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Allen & Whitney are good friends, who often disagree. Split the Difference is a weekly curated conversation that attempts to address the gray areas in a black and white world. Taking on everything from politics to pop culture, science to media, sports to art, Split the Difference is what we liked, h…

Split The Difference


    • Jul 8, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 038: On Scooters, Debates and Lost Wallets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 77:24


    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-death-of-the-sidewalk/2019/06/28/b89c9bb2-9900-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html?utm_term=.2ff2e617bf6f https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/3/20681449/disney-live-action-little-mermaid-halle-bailey-black-ariel https://splinternews.com/single-topic-debates-1835942922 https://gizmodo.com/researchers-lost-17-000-wallets-in-hundreds-of-cities-t-1835666685

    Episode 37: On Accents, Abortion Bans and Spoilers (Spoiler Alert!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 57:11


    Episode 37: On Accents, Abortion Bans and Spoilers (Spoiler Alert!) by Split The Difference

    Episode 036: On Impossible Burgers, angry coaches and Lori Lightfoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 64:23


    Episode 036: On Impossible Burgers, angry coaches and Lori Lightfoot by Split The Difference

    Episode 035: On the Dems, College Admissions, the Textalyzer and our friend Tom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 78:42


    Allen and Whitney discuss: Nevada and other municipalities considering introducing a "Brethalyzer for Texts": https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/18/breathalyzyer-texting-nevada-weighs-controversial-technology-curb-distracted-driving/?utm_term=.9a2266bf0e9f Remember Myspace? Well, they're still around. Myspace accidentally deleted years worth of indie band pages and more: https://news.avclub.com/myspace-accidentally-deleted-everything-uploaded-before-1833393504 Youth around the world strike for their future: https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-climate-strike-movement-has-officially-gone-global-1833305314 The ever-widening Democratic presidential field. The most recent college admissions scandal and why we're not--at all-surprised: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-fbi-targets-wealthy-parents/584695/?fbclid=IwAR1SBXhvSB28FozM0zmtfK0wMGf-axFRRuioULb1FES0-4uxqFO9KIYp41A

    Episode 034: On Jussie Smollett, Cosmic Modesty and more reasons not to read the comments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019 79:19


    Episode 034: On Jussie Smollett, Cosmic Modesty and more reasons not to read the comments by Split The Difference

    Episode 033: On Breakfast, Fashion Law and Blackface in the Governer's Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2019 69:12


    Episode 033: On Breakfast, Fashion Law and Blackface in the Governer's Mansion by Split The Difference

    Episode 032: On the Womens' March, Condiments, Unions and MLK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2019 83:06


    Episode 032: On the Womens' March, Condiments, Unions and MLK by Split The Difference

    Episode 031: Catching Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 79:17


    We've been gone a while. Did you miss us? Allen & Whitney discuss the top news of the day including: Kevin Hart, Louis CK and when redemption is out of reach; The docuseries Surviving R. Kelly; Shutdowns and border politics and Nancy Muhf***in' Pelosi

    Episode 029: On Bert & Ernie, All-You-Can-Eat & Dick Wolf's Next Hit (It probably involves the KKK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2018 65:33


    This week Allen & Whitney are back with some rather interesting news from the past couple weeks: A triathlete eats 18 lbs of All-You-Can-Eat sushi and is invited to never, ever come back https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/09/18/man-who-ate-plates-sushi-banned-all-you-can-eat-buffet/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44c35b40647a Are Bert & Ernie lovers?! We investigate the history of a question we never thought to ask https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17877146/bert-and-ernie-gay-history-controversy-explained Dick Wolf, the Zaddy of everyone's favorite procedural, Law & Order, announced plans to create a new spin off: Law & Order: Hate Crimes. We have feelings about this... https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/law-order-hate-crimes-nbc-dick-wolf-1202926550/

    Episode 028: On the falling of "Kingpins", Direct Democracy and Oscars we REALLY want to see

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 72:35


    Episode 028: On the falling of "Kingpins", Direct Democracy and Oscars we REALLY want to see by Split The Difference

    Episode 027: On Miss America, C*** and Spotify

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2018 72:19


    Episode 027: On Miss America, C*** and Spotify by Split The Difference

    Episode 026: On Snail Memories, Dirty Grapes and Special Vests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 46:59


    Episode 026: On Snail Memories, Dirty Grapes and Special Vests by Split The Difference

    Episode 025: On EU Privacy Laws, Slaughter Rules and TV Fandoms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 55:46


    Episode 025: On EU Privacy Laws, Slaughter Rules and TV Fandoms by Split The Difference

    Episode 024: On Sex Work Online, The Problem with the Simpsons & College Admissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 67:05


    Allen and Whitney discuss the Hari Kondabolu documentary "The Problem with Apu" and the subsequent reaction from "The Simpsons" writing staff,The Justice Department's investigation into college admissions processes and the shuttering of Craigslist personals and Backpage.com in apprehension of new legislation that could criminalize online platforms that support sex work, but also can help facilitate sex trafficking and abuse. The Problem with Apu https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/9/17215860/the-simpsons-problem-with-apu-response-controversy Justice Department & College Admissions https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/justice-department-seeks-to-uncover-secrets-about-selective-college-admissions/2018/04/09/7ad3158c-3b81-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html?utm_term=.2229199fd8f5 Backpage.com https://theslot.jezebel.com/backpage-is-dead-1825093465 Cooking books Whitney loves: http://ruhlman.com/my-books/ Ratio & Twenty

