Stanford University associate professor Tomás Jiménez joins us to take on the idea of assimilation, the history behind it, and what’s lost when immigrants are encouraged to change who they are.
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How Pop Culture Demonizes Powerful Women
Feminist author Sady Doyle joins us to talk about how the violent woman trope affects the conversation about equality.
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Students Aren’t Failing – Colleges Are
University of California, Berkeley professor David Kirp joins us to talk about the source of the economic hardship for students attending college.
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White People Problems
Psychologist Natasha Stovall joins us to talk about why it’s taboo to study how white patients worry, reckon, or rage about their place in the social system.
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It’s Not Enough To Not Be Racist
Ibram X. Kendi, director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University, joins us to talk about looking inward to combat racism.
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Confessions Of A Recovering Chess Addict
Sasha Chapin joins us to talk about his captivation with the game of chess and how it almost ruined his life.
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Guiding Jazz’s Next Generation
Bart Marantz has dedicated his career to teaching jazz, and he joins guest host John McCaa to talk about the next generation of jazz greats.
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The Millennial Who Transformed Teen Vogue
Elaine Welteroth joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how she won acclaim for retooling the magazine with a focus on empowerment of teens.
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Blame Europe And The U.S. For The Immigration Crisis
Suketu Mehta – an immigrant himself – joins host Krys Boyd to pick apart anti-immigration policies.
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What Barack Obama And Keanu Reeves Have In Common
Indonesian-British poet Will Harris joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what it is to live with a foot in two cultures, which he writes about in “Mixed Race Superman: Keanu, Obama, and Multiracial Experience.”
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The Trouble With The First Amendment
P.E. Moskowitz joins host Krys Boyd to talk about, how the First Amendment is defined and the ongoing debate surrounding it.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Texas’ Pride And Joy
Alan Paul joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the life and times of SRV, which he writes about in “Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan.”
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