Good on Paper

A podcast by The Atlantic - Tuesdays

Tuesdays

35 Episodes

  1. Is Elon Musk Right About Big Government?

    Published: 1/21/2025
  2. The Scientist vs. the Machine

    Published: 1/14/2025
  3. The Political Psychology of NIMBYism

    Published: 1/7/2025
  4. RFK Jr.'s 'Seeds of Truth'

    Published: 12/31/2024
  5. Best of: Are Young Men Really Becoming More Sexist?

    Published: 12/24/2024
  6. Do Voters Reward Good Policy?

    Published: 12/17/2024
  7. How to Solve a Housing Crisis

    Published: 12/10/2024
  8. The Evidence on Policing and Crime

    Published: 12/3/2024
  9. Is Ambivalence Killing Parenthood?

    Published: 11/26/2024
  10. The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race

    Published: 11/19/2024
  11. An Election Post-Mortem With Tim Miller

    Published: 11/12/2024
  12. The Truth About Immigration and Wages

    Published: 11/5/2024
  13. Can Corporate Greed Really Explain Inflation?

    Published: 10/29/2024
  14. Why Do Black People Vote for Democrats?

    Published: 10/22/2024
  15. The Quiet Trump-Harris Trade Agreement

    Published: 10/15/2024
  16. What Really Fueled the ‘East Asian Miracle’?

    Published: 10/8/2024
  17. Would You Give Up Your Kidney for $50,000?

    Published: 10/1/2024
  18. Why Does Crime Go Up When School Starts?

    Published: 9/24/2024
  19. How (Not) to Change Someone's Mind

    Published: 9/17/2024
  20. The Wandering Officer

    Published: 9/10/2024

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Have you ever heard a commonly held belief or a fast-developing worldview and asked: Is that idea right? Or just good on paper? Each week, host Jerusalem Demsas and a guest take a closer look at the facts and research that challenge the popular narratives of the day, to better understand why we believe what we believe.