Episode 63: Osmosis

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

National Review

News, Politics, Music, Arts, Books, Music History

5 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On episode 63, Charles talks to Wilfred Reilly about his new book, 'Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America's School Curricula.' Among the topics they discuss are: Who is this 'liberal teacher'? Why does Wilfred feel a need to argue about this? Are the people who tell these lies aware that they are doing it? What lies do conservative teachers tell? Is the problem fixable?

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0:00.0	The Welcome to episode 63 of the Charles CW Cook podcast.
0:28.0	I am elated to report.
0:30.0	Since I last spoke to you, this podcast has been blessed with another review from our old friend boiling rug.
0:41.0	He's back, The Rugster is with us once again.
0:46.4	tuning in every week the better to tell me how much he loaths the show and to show me how poor his listening comprehension really is.
0:59.3	I wanted to accompany this wonderful news with an excerpt from Handel's Messiah but I don't have
1:06.1	one that's out of copyright so you'll just have to imagine it perhaps sung to the
1:11.1	words boiling rug.
1:15.0	My guest today is Wilfred Riley.
1:18.0	He's an associate professor of political science at Kentucky State. He's a frequent contributor to
1:25.3	National Review and he's the author of a new book titled Lies My Liberal
1:30.6	Teacher Told Me. Wilfred Riley welcome to the Charles my liberal teacher told me.
1:32.9	Wilfred Riley, welcome to the Charles C. W. Cook podcast.
1:37.4	Great to be here.
1:39.1	All right, so you've just written a book.
1:42.3	I believe it is out today, Wednesday, June 12th, and the title of the book is Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me. is lies my liberal teacher told me.
1:55.0	Let's start right from the beginning.
1:58.0	Who in the context of this book is your liberal teacher.
2:03.4	Who is telling these lies?
2:05.3	Who told you these lies?
2:07.4	Who do we need to stop telling these lies?
2:10.4	Well, I think that your liberal teacher is somewhat stereotyped figure that's very common in secondary and post-secondary education.
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