / History / Politics / Culture

You already knew. Now someone's saying it.

Standalone episodes on esoteric, political and cultural history. Each one finds the uncomfortable thing everyone knows and nobody says, then says it, carefully.

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Standalone episodes, 25 to 35 minutes each. New episodes every Tuesday at 6:00 a.m. Eastern.

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