There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

That's why we launched The Big Take.

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

to give you some space to think.

I'm Wes Kosova.

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

Hey there everyone, it's me Josh and for this week's S.Y.S.K.S.

Selects, I've chosen how the Enlightenment works.

And the reason we named it works rather than worked is because we realized during this episode

that this battle between rationalism and superstition is still going on today.

The Enlightenment is still going on today.

And I've chosen it this week because I feel like it explains a lot, a lot of the division

in the world today, not just in the United States, not just in the West, but all over the

world where there's a dividing line that is separating people, that this gulf, this wedge

is getting deeper and deeper.

And I think that this is the basis of the whole thing.

See if you agree.

If not, it's fine.

It's still an interesting episode.

Either way, I hope you enjoy.

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio's House Stuff Works.

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