Why don't we have public intellectuals like we used to? And why do we need so much mint? [27:58]

This week, Joey, Jess, and special guest Ilana Bondell talk about Vidal vs Buckley, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brené Brown, menthe: the ultimate collaborator, how Wintermint isn't even mint, and Ilana's great mint conspiracy theory. They don't talk about whether mint chocolate chip ice-cream is better white or green.

references

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• Psychology Today on anti-intellectualism
  
• That Ezra Klein show with Saul Griffith
  
• Whatever you feel about the movie, the Buckley vs Vidal "Best of Enemies" trailer
  
• Brené Brown on the power of vulnerability
  
• WaPo on The Southern Strategy
  
• Bill Simmons interviews Seth Meyers in this episode of his podcast
  
• Powerful discourse between James Baldwin and a Yale professor on old-school Late Night television
  
• Forbes: "How your toothpaste gets so minty fresh"
  
• A power ranking of Trident mint gum with some fun facts woven in
  
• Epicurious: putting to bed the Chocolate Mint Question
  
• A brief history of mint