David Napier is professor of medical anthropology at University College London, director of the university’s Centre for Applied Global Citizenship, and director of its Science, Medicine, and Society Network. He joins us to discuss group dynamics and why public policy that values the collective good over individual interests is ultimately beneficial to everyone.
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Stockton University professor Kristin J. Jacobson joins us to talk about the rise of a male-dominated, adventure-seeking culture and how it impacts the way we view — and treat — the planet.
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Nathalia Holt joins us to talk about Disney’s Golden Age and the women who fought gender discrimination behind the scenes.
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Larry Olmsted joins us to talk about the health benefits of rooting for your favorite team brings and why it might even make you smarter.
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Pawan Dhingra is a sociologist and Professor of American Studies at Amherst College, and he joins us to discuss the rise of the competitive student, the industry of tutors and activities built up around the idea, and how class and social status play into the phenomenon.
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Paisley Rekdal, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Utah and the state’s poet laureate, joins us to discuss the places where identity intersects with politics, and why it’s important to confront the language we use when defining cultures.
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John Grisham joins us to talk about his prolific pace of writing a book a year – and about the art of the legal thriller.
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Tom Junod joins us to talk about an interview that turned into an unlikely, lifelong friendship with a quiet man who possessed a special power to deeply empathize with children and adults alike.
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Former Buzzfeed LGBT culture editor Saeed Jones joins us to discuss his coming-of-age growing up black and queer in a Texas town.
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Christopher Ryan joins us to talk about how our ancestors might not have enjoyed some of the perks of the 21st Century, but they also didn’t have some of the worries that we do today.
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Journalist Keah Brown joins us to talk about how she moved beyond self-pity to become an advocate for people with disabilities.
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Kristen Richardson joins us to talk about what it is to become a debutante – and if the ritual still has a place in the 21st Century.
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