Every fifth episode, we like to open up the phone lines and take callers. Join us as we answer questions about: science, Beto, doctors, reverse racism and Douglas Adams!

Our panel:

• Briahna Joy Gray, contributing editor
• Sparky Abraham, finance editor
• Vanessa A. Bee, social media editor
• Lyta Gold, amusements editor
• Nathan J. Robinson, editor-in-chief
• Pete Davis, host

Miscellaneous items

• Douglas Adams's cookie story
• Einstein's article on socialism
• Chomsky's on the responsibility of intellectuals
• Nathan on how rights don't mean slavery
• Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw's essay that coined the phrase "intersectionality"

Corrections

• Vanessa said she likes "Vice" — she meant "Veep"

This episode was edited by Dan Thorn at Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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