Patrick Wyman, host of the Tides of History podcast, joins us to discuss the more salt-of-the-earth millionaires – whose wealth is derived from familial assets and low-wage workers – and the power they have over their local communities.
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What your vaccine decision says about your thinking
Wake Forest philosophy professor Adrian Bardon joins us to discuss why distrust of science is part of cultural identity, and why that’s a problem for furthering the goals of public health.
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How a tuba saved a life
Richard Antoine White joins us to talk about how music gave his young life purpose and allowed him to dream big enough to become the first African American student to earn a doctorate in music for tuba performance.
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A conversation with U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo
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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Phoebe Robinson is one dope queen
We’ll talk with the co-creator and co-star of the hit podcast-turned-TV-show “2 Dope Queens” on HBO and the WNYC Studios podcast “Sooo Many White Guys.”
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Is it possible to dress like an American?
Cathy Horyn, critic-at-large for The Cut at New York Magazine, joins us to discuss the aesthetics of the nation.
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How to lie with maps
New York Times editorial board member Greg Bensinger joins us to discuss the gaps between what maps represent and real-life knowledge.
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How Reggaeton Conquered Pop Music
Katelina Eccleston is a producer of the Spotify podcast “Loud,” and she joins us to tell the story of reggaeton’s humble origins and how it spread from Panama to Puerto Rico, Jamaica and now the U.S.
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Cat Moms And Granddogs: Your Multi-Species Family
SMU sociologist Andrea Laurent-Simpson joins us to talk about how our pets became our “fur babies” and what that tells us about the dynamics of what it is to be a modern family.
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How A Food Writer’s Dream Job Became A Nightmare
Essayist Wyatt Williams joins us to discuss his journey to Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska, to join a community’s traditions of eating whale, and what it signifies for food culture for the rest of us.
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50 Seasons Of ‘Texas Country Reporter’
Bob Phillips joins us to talk about 50 seasons of the beloved Texas travel show and highlight some of the places and people that have made their mark on the state over the years.
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The Essential Jobs No One Wants
Eyal Press joins us to talk about everyone from drone pilots to workers on slaughterhouse floors and how we’re all complicit in jobs we wouldn’t want to hold ourselves.
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