{"podcast":{"title":"The Argument","slug":"the-argument-7510944","podcast_index_feed_id":7510944,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2541989.rss","website_url":"https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/bb2xld0b9syshjzu9w1dmr8yfbqo?.jpg","author":"Jerusalem Demsas & Matthew Yglesias","episode_count":37,"summary":"Has affirmative action gone too far? Should we abolish internet anonymity? Is liberal hypocrisy worth defending? Welcome to The Argument, a weekly podcast from Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias, where two friends argue about politics, policy, and whatever else is on their minds. This is a debate show for people who want the nitty-gritty without the typical screaming matches or softball interviews. Each week, one host argues a distinctive point of view — armed with facts and research, not just pundit bluster — and then Matthew and Jerusalem hash it out. New episodes post every Thursday. You can find The Argument on Substack, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. www.theargumentmag.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:20:30.719361+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944"},"episode":{"title":"Should Race Matter in College Admissions?","slug":"should-race-matter-in-college-admissions","published_at":"2026-04-09T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/should-race-matter-in-college-admissions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2541989/episodes/18985500-should-race-matter-in-college-admissions.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2541989/episodes/18985500-should-race-matter-in-college-admissions.mp3","summary":"When the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities in 2023, finding that Harvard and the University of North Carolina practiced race-based discrimination against Asian American students, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, \"eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.\" The case, decided along ideological lines, caused a stir among progressives. But was this discrimination the inevitable consequence of affirmative action policies? Or did it si...","meta_description":"When the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities in 2023, finding that Harvard and the University of North Carolina practic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4184,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-argument-7510944/episodes/should-race-matter-in-college-admissions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/should-race-matter-in-college-admissions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}