Politics for English majors. <br/><br/><a href="https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">virginiaheffernan.substack.com</a>
What Rough Beast
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Politics for English majors. <br/><br/><a href="https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">virginiaheffernan.substack.com</a>
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April 30, 2026
Rescheduled! Live with Virginia Heffernan at 5 pm today!
<p>Thank you <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/683464-an-mcgreevy">An Mcgreevy</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/2449304-jennifer-wells">Jennifer Wells</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/287069104-e-west">E West</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/16351824-sandra-a">Sandra A</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/861075-karen-c-collector-of-books">Karen C-Collector of Books📚🧿♒️</a>, and many others for tuning into my live video with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/2796356-marissa-rothkopf">Marissa Rothkopf</a>! Join me for my next live video in the app.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">virginiaheffernan.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 22, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: New Republic columnist Virginia Heffernan on Epstein and Armageddon in Iran
<p>Thank you <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/65522710-simon-rosenberg">Simon Rosenberg</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/7855641-jerry-stahl">Jerry Stahl</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/19037-tim-riley">Tim Riley</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/683464-an-mcgreevy">An Mcgreevy</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/251352224-sandra-steffen">Sandra Steffen</a>, and many others for tuning into my live video with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/233718245-raw-america">Raw America</a>! Join me for my next live video in the app.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://virginiaheffernan.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">virginiaheffernan.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 22, 2026
Who pulled the trigger?
Host Virginia Heffernan and guest Siva Vaidyanathan, Robertson Professor of Media Studies at UVA, explore the complex authorship of wartime decisions involving AI-assisted weapons systems.
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