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Will new weight loss drugs change fat-shaming culture?

April 3, 2023 Culture, Health, Upcoming

Jia Tolentino, a staff writer for The New Yorker, talks about how – with enough money – it’s easy for anyone to get their hands on these drugs – and how people who take them might underestimate the health risks.

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Ari Shapiro on journalism, music and being human

March 31, 2023 Culture

Ari Shapiro, host of NPR’s All Things Considered, joined Krys Boyd to discuss his new memoir, a collection of essays that tell poignant stories ranging from his time on Air Force One to singing for Bono.

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Making U.S. cities more pedestrian-friendly is an uphill battle

March 29, 2023 Culture, Current Events

Reis Thebault from The Washington Post discusses the battles cities are waging to permanently ban cars in certain places in order to create public spaces for walkers and bicyclists.

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Unscrambling the science and history of eggs

March 28, 2023 Culture, History, Science and Technology

Author Lizzie Stark joins us to discuss the history and culture of eggs – from world cuisine to motherhood – and how we’re still awed by such a humble object.

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Why an online community for exchanging free stuff became controversial

March 22, 2023 Culture, Current Events, Economics

Wired contributing writer Vauhini Vara talks about The Buy Nothing Project, Inc, a movement with fervent followers who were mad when the platform went to an app backed by investors.

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Does being an American kill your ancestral culture?

March 15, 2023 Culture, History, Race/Identity

Barrett Holmes Pitner joins us to discuss why Black Americans have faced ethnocide since the beginning of the slave trade, why the post-Trump world has spotlighted this issue further, and the way it continues to shape the future.

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A conversation with U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo

March 14, 2023 Culture, Literature, Race/Identity

The member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation joins us to discuss how she reckons with the loss of ancestral homelands, her personal story, and the rituals that provide her with inspiration.

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The impossible expectations on American mothers

March 9, 2023 Culture, Mental Health

Jessica Grose is an opinion writer at The New York Times who writes the newsletter On Parenting, and she joins us to talk about what successful parenting really looks like and the societal expectations we have for parents.

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From Somali nomad to California soccer mom

March 9, 2023 Culture

Shugri Said Salh talks about her childhood marked by war and her immigration to the U.S. Today, a soccer mom and nurse, she tries to impart the wisdom of her upbringing to her daughters and son.

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David Cross on why he’ll never stop doing stand-up

March 2, 2023 Culture

Performer, writer and producer David Cross joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his new stand-up show that plumbs topics like raising children in America, cops and abortion, and Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

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Are celebrities pandering to queer fans with gender-fluid style?

March 1, 2023 Culture, Race/Identity

Mark Harris, a contributor to T: The New York Times Style magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Gen Z’s approach to sexuality through fashion, and the questions it raises about LGBTQ labeling and identity.

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How to have police reform and lower crime rates, too

February 27, 2023 Culture, Race/Identity

Sociology professor Neil Gross joins us to discuss how three police departments have taken on reform efforts, trying to change police culture from the inside.

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