Patriot Games

Time to unfurl the flags and ask: what is this love of country that smells suspiciously like control? 

Word of the Week [1:55]: Neoconservatism: In this episode, Dr. Lisa traces neoconservatism from its Cold War swagger to its present-day cosplay.  

Phase 1 [6:00]: Whose Patriotism? Dr. Shaunna queries the chest-thumping type of patriotism that tends to show up only when someone dares to question the status quo.  

Phase 2 [30:11]: Mankeeping: We zoom in on “mankeeping”, that exhausting emotional labor women perform to keep men emotionally soothed and ideologically unthreatened as they battle loneliness. Spoiler Alert: women are opting out, so soothe yourselves. We'll tell you why.

Come for the analysis, stay for the side-eyes, and wrestle with the questions.

Mentioned in the show:

Opinion | Trump awakens liberals’ patriotism - The Washington Post

Dodgers say Nezza is not banned from stadium for singing national anthem in Spanish – LA Times/MSN

Philadelphia Rally with Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz | Harris 2024 - Excerpt - YouTube

Kamala Harris’s Muscular Patriotism - New York Times

How Democrats are Reclaiming Patriotism – MSNBC

Mankeeping is why women are done with dating - Vice News

The Structural Decline of Men’s Social Networks - Stanford University

Mankeeping: Why Single Women are Giving Up Dating - The  Guardian

Den of Kings | Kirk Franklin, D.C. Young Fly, Devale Ellis, Kountry Wayne & Lou Young on Fatherhood - YouTube