Dr. Taj Nathan is a forensic psychiatrist and director of research for the Britain’s National Health Service, and he joins us to discuss his work with violent offenders and psychopaths as he searches for root causes of their crimes.
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There’s No Such Thing As Foreign Food
G. Daniela Galarza is a staff writer for the Washington Post food section, and she joins us to discuss how food relates directly to culture, and why reframing one’s worldview helps move cuisine beyond old tropes and whitewashing.
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For Centuries, Doctors Really Didn’t Understand The Female Body
Elinor Cleghorn suffered through a long series of misdiagnoses before finally correctly being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. She joins us to unpack the long history of how medicine has failed women.
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There’s A Whole Other World Above Your Head
Meg Lowman is a biologist, educator and executive director of the TREE Foundation. She joins us to talk about the diversity of creatures that call tree canopies home.
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Being Nice Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Racist
Robin DiAngelo is an academic, lecturer, and author and has been a consultant and trainer on issues of racial and social justice for more than 20 years. She joins us to discuss how white progressives often downplay systemic racism.
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Latino Identity Contains Multitudes
Héctor Tobar, a professor of journalism and Chicano/Latino studies at the University of California, Irvine, joins us to discuss his 9,000-mile road trip across America to understand Latino communities and their widely-varying beliefs.
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Why Your Brain Loves A Mystery
Author Jonah Lehrer joins us to discuss the psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology of why we love solving puzzles, finding patterns and discovering the unknown.
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Polarization Doesn’t Have To Be Permanent
Peter T. Coleman is a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University, and he joins us to talk about applying methods of conflict resolution to work through our differences.
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Why Gay Bars Matter
KERA’s Miguel Perez joins us to discuss the significance of gay bars to LGBTQ life in North Texas. And later in the hour, Oberlin College sociologist Greggor Mattson talks about the closure of so many of these spaces during the pandemic has meant to the communities they serve.
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¡Hola Papi! Is Here To Help
John Paul Brammer is an author, illustrator and advice columnist of “¡Hola Papi!” on Substack. He joins us to discuss being gay, bi-racial, finding his footing with family and relationships, and all the wisdom he’s tried to impart to eager followers of his work.
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Segregation In Higher Ed Isn’t A Thing Of The Past
Adam Harris, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss why Black students have always been an afterthought in higher education, the legacy that has created and the road toward reckoning with this discrimination.
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Did Texas Learn Anything From The Power Grid Failure?
Mose Buchele, a reporter and host at Austin public radio station KUT, joins us to discuss the worst blackout in the state’s history and how our drive to operate on a grid separate from the rest of the country contributed to the problem.
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