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b'If you want to get of sense of what we\'re about, this highlights show may be a good place to start. We\'ve put together a "best of" podcast that reflects our values and makes the argument for why we\'re worth listening to.\\xa0From Episode 4, released in June, reformer Philip K. Howard made the case for better government and simpler, shorter laws, instead of all the red tape and tangled mess that we have today. In his Ted Talk lecture and his latest book, \\u201cThe Rule of Nobody,\\u201d Philip argues passionately for legal and government reform.\\xa0Not many parents can say their lives were changed by an uneventful subway ride. Lenore Skenazy, our guest in Episode 20, tells us about the uproar that followed her decision to let her 9-year-old son ride the subway on his own.\\xa0 Her column about it led to the movement, "Free Range Kids."Other guests on this highlights show include Hara Marano of Psychology Today, who says there\'s a mental health crisis on American college campuses and Greg Lukianoff spoke to us in September. His groundbreaking article in The Atlantic alerted us to why trigger warnings are part of a threat to free speech at colleges.Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs\' and "Somebody\'s Gotta Do It" fame on CNN made the case for a change in emphasis in education, giving greater pride of place to training and knowledge about skilled trades occupations.\\xa0 Our best of 2015 also includes an excerpt from Episode 13, a show every parent should listen to. Elizabeth Green, author of "Building a Better Teacher," argues for teacher training reform and understanding the importance of the craft of teaching.\\xa0University of Tennessee Law Professor Glenn Reynolds who runs\\xa0the popular blog, Instapundit.com, was on Episode 10, talking about his proposal for a revolving door surtax. The aim is reduce influence peddling by current and former government officials in Washington D.C. \\xa0All of our guests came armed with thoughtful, constructive and independent ideas with the aim of making the world a better place.

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