Washington Post parenting columnist Meghan Leahy and University of Houston associate professor Samuel Brower join us to talk about the pressures of pandemic parenting and about how we can make sure young students don’t fall behind.
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The Future of Life During COVID
This hour, we’re exploring how three sectors of everyday life are responding to the pandemic.
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Can We Safely Reopen Schools?
Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about what it will take to safely welcome students back to school amid the pandemic.
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How Universities Contribute To Inequality
Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, joins us to talk about how our higher education system contributes to inequality.
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The Complicated Math That Undermines Free College
This hour, we’ll talk about affordability, accessibility, and attrition problems when it comes to attending universities and look at whether free college is a viable option to solve these problems.
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How American History Varies By State
Dana Goldstein, a national correspondent for The New York Times, joins us to talk about how a comparison of history textbooks from two states highlights how each state frames history to fit its political climate.
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How A Murderer Found His Soul – And Voice – In Prison
Author and criminal justice advocate, Shaka Senghor joins us to talk about how he worked through his own pain of hurting people and now helps communities heal theirs.
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Learning To Leave: A Woman’s Journey
Tara Westover joins us to tell her story of growing up in a family of survivalists, living way off the grid and learning only what her family taught her.
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How Reading And Writing Saved A Lost Girl
Jaquira Diaz joins us to talk about overcoming her struggles with sexual assault and depression, growing up in Puerto Rican housing projects, and more.
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When A White Supremacist Attended Shabbat
Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson join us to talk about the time Matthew invited Derek to attend a Shabbat dinner – and how that interaction paved the way to a new understanding.
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Thomas Jefferson’s Utopian Vision and the Violent Reality
Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, joins us to talk about how a school founded, in part, to end slavery ultimately preserved it.
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They Made One Of The Greatest Archaeological Discoveries Of All Time
Paleoanthropologist professor Lee Berger and Director of the Center for the Exploration of the Human Journey Becca Peixotto join us to discuss the new Perot Museum of Nature and Science exhibition.
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