    Episode 023: On Cosmo (The Magazine), Flat Earth Youths and Sinclair Broadcast Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 61:45


    Allen and Whitney discuss the Flat Earth *sigh* controversy, Walmart pulling Cosmopolitan off register stands and Sinclair Broadcast Group's ominous multi-station soapbox. We also talk the shooting of a fourth year student at UChicago and why tipping makes Whitney crazy. YouGov's Flat Earth Polling: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/only-two-thirds-of-american-millennials-believe-the-earth-is-round/#5f6841747ec6 https://today.yougov.com/news/2018/04/02/most-flat-earthers-consider-themselves-religious/ Walmart/Cosmo: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/business/media/walmart-cosmo.html http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-pulls-cosmopolitan-in-response-to-metoo-2018-3 Monopoly, Sinclair Broadcast Group Edition: https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490 Tipping video (NYT, not Broadly--sorry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUhnw1OGXY

    Episode 022: On Serena Williams' Post-Baby Ranking, Self-Driving Cars and Ketchup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 44:25


    Episode 022: On Serena Williams' Post-Baby Ranking, Self-Driving Cars and Ketchup by Split The Difference

    Episode 021: On Masculinity (Toxic & Otherwise), Super Delegates and Loofahs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2018 65:37


    Allen and Whitney talk about Democrats' move to limit Super Delegates in 2020, the pros and cons of skincare and supporting boys to become great men (and what that means). Plus some unpopular opinions about "class" and Stringer Bell. On Super Delegates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-take-first-step-toward-curtailing-superdelegates/2018/03/10/1ba4eeb6-23f6-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html?utm_term=.7f311485f82f On Skincare: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/9/17064498/women-skin-care-wars-explained https://theoutline.com/post/3151/the-skincare-con-glossier-drunk-elephant-biologique-recherche-p50?zd=2&zi=sgzyf6ay https://www.nytimes.com/guides/tmagazine/skincare-routine On Masculinity: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/masculinity-gender-men-sexual-assault-rape https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/opinion/boys-violence-shootings-guns.html

    Episode 020: On Top Sheets, Dirty Legs and Wood Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 46:50


    Episode 020: On Top Sheets, Dirty Legs and Wood Harris by Split The Difference

    Episode 019: On Guns (Again!), Ice Dancing & Wakanda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2018 79:26


    Allen and Whitney discuss the most recent mass shooting in the US and what experts believe might curb this public health crisis, Whitney's favorite stories of the winter Olympics and--of course--Black muhf***in' Panther. Stopping Mass Shootings: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43118865 The Olympics: https://deadspin.com/the-winter-olympics-feature-2-951-of-the-world-s-greate-1823138678 https://deadspin.com/are-virtue-and-moir-fucking-or-what-1823157986 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/22/587875698/u-s-men-win-a-shocker-on-the-sheet-will-play-for-gold-in-olympics-curling-final https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/winter-olympics-2018-americans-maia-and-alex-shibutani-take-bronze-in-ice-dance/ Black Panther: https://medium.com/@allenlinton2/no-ritual-combat-needed-an-alternative-to-christopher-lebrons-trip-to-wakanda-bf0bc804d2f4

    Episode 018: On Westerns, Cornell West, and Going to the Moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017 50:19


    Episode 018: On Westerns, Cornell West, and Going to the Moon by Split The Difference

    Episode 017: On Person of the Year, the end of the NFL and explaining the GOP tax bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 56:30


    Allen and Whitney are back discussing Time's Person of the Year (spoiler, it's not a single person), the end of the NFL and Allen explains the GOP tax bill and the media attention around it. Also, we share our unpopular opinions.

    Episode 016: On Rent-A-Friends, Happiness, and FB's Revenge Porn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2017 45:30


    Allen and Whitney discuss Facebook's interesting new approach to taking down revenge porn, a Japanese company (and larger trend) or renting intimate friends and family members and the 2017 FB & Revenge Porn: https://gizmodo.com/if-you-want-to-use-facebook-s-revenge-porn-blocker-an-1820271537 https://gizmodo.com/the-surprising-new-way-facebook-is-helping-fight-reveng-1820217497 Rent-A-Friend: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/11/paying-for-fake-friends-and-family/545060/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aLEu1lx8bg Happiness: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/11/worlds-happiest-places/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/11/where-to-find-the-good-life/ http://worldhappiness.report/

    Episode 015: On Spanking, Screwdriving and Yuli Gurriel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 45:43


    Episode 015: On Spanking, Screwdriving and Yuli Gurriel by Split The Difference

    Episode 014: On fear, social capital run amok, starry skies and the most unpopular of opinions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2017 59:35


