The Age of Extremophiles

About this episode

Robert examines the increasing frequency of extreme actions taken by previously normal individuals in the current political climate.

After a shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, Robert takes a look at the current political environment to explain why previously normal people keep taking extreme action with ever-growing frequency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Robert

Topics covered

• political environment
• extreme actions
• current events
• society
• culture

Keywords

• extremophiles
• politics
• shooting
• White House
• Correspondents Dinner
• extreme actions
• society

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