Culture

Borderland Avenger: Creating A Latino Superhero

January 18, 2018 Culture, Race/Identity

North Texas teacher Hector Rodriguez, author of the comic “El Peso Hero,” joins us to talk about creating a character who seeks justice for those without hope.

How To Read A Taco

January 17, 2018 Culture

Steven Alvarez joins us to talk about the foodways that brought the taco to prominence in American culture.

Where In The World Is God?

January 16, 2018 Culture

Anjali Kumar joins us to talk about visiting shamans, witches, faith healers and many other figures to examine her belief system.

Let’s Talk About Race

January 15, 2018 Culture, Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

Ijeoma Oluo joins us to talk about how privilege, police brutality and academic opportunity inform our conversations about race.

Hooked: Understanding Addiction

January 15, 2018 Culture, Health, Science and Technology

This hour on Think, we explore the topic of addiction with a former heroin addict, a historian who writes about America’s relationship with alcohol and a neuroscientist who studies the brains of addicts.

A Modern China Through One Family’s Eyes

January 9, 2018 Culture, History

Scott Tong joins us to talk about China’s modernization through the eyes of family members who experienced it.

Rethinking The U.S. Prison System

January 2, 2018 Culture

We talk with a law school professor about why America locks up more of its citizens than any other country, a criminologist about our increased use of solitary confinement and a former inmate who’s made it her life’s work to help other incarcerated women transition back to freedom.