Conspiracy theory researcher Annie Kelly discusses how old-school skeptics raised on late-night call-in radio fear modern day conspiracy theorists are giving their passion a bad name.
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Conspiracy theory researcher Annie Kelly discusses how old-school skeptics raised on late-night call-in radio fear modern day conspiracy theorists are giving their passion a bad name.
Read moreCritic Kristian Vistrup Madsen makes the case that the aughts were marked by sexualization, obscenity and war – and why we ate it up.
Read moreCognitive neuroscientist Susan Rogers joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why our brains respond to certain music, our music personality types, and how music can shape identity.
Read moreWashington Post columnist Theresa Vargas and Sarah Phillips, a postdoctoral neurology scholar at Georgetown, join host Krys Boyd to discuss bilingualism in our culture and the neurological pathways that allow language switching to flow so freely.
Read moreColin Dickey discusses why our democracy has conspiracy theories woven into it and how to spot magical thinking so we can work to shut it down.
Read moreLinguistics professor Valerie Fridland discusses why she thinks we should embrace our changing language — slang, vocal fry, and all — and celebrate its ingenuity.
Read moreElizabeth Bruenig, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her reporting about the incompetence in America’s death chambers.
Read moreDr. Jeremy Nobel, a primary-care physician with faculty appointments at the Harvard Medical School, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how we can use creative expression to connect with others.
Read moreAparna Nancherla, an L.A.-based comedian whose work has been seen on HBO, Netflix and Comedy Central, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how depression, anxiety and imposter syndrome make it into her work – and the ways her art reflects her mental state.
Read moreRev. Esau McCaulley, associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the deep work that led him to seeing his father in a new light and how his father’s struggles are echoed in the experiences of many Black Americans.
Read moreSheila Liming, author of “Hanging Out,” discusses why we need to ditch the calendars and find time to just sit with friends and strangers – and how that strategy is a potential solution to our epidemic of loneliness.
Read moreAnn Friedman of The Atlantic joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how making her own clothes keeps her feeling better about her environmental impact.
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