City University of New York professor Margot Mifflin takes us backstage, where battles for social change butted up against traditional models of who should wear the crown.
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Alex Jones And The Explosion Of Conspiracy Theory
Filmmaker Michael Kirk talks to us about how hoaxes and conspiracies are perpetuated and the battle between truth and lies.
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Why Dollar Stores Get Robbed All The Time
Alec MacGillis, who covers politics and government for ProPublica, joins us to talk about when corporate neglect and food deserts begin to define a community.
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Eat, Sleep And Breathe … Better
This hour, we talk with experts about simple ways to get healthier.
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The Future Of DACA
In this collaboration between Think and The Texas Newsroom, we’ll explore why Congress has been unwilling to create legislation that addresses DACA, share the stories of DACA recipients as they go about their lives unable to plan for their futures, and talk to Janet Napolitano, who initiated the program as President Obama’s Homeland Security secretary.
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In Defense Of The Suburbs
Ian Bogost, contributing writer at The Atlantic and the Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies at the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins us to talk about ditching the urban core for peace — and distance.
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Meet The Woman Behind Some Of TV’s Funniest Characters
The creator of “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and an Emmy-nominated co-executive producer of “Will & Grace”, Kari Lizer, joins us to talk about life after the kids have left, a new disdain for high heels, and finally finding her voice.
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Not Black And White: Asian-American Women And Colorism
Nikki Khanna, associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Vermont, joins us to talk about how these women internalize feelings of being less than.
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How having an abortion — or not — affects women
Researcher Diana Greene Foster talks about her book “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having – or Being Denied – an Abortion.”
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How Women Earned The Right To Vote
Writer, director, and producer Michelle Ferrari joins us to talk about the passage of the 19th Amendment and the brave women who pushed that movement to success.
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How Cars Changed Black Life In America
Gretchen Sorin, director and distinguished professor of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York, joins us to talk about the freedoms and challenges of car ownership for African-Americans.
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How We Got To ‘Sesame Street’
David Kamp joins us to talk about the age of children’s television with programs about multiculturalism, literacy, and lessons in kindness — often given by a giant yellow bird.
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