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The Control Variable with Kim Cutter

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The Control Variable with Kim Cutter is a weekly podcast series that takes a deep look at the many problems plaguing our fractured country and talks to the people who are offering solutions to help us evolve as a society. Hosted by journalist Kim Cutter, the weekly series picks up from Kim’s five-part investigation into the propaganda that led to the attack on the Capitol and continues to examine ... more

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As this season of The Control Variable comes to a close, Kim sits down with former evangelical Christian Jeanna Kadlec to discuss her gripping new memoir Heretic. Together, they explore how Jeanna escaped the church's cult-like grip, her struggle to ... more

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The wonderfully hilarious actress, writer, producer, director and activist Busy Philips (Freaks and Geeks, Cougar Town, Busy Tonight, Girls 5eva) joins Kim on The Control Variable to detail her journey in reproductive rights activism and bring some m... more

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In the wake of a sudden resurrection of QAnon in Trump’s midterm election campaigns, Kim revisits the haunting investigation into the cult-like political group from episode 4 of American Propaganda. What role did QAnon play in the January 6th insurre... more

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a year ago

Why do so many Americans love guns? What would it take to end our epidemic of gun violence? On this week’s show, Kim—a lifelong “gunophobe”—explores these questions and more with her friend Saul Schisler—a hunter, gun collector and artist. Both Kim a... more

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 87 ratings
  • An essential podcast for healing the world

    The news is often a thin slice of reporting on the details of a day, an event, a catastrophe, but rarely do we get historical, cultural, theological, philosophical, psychological, and/or spiritual insight in one place. Kim Cutter and her guests, leaders in many fields, give us a more complete understanding of how we arrived at this devastating moment and what we must do no as individuals and community. Sometimes the show makes me cry, but I always leave with hope and appreciation of our ‘beauti... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mahatma Yentl
    United States2 years ago
  • Big Questions—with Brilliance & Warmth

    Kim Cutter brings a unique nimbleness and radiance to all the big questions. These episodes go deep without leaving a compassionate sense of humanity behind. Reporting and inquiry can be generous and incisive!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    JKJ108
    United States2 years ago
  • So necessary

    Thankful that this podcast exists. I’ve had a hard time understanding how we got to this place of loathing and violence in a country that once seemed pretty unified around topics like not storming our own Capitol or threatening our own lawmakers and civil servants with bodily harm. Sadly, there’s a reason we are where we are and Kim Cutter, Bryan Blattstein and crew break it down for us flawlessly (if, depressingly) in the Control Variable.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BKSkier
    United States2 years ago
  • Blown Away Again

    Kim Cutter does a great job on Control Variable. Through research and conversation, Kim helps us to understand deeply disturbing questions that we need to understand to get how Trump came to power and continues to be loved by his supporters. Why? Do Trump followers feel disrespected, unloved, and less than.

    Audible
    5
    S. Lawson
    United States2 years ago
  • Understanding from a deeper level

    When The Control Variable was recommended to me, I thought, “do I really want to return to the horror of January 6th?” But yes, yes I did, because this podcast gave me the deeper psychological understanding of it, in a way that made it so much clearer how we got onto this path, but also, how we might be able to step away. I am excited to see that Cutter is coming out with weekly deep dives. I look forward to similar journeys!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    dooooooogs1234
    United States2 years ago

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