This week on The Stakes:

• Ana Marie Cox kicks off her new series "Some Of My Best Friends" and interviews Republican strategist Rick Wilson
• Jaime Fuller interviews author Moira Weigel about her book "Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating"
• Julianne Ross and Jaime Fuller talk about the conspiracy theorist who ran for the Texas State Board of Education
• Marcus Ellsworth shares his faith in humanity through spoken word