The Battle of the Libs: Libertarians vs Jamie Raines
Matt Walsh revisits his YouTube beef with some libertarian youtubers and Jamie Raines.
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Explore "arrangedmarriages" with insightful episodes like "The Battle of the Libs: Libertarians vs Jamie Raines", "‘The Decision of My Life’" and "Ravi Patel's Pursuit Of Happiness" from podcasts like ""The Matt Walsh Show", "The Daily" and "The Rich Roll Podcast"" and more!
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‘The Decision of My Life’
This episode contains descriptions of violence and a suicide attempt.
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August, our producer started making calls. With the help of colleagues, she contacted women in different cities and towns to find out how their lives had changed and what they were experiencing.
Then she heard from N, whose identity has been concealed for her safety.
This is the story of how one 18-year-old woman’s life has been transformed under Taliban rule.
Guest: Lynsea Garrison, a senior international producer for The Daily, spoke with N, a young woman whose life changed drastically after the fall of Kabul.
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Background reading:
- “When we think about our future, we can’t see anything.” This is what some Afghan girls said when they were asked about life under the Taliban.
- Four Afghan women who sought refuge in the United States talk about their lives now and everything they gave up.
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Ravi Patel's Pursuit Of Happiness
What’s the best way to grow old? Are we over-parenting our kids? And how can I strike the right work-life balance?
These are just a few of the questions Ravi Patel was struggling with. So the actor, filmmaker, husband and dad decided to explore how foreign cultures grapple with them. The result is Ravi Patel’s Pursuit of Happiness, a docu-series in which Ravi enlists his friends and family in overseas adventures in search of answers to life’s questions.
Perhaps you caught Ravi’s 2014 hit documentary Meet The Patels, a funny and touching first-person family adventure in which Ravi enlists his traditional Indian parents in his search for love, leading him down a rabbit hole into the world of arranged marriages.
Streaming on HBO Max, the new show digs even deeper — a poignant and timely deconstruction of American exceptionalism that ventures beyond buddy travelogue tropes.
Today Ravi shares his story — and the many lessons learned along the way.
Hardly your ordinary actor, this conversation begins with an exploration of Ravi’s unique path. His past life in investment banking. His current interest in health and wellness. His grapple with identity and indoctrination. And his sundry adventures navigating the vicissitudes of Hollywood.
We then pivot to the many nuggets of wisdom Ravi has gleaned from his personal journey. And we tug on the questions explored in his Pursuit of Happiness travels to Japan, Denmark, South Korea and Mexico:
Why are Americans so unhappy? How can you be a good parent? How do you find work life balance? And how can we responsibly promote inclusion for all?
Recorded pre-election, this conversation is equal parts light-hearted and profound — a mix of laughs and uppercase Truths on all things love, partnership, parenting, purpose, and passion.
It’s also a friendship origin story. The first of what I anticipate will be more conversations to come.
The visually inclined can watch our exchange on YouTube. And as always, the podcast streams wild and free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
I love this guy and everything he’s about. And I hope you find this conversation as refreshing and uplifting as I did.
Peace + Plants,
Rich