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Widening Inequality, One Home Sale At A Time

March 5, 2021 Culture, Economics, History, Race/Identity, Upcoming

Max Besbris, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins us to talk about his research into how “hot” neighborhoods are formed, the agents who market them, and how the system pushes up prices for all homebuyers, creating housing inequities along the way.

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Better Loving Through Chemistry

March 4, 2021 Culture, Education, Health, Science and Technology, Upcoming

Brian D. Earp joins us to argue that drugs that can help strengthen – and sever – relationships are out there now, and it’s time to understand the ethics and morals behind their use.

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When Kids Carry Their Identities In Their Lunchboxes

March 3, 2021 Culture, Education, Race/Identity, Upcoming

Jaya Saxena is a staff writer at Eater, and she joins us to talk about what it’s like to feel like an outsider simply because of what your well-meaning parents packed you for lunch.

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History’s Real-Life Fashion Police

March 2, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Politics, Upcoming

Stanford Law professor Richard Thompson Ford joins us to talk about a long and fascinating list of rules about who could dress in which ways and why, and how they were often used as a cudgel to keep people from rising above their station.

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A Mom, A Daughter And The Ocean In-Between

March 1, 2021 Culture, Language, Literature, Race/Identity, Upcoming

Author Elizabeth Miki Brina joins host us to talk about her efforts to reframe her life’s experiences through her mother’s eyes, and her attempts to understand the pain and loneliness of what it was like for her to leave her homeland behind.

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Unfriendly Skies: The Lives Of Flight Attendants

March 1, 2021 Culture, Economics, Health, History, Upcoming

Journalist Darryl Campbell joins us to talk about the modern airline industry and how angry passengers and harsh working conditions are undermining efforts to protect the health and safety of both customers and staff.

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How To Become More Open-Minded

February 25, 2021 Culture, Education

Wharton School organizational psychologist Adam Grant joins us to talk about how sometimes growth comes through unlearning ideas we’ve always thought to be true.

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Ida B. Wells Is As Relevant As Ever

February 24, 2021 Culture, History, Literature, Race/Identity

Michelle Duster is a great-granddaughter of Wells, and she joins us to talk about the Civil Rights icon’s strategies for giving a voice to the voiceless and how they might be used in present-day America.

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Why The Nice People You Barely Know Are Important

February 24, 2021 Culture, Health

Amanda Mull joins us to talk about how we’ve traditionally undervalued these acquaintances and how the loss of these occasional interactions has caused our lives to shrink.

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A Dissident Egyptian Comic Takes On Middle School Bullies

February 23, 2021 Culture, History, Literature, Politics, Race/Identity

Bassem Youssef, the heart surgeon turned political satirist, joins us to talk about the unique experiences of immigrant children and what he learned from observing his own family.

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Extra! Extra! Read All About It! (On Nextdoor)

February 23, 2021 Culture, Economics, Science and Technology, Uncategorized

Will Oremus joins us to talk about how as local newspapers die out, the social media site Nextdoor is filling that need.

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How Ancient Cities Created The Modern World

February 17, 2021 Culture, Economics, History, Science and Technology

Author Ben Wilson joins us to talk about the innovations of ancient cities, which connect the Sumerian city of Uruk to the world’s urban mega-centers of today.

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