    Whitney and Allen discuss America's biggest fears in the Trump age, China's plan for a social credit system, the new Dark Sky Reserve in Idaho and some unpopular opinions (there's a doozy in here this week). Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/20/what-americans-are-afraid-of-in-the-age-of-trump/?utm_term=.99cde5a45732 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/13/why-idaho-is-setting-up-a-giant-nature-preserve-in-the-sky/?utm_term=.5150f06f8dcd And for the piece Whit references in the Unpopular Opinion: https://medium.com/matter/youre-16-youre-a-pedophile-you-dont-want-to-hurt-anyone-what-do-you-do-now-e11ce4b88bdb

    Episode 013: On Ankara, Asian Dreads and Modern Slave Labor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 52:34


    Allen and Whitney discuss the criticism of Stella McCartney's Paris fashion week Ankara prints, Taiwanese-American NBA player Jeremy Lin's dreadlocks and inmates from California's prison system fighting wildfires for only $1/hour. Featuring unpopular opinions about baseball and old folks. On Stella McCartney: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stella-mccartney-cultural-appropriation_us_59d62f70e4b0becae802b7d0 On Jeremy Lin: https://www.netsdaily.com/2017/10/5/16431142/ex-net-kenyon-martin-attacks-jeremy-lin-on-his-dreadlocks http://afropunk.com/2017/10/black-people-cannot-guilty-cultural-appropriation-period/ On Slave-Laboring Firefighters: https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-inmates-fight-wildfires-buck-hour-013527628.html

    Episode 012: Do not come for Chicago; we didn't send for you

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 44:29


    This week Allen and Whitney talk about the death of Hugh Hefner and Playboy Magazine's legacy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders talking about Chicago's gun violence in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, and a crazy little story about semen contaminated flutes in Southern California. We also share two very unpopular opinions about cheese and beards; they are not related. #cheesybeards

    Episode 011: On #TakeAKnee, Maria & PR and Game Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017 44:03


    Episode 011: On #TakeAKnee, Maria & PR and Game Shows by Split The Difference

    Episode 010: On Title IX on Campus, Tesla & Elon Musk and the NFL

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017 54:09


    Episode 010: On Title IX on Campus, Tesla & Elon Musk and the NFL by Split The Difference

    Episode 009: On Legacy Applicants, "All Natural" and Taxing Robots, Bill Gates-style

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017 40:48


    Allen and Whitney discuss Harvard's super high legacy admit rate, Bill Gates' recommendation to tax production companies that rely solely on automation and the class action lawsuits against major food companies for using the phrase "all-natural". Also, Allen makes Whitney guess what Google wants you to DIY. Also, 45 is a chump for ending DACA. Links! http://splinternews.com/outlaw-nepotism-1798699580 https://qz.com/911968/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/30/the-raging-legal-battle-over-what-makes-a-food-natural/?utm_term=.710a4b822c7d

    Episode 008: Hey, remember this?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2017 61:25


    Remember us? Allen & Whitney are back for good (minus a producer). They wrap up summer 2017 with some of their favorite stories which include sensationalist pro-vegan propaganda, Pew research that proves White people know racism is a thing, "Brown Girls" web series and movies, movies, movies. Links: Vox breaks down "What the Health" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/25/16018658/what-the-health-documentary-review-vegan-diet Pew research on American attitudes toward racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/29/views-of-american-racism-just-hit-a-record-high-under-trump/?utm_term=.f63baa60d667

    Episode 007: On The Emmys, Police Shootings, Shootings of Police, The GOP's Porn Fetish & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 62:11


    Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: Mathien, Vagabond Maurice, JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Sam Trump, Phox Taped: 7/18/16

    Episode 006: On Brexit, Copyright Law, Public Parks & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2016 60:43


    Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: AC Lincoln, Musinah, Sam Trump, Dally Auston, Mathien Taped: 6/27/16

    Episode 005: On Philanthropy, Birth Control, Treach from Naughty by Nature & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2016 79:21


    Episode 005: On Philanthropy, Birth Control, Treach from Naughty by Nature & more. by Split The Difference

    Episode 004: On The 2nd Amendment, Magic, Sugar & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2016 65:41


    This week, Allen & Whitney take on the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, privacy, David Copperfield vs Congress and the Sugar Tax. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: AC Lincoln, Musinah, Sam Trump, Dally Auston, Mathien Taped: 6/18/16

    Episode 003: On Zoos, Artificial Intelligence, Basic Income & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 67:05


    This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, zoos, Michelin stars, Yelp and the rating economy. Also, Whitney marvels at science. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: House of Whales, Joey Purp, The Avantist & Mad Satta Taped: 6/3/16

    Episode 002: On Nikki Haley, Zombies, IQ & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 67:34


    This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, Grit vs. IQ and Chicago's Escape Plan. Also, Allen Googles some stuff. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: Tensei (Makaya McCraven Remix), The Palmer Squares, Lili K, Harold Green Taped: 5/28/16

    Episode 001: On The Olympics, Bathroom Bills, "Hahvahd" & more.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2016 62:47


    This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, the current state of the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Brasil and the democratic presidential race. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: Mathien, Highness, ShowYouSuck, Jamila Woods Taped: 5/20/16

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