New York magazine features writer Reeves Wiedeman joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the league’s approach to concussions has affected high-profile players like Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, why CTE is still a major concern, and why the NFL is changing its positioning on the matter.
Read moreWhat now for Democrats?
Wall Street Journal reporter Ken Thomas joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what some Democratic strategists are calling a disaster for the party, why the Left’s cultural issues aren’t bringing in the votes, and who the party might turn to next.
Read moreThe Russian dissident who terrifies Putin
Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced to 25 years in a Siberian prison colony for disparaging the invasion of Ukraine but was released as part of this summer’s historic prisoner swap that also freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. marine Paul Whelan.
Read moreWhat the heck is a trad wife?
Megan Agnew, senior features writer for The Times, joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss the “trad wife” movement, it’s retro look at wifedom and motherhood, and one woman in particular with a huge following on Instagram who’s caught the curious attention of tens of millions.
Read moreThe charm of politicians is a double-edged sword
Julia Sonnevend of The New School for Social Research, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how politicians tap into their own charm to earn your support.
Read moreWhy so much political violence now?
Adrienne LaFrance joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why feelings of powerlessness can lead to violence and the disturbing historical patterns that seem to be repeating today.
Read moreWhat Project 2025 really says
Andrew Prokop, senior politics correspondent at Vox, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the policy suggestions laid out in Project 2025, how much of it might actually be adopted by a potential Trump administration, and the shakeup that’s happened at Heritage since its publication.
Read moreHow a school shooter’s parents were convicted of homicide
John Woodrow Cox, enterprise reporter for The Washington Post, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his time embedded with the prosecutor who built the case against the parents of a son who killed four students at his high school – and what it means for future legal cases regarding the actions of minors.
Read moreWhy the Supreme Court doesn’t represent America
Krys Boyd talks to constitutional law professor Kevin J. McMahon of Trinity College,to discuss how we got to a court that doesn’t reflect the majority of the electorate, what that means for its reputation, and ideas for how to fix what’s broken.
Read moreHow climate change affects the human body
Author Jeff Goodell joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why increasing heatwaves kill the most vulnerable and how they will affect food supplies and water resources – even disease outbreaks.
Read moreThe Democrats’ Biden Dilemma
Jeffrey Engel, David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pressure Biden is under to step aside – and whether the Democratic Party would consider drafting another candidate regardless of the president’s wishes.
Read moreThe surprising power of willful forgetting
Linda Kinstler joins us to discuss the idea of “oblivion,” allowing society to forgive low-level offenders in order to heal a fractured society.
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