# PREVIEW: SPECIAL EDITION - Isaac interviews author Tim Urban from Wait But Why.

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Published: 2026-06-23T15:47:02+00:00
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## Resource

Isaac Saul interviews Tim Urban, author of the book What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies and creator of the popular blog Wait But Why. Tim does an incredible job at explaining how the big divide between the left and the right doesn't really explain whats going on in our country and what he thinks the solutions could be. You can  subscribe to Tangle by clicking here  or drop something  in our tip jar by clicking here.   Our Executive Editor and Founder is Isaac Saul. Our Executive Producer is Jon Lall. This podcast was hosted by:  Isaac Saul  and audio edited and mixed by Dewey Thomas. Music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. Our newsletter is edited by Managing Editor Ari Weitzman, Senior Editor Will Kaback, Lindsey Knuth, Bailey Saul, and Audrey Moorehead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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