We Judge Because We Love
<p>On this week's show: Warner Brothers Discovery is up for sale, and Netflix and Paramount are fighting over the opportunity to buy it. We discuss the fate of CNN, the future of moviemaking and theaters, the Trump administration’s apparent intent to interfere on Paramount’s behalf, and who's really competing with the streamers for our attention.</p><p>Next we talk about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/opinion/meta-facebook-ruling-algorithms.html">Ezra Klein’s search for “the good”</a>: a framework that will allow liberals to say — without reference to charts and statistics — that building a community is better than staring at your phone all day or, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/style/modern-love-ai-divorce-rebound-with-robot.html">replacing your spouse </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/style/modern-love-ai-divorce-rebound-with-robot.html"><em>and</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/style/modern-love-ai-divorce-rebound-with-robot.html"> your therapist with an AI chatbot</a>, or, God help us, living in the “goon cave.” Is it better to more freely pass moral judgement on each other, or should we trust individuals to figure out what’s good for them?</p><p>Finally, we discuss a report that <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/elite-university-student-accommodation/684946/?gift=o6MjJQpusU9ebnFuymVdsFCUJZQ0G9lMNnLXcGfnS-w&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share">almost 40% of undergraduates at Stanford are officially “disabled</a>."</p><p>Join our comments section and sign up for updates about the show at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.centralairpodcast.com">centralairpodcast.com</a>.</p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Central Air at <a href="https://www.centralairpodcast.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">www.centralairpodcast.com/subscribe</a>
