Share this postKhanversationKhanveration #22: Cultural Christmas, Neanderthals, cousin marriage, debt ceiling, government spending, DOGE Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMorePlayback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/0:00Preview3Share this postKhanversationKhanveration #22: Cultural Christmas, Neanderthals, cousin marriage, debt ceiling, government spending, DOGE Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore11Khanveration #22: Cultural Christmas, Neanderthals, cousin marriage, debt ceiling, government spending, DOGE Razib Khan and JosiahDec 21, 2024∙ Paid3Share this postKhanversationKhanveration #22: Cultural Christmas, Neanderthals, cousin marriage, debt ceiling, government spending, DOGE Copy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore11ShareCultural ChristmasNeanderthalsCousin marriageDebt ceiling, government spending, DOGESubscribeShareGive a gift subscriptioneListen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Khanversation to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inKhanversation PodcastRazib Khan and Josiah Neeley reflect on politics, news and culture.Razib Khan and Josiah Neeley reflect on politics, news and culture.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppSpotifyRSS FeedAppears in episodeRazib KhanJosiahRecent EpisodesKhanversation #44: Israel Attacks Iran, immigration protests and arrests, Elon vs. TrumpJun 18 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #43: Jane Psmith on cargo cults and Curtis Yarvin in the New YorkerJun 9 • Razib Khan, Jane Psmith, and JosiahKhanversation #42: Memorial Day, the end of reading and Glenn Loury's Israel about-faceMay 27 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #41: Biden has cancer, 23andMe and Trump's bounce-backMay 20 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #40: Pharm price controls, American Pope and war in the subcontinentMay 13 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #39: The fragile energy grid, Europe's only indigenous people, and "race war" on GiveSendGoMay 5 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #38: The Pope dies, the economy is constipated and America's national parks are not wildApr 27 • Razib Khan and JosiahKhanversation #37: Brendan Hodge of Pricing Evolution talks tariffs and the macroeconomyApr 11 • Razib Khan, Josiah, and Brendan Hodge