University of California, Irvine sociologist Sabrina Strings joins us to talk about how societal attitudes towards fatness – particularly when it comes to black women – became increasingly negative in the years that followed.
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FaceTime Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Joe Pinkser joins us to talk about how technology enables people to feel close while physically apart – and to talk about how our thinking about long-distance relationships has evolved.
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How To Fix The Catholic Church
As child abuse cases and alleged cover-ups across the world continue to haunt the Catholic Church, James Carroll joins us to argue that the church’s clerical hierarchy is to blame.
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The Far Left And Far Right Hate Liberals
New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik joins us to set the record straight about the definition of liberalism by introducing us to the people from history who invented the liberal tradition.
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Supreme Court Nominations As Senate Proxy War
Michael Kirk joins us to talk about how a fairly uneventful process of a Supreme Court nominee unanimously approval became ground zero for partisan conflict.
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You Can Be Good (Even If You’re Not Perfect)
Clemson humanities professor Todd May joins us to talk about taking a realistic approach to becoming a more ethical and responsible person.
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Is Racism Still A Problem? Depends Who You Ask
Juliana Horowitz joins us to talk about how Americans’ views on race break down across racial lines, which she researched for the Race in America 2019 survey from the Pew Research Center.
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A New Breed of Conspiracy Theory
Nancy L. Rosenblum, Senator Joseph Clark Research Professor of Ethics in Politics and Government at Harvard, joins us to talk about a new breed of conspiracy theorist – one who believes an idea to be true and uses repetition and bold assertions to turn fiction into fact.
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How Mike Rawlings Changed Big-D
Mayor Mike Rawlings joins us to talk about how Dallas has changed during his time in office, how he and police chief David Brown guided the city through one of its darkest days and about who he might like to succeed him at City Hall.
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How Romance Blinds Us
Laurie Essig, professor and director of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Middlebury College, joins us to explain why we retreat into private relationships and how they can overshadow our contribution to the greater good.
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From The Church To The Capital: #MeToo In Texas
Cheryl Allison joins us to profile North Texas women who have led the fight against sexual harassment – including former Texas Senator Wendy Davis, who also joins the conversation.
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For A Meaningful Life, Get Over Yourself
New York Times columnist David Brooks joins us to talk about how acquiring fame and fortune can still leave us empty inside – and about how true joy is found when we begin to lead our lives in service to others.
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