Brian Klaas is professor of global politics at University College London, and joins us to discuss the temptations and trappings of power, why we pick the leaders we do, and lessons we can learn from bad actors.
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How Ideas Infect Our Brains
Andy Norman, director of the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, joins us to discuss the ways conspiracy theories can corrupt sound thinking – and how we can strengthen ourselves to fight back against bad ideas.
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Do Museums Sell Respectability?
Rhonda Lieberman joins us to discuss her views that art philanthropy can invite unsavory business ties, which museums must court in order to fund their institutions.
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Why Money Is The Problem – And Solution – For Honduras
Sonia Nazario joins us to talk about how the combination of violence and corruption has everyday Hondurans fleeing in record numbers – and why cutting U.S. aid makes the situation worse.
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Puerto Rico is Not Free
Ed Morales, lecturer Columbia University’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, joins us to talk about the difficult past and uncertain future of Puerto Rico.
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Understanding The Unrest In Puerto Rico
Ed Morales joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how years of corruption, economic problems and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria have led to the current uprising in Puerto Rico.
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The Irony Of Power
This hour, we’ll talk about how recognizing the ways that power is gained can keep powerful people from becoming corrupt with Dacher Keltner, faculty director of the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center.
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A Conversation With Lawrence Lessig
This hour, we’ll talk with the Harvard Law professor and one-time presidential candidate about what can be done to restore democracy to the electorate.
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