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In this introductory episode, Ben and Aaron ask the age-old question: Why are things the way they are? From our economy to our public schools, the hosts take a cursory glance at the flawed system governing our lives. This inquisitive approach to looking at the way we live, work, and thrive as humans is what underpins the thesis of the show: our present reality is not definitive. Even though things are the way they are today, does not mean they have to be that way tomorrow. 

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University of Washington: The Cycle of Socialization

Brookings Institution: Student Loan Debt

The College Investor: The Average Net Worth of Millennials by Age

Harvard Business Review: Data Was Supposed to Fix the U.S. Education System

Yale Climate Connections: Fossil Fuel Political Giving Outdistances Renewables 13 to 1

Defense News: Despite Push For Newer Tech, Munitions Remain Major Wedge in Budget

Guinness World Records: International Space Station Most Expensive Man-Made Object

The Atlantic: The True Price of Privatizing Space Travel

Harvard Health: Blue Light Has a Dark Side

Science Daily: Light Pollution Can Suppress Melatonin Production in Humans and Animals

Business Insider: The Current Democratic Field Would Produce the Oldest President Ever

The New York Times: Joe Biden’s First Run for President was a Calamity