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• Is the pullout method fine actually?

  Our whole lives, we’ve been told the pullout or withdrawal method is not a legitimate form of birth control and a fast-track way to becoming a parent. Some have even referred to it as the pull-and-pray method.But reproductive health researcher Andréa Becker makes the argument that the pullout method “is not the enemy of public health it’s been made out to be” if done correctly. Pre-order Andréa’s book Get It Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy.For more, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show, and if you have an argument you want us to settle, email us at [email protected] this episode? Check out Episode 3: Why are slurs making a comeback?Original music for this episode produced by Zeno Pittarelli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Is your phone listening to you… and should you care?

  Most people have experienced the creepy feeling of getting ads that feel a little bit too targeted, for products they haven’t ever searched for but have maybe talked about IRL. With Amazon announcing a rollback on privacy protections, and the Trump administration ramping up mass surveillance as a scare tactic, it might be time to take stock of what privacy even means anymore. With some help from Andrew Couts, senior editor of security and investigations at WIRED, we get a clear-eyed view of how voice-assisted tech actually works, and why you should care. For more, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show, and if you have an argument you want us to settle, email us at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Is RFK Jr. right about anything?

  Today’s episode is about RFK Jr., a man who has a completely baffling political trajectory. How does a guy go from “champion of the environment” to joining the most anti-environment administration ever? Thanks to our guest, Derek Beres, that pipeline becomes much clearer, as RFK Jr’s worldview has a lot of overlap with science that is at best, shoddy, and at worst, straight up disinformation.For more, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show, and if you have an argument you want us to settle, email us at [email protected] music for this episode produced by Zeno Pittarelli. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Why are TSA rules so confusing?

  We just got back from a little weekend trip, which got us thinking once again about how confusing and terrible it is to deal with the TSA. Despite all their yelling—the TSA does not make it clear about what you can or cannot bring on a plane, or what items you actually have to take out of your bag. So I spoke with Darryl Campbell, an aviation safety writer for The Verge and author of Fatal Abstraction, who did a deep dive on The Humiliating History of the TSA.For more, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show, and if you have an argument you want us to settle, email us at [email protected] music for this episode produced by Zeno Pittarelli! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• NST Mailbag: Taking photos in movie theaters (& more)

  This week, we tackle movie theater photographers, black coffee, dirty jeans, trebuchets, and more as we answer questions submitted by listeners.00:30 Taking photos in movie theaters10:03 What is black coffee?17:25 How often should you wash your jeans?23:27 Some clarity on microwaving sponges27:07 The Trebuchet Theory29:12 Why do we pod? For more, check out our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show, and if you have an argument you want us to settle, email us at [email protected]’ll be off next week, so take advantage of the free time by leaving us a five-star rating wherever you listen to podcasts and sharing the show with your friends! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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