How Is This Better?

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We're constantly bombarded by grifters who claim to have all the solutions. From Donald Trump promising to "make America great" to tech bros who say they're making the world a "better place." Akilah Hughes has had enough. She's finally asking...How Is This Better?

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How Is This Better?

Episodes (26)

Friday Is ICE More Like the Gestapo or Slave Patrols? Yes.
Fri Feb 13th Rotisserie Chicken Killed the Housing Market (Apparently)
Fri Feb 6th Bad Bunny, The Super Bowl, and the American Denial of Puerto Rico

How Is This Better?

Feb 20, 2026
35 minutes
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People keep comparing ICE to the Gestapo. But is that the right historical analogy? We we talk with public historian Ashley Baron aka @ashleytheebarroness who went viral making the argument that the comparison overlooks a home-grown analogy. We also speak with Claire Aubin who is a Nazi-era historian and host of the podcast, This Guy Sucked, to break down what the Gestapo actually was — and why the ideology behind it matters more than any one-to-one comparison people point to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Is This Better?

Is ICE More Like the Gestapo or Slave Patrols? Yes.

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