W. Joseph Campbell joins us to talk about how polling works and why data sometimes fail to predict the future.
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There Is No Road to the White House Without Black Women
Andra Gillespie, Associate Professor of Political Science at Emory University, joins us to talk about this key voting bloc—and why Black women voters are sometimes called the backbone of the Democratic party.
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Nobody’s Trying to Abolish the Suburbs
Kriston Capps, Staff writer at Bloomberg CityLab, joins us to talk about Trump’s take on federal fair housing—his thoughts on who’s allowed to live where— and why he hopes some voters hear his call.
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A Short History of Voting in America
Journalist Erin Geiger Smith joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of voting and provides simple ways to encourage people to exercise their right.
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It’s No Longer Just a Man’s World
Jennifer Palmieri is president of the Center for American Progress Action Fund and former White House Communications Director for President Barack Obama. She joins us to talk about stories of achieving equity in the workplace.
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How Trump and Biden Became Trump and Biden
Frontline filmmaker Michael Kirk joins us to talk about two investigative biographies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden focused on how each faced and overcame challenges in their own lives.
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What It Was Like To Be Mr. Rogers’ Friend
Tom Junod joins us to talk about an interview that turned into an unlikely, lifelong friendship with a quiet man who possessed a special power to deeply empathize with children and adults alike.
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When Kids Sued The Government Over Climate Change
Environmental journalist Lee Van Der Voo joins us to talk about the 21 young people who sued the federal government in a landmark case that sought to hold elected officials responsible for protecting the planet.
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Big Foot, Nessie And The Abominable Snowman And Our Need To Believe
Colin Dickey joins us to talk about why irrational ideas hold so much sway over us.
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Before Tinder, There Was The Newspaper
Francesca Beauman, historian, journalist and host of “Fran’s Book Shop” on Instagram, talks to us about the history of how we’ve put ourselves out there while searching for a mate.
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Does Voting Really Have To Be This Hard?
This hour, we’ll talk about mail-in ballots and the actual risk of voter fraud. We’ll hear from a former state redistricting chairman about how dividing up voting districts is much more complicated than you might think. And we’ll talk about ongoing efforts to fight voter suppression.
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The Deterioration Of US-China Relations
Mary Gallagher, director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, joins us to discuss the current state of U.S.-China relations and what it would take for the relationship to improve.
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