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Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Have we reached peak Taylor Swift? Does the world need your bagel shop’s position on Israel-Hamas? Should Ross start drinking on mic? On the year’s final episode of “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts take your questions and reflect on the best of 2023.

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0:00.0	My general position is a Luddite refusal to engage with AI generated art.
0:09.0	Until it fools you?
0:10.0	Exactly.
0:11.0	Right now, one of my three co-host is actually an AI generated version, but I don't know which.
0:17.0	I don't know which one.
0:18.0	Nobody knows which one.
0:19.0	I think that's the plot of Blade Runner.
0:21.0	From New York Times opinion, I'm Ross Dauthad.
0:25.0	I'm Michelle Cottle.
0:26.0	I'm Lydia Polgreen.
0:28.0	I'm Carlos Lazzada.
0:29.0	And this is a matter of opinion. So it's a very special time of the year.
0:34.0	So it's a very special time of the year. It's the holiday season for those who
0:46.0	celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Festivus, St.
0:51.1	For the rest of us.
0:52.1	Festivus for the rest of us. And it's also the last of our episodes for the year of
0:57.1	our Lord 2023. And in the spirit of the season, since we love our listeners, we asked you to send us what you want to hear us talk about for this episode.
1:10.0	From episode ideas to sort of quick, hot cold reactions to things that all of you put forward.
1:19.2	And so we're responding.
1:20.8	So we're going to start out in the first segment with quick reactions and I think we're starting with a voicemail.
1:29.0	So let's hear it.
1:30.0	I'm Joe. I'm 22. I'm from Minnesota and I actually went to one of Ross's talks and I was a student in college I was actually a monk class
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