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Cheap Talk

Cheap Talk

By: Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes
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Cheap Talk is an every-week-or-so international relations podcast with Jeff Kaplow and Marcus Holmes, professors of government at William & Mary.

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Episodes
  • The Limits of Diplomacy
    Jun 19 2025

    A Cheap Talk emergency episode on the Israel-Iran conflict

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    35 mins
  • Putting in the Work
    May 23 2025

    Cheap Talk’s Season 5 finale: Everyone is cheating their way through college; remembering Joe Nye; interpreting President Trump’s big beautiful phone call with Vladimir Putin; evaluating the Golden Dome missile defense system; missile defense and strategic stability; and Marcus is looking forward to season 6

    We’re mostly taking the summer off from podcasting (unless something big happens), but we’ll be back to our regular weekly schedule in the fall. In the meantime, please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted.

    The opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary.

    Check out our online store at https://cheaptalk.shop.

    Please send us your questions or comments.

    Further Reading:
    Picture of Trump and Zelensky at the Vatican.

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    59 mins
  • They're Using it Wrong
    May 9 2025

    Some good arguments against AI use in the classroom; how students are actually using AI; the idea of AI as a learning coach; other models for AI use by students; testing out an AI prediction coach; the balance between coaching and just doing the work for you; issues to consider before deploying AI in the classroom; and Marcus does math without a calculator

    Try the AI prediction coach described in the podcast (requires a free ChatGPT login)

    The opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary.

    Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted. Check out our online store at https://cheaptalk.shop.

    Please send us your questions or comments!

    Further Reading:
    Anthropic. 2025. Anthropic Education Report: How University Students Use Claude.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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