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How Saudi Arabia And Iran Weaponized Religion

February 13, 2020 Culture, History

Kim Ghattas joins us to talk about the source of Iran and Saudi Arabia’s animosity – including differing views of Islam.

Crime Is About More Than Criminals

February 11, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Zach Norris joins us to talk about new models for community building and fighting crime.

It’s Not What You Eat But When

February 11, 2020 Culture, Health, Science and Technology

Dr. Satchin Panda joins us to talk about why when you eat can be as important as what you eat.

Why Debates Don’t Change Minds

February 10, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Language, Politics

Eleanor Gordon-Smith joins us to talk about why, with all our power to be rational, analytical, empathetic and reflective, we’re still prone to refusing to listen to another side.

A Transwoman In An Ultra-Orthodox World

February 5, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Abby Chava Stein, the former rabbi turned trans activist, joins us to talk about her path from Hasidic Judaism to a new life that feels sincere — though far from simple.

From Viking Sails To Spacesuits: Cloth In Human History

February 4, 2020 Culture, History

Cultural historian and author Kassia St. Clair joins us to talk about what we can learn about cultures from something as simple as cloth.

A Thousand Years Of Pirate History

February 3, 2020 Culture, Current Events

Maritime terrorism expert Peter Lehr joins us to talk about the forces that created piracy and why we should heed warnings of its continued growth today.

How A Murderer Found His Soul – And Voice – In Prison

January 20, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

Author and criminal justice advocate, Shaka Senghor joins us to talk about how he worked through his own pain of hurting people and now helps communities heal theirs.

Latinos And The Invention Of The Cool, Walk-able Neighborhood

January 17, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Race/Identity

A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, director of the Latina/o Studies Program and associate professor of history at Penn State University, joins us to talk about how Latinos have influenced cities across the country.

Mental Gymnastics: New Insights Into The Brain

January 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

This hour, experts on brain science join us to separate fact from fiction – and to better understand what we know about gender, creativity and how our brain is programmed to lead us home.

The Hitmen Of The Dark Web

January 15, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Science and Technology

Technology writer Brian Merchant joins us to talk about the surprising and shadowy world of crowd-sourced contract killers.

How Christian Culture Became Western Culture

January 15, 2020 Culture, Race/Identity

Historian Tom Holland joins us to talk about tracing Christian concepts from antiquity to today and how they’ve shaped the western world.