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QAnon: A Game That Plays People

January 21, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Politics

Reed Berkowitz, director of Curiouser LLC, a media, fiction and games research group, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how QAnon could be thought of as “a game that plays people.”

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Where Do Biden And Trump Go From Here?

January 19, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, Politics

Filmmaker Michael Kirk joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the roles each man will play in unifying a deeply divided nation.

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Toxic Patriotism

January 18, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Education, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Mychal Denzel Smith is a fellow at Type Media Center, and he joins us to talk about his thoughts on how he wrestles to understand the current moment studied against the long lens of American history.

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What To Expect From A Biden Presidency

January 18, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, Politics

New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos joins host Krys Boyd to talk about Biden’s life, policy positions and the political circumstances that propelled him to become the 46th President of the United States.

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Trump Is Impeached (Again)

January 14, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, History, Politics

Presidential historian Jeffrey Engel joins host Krys Boyd to talk about this unprecedented chapter in American history – and about whether it will unify the country or tear it further apart.

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Evictions Follow You, Even If You Move

January 14, 2021 Current Events, Economics

Megan Kimble, executive editor of The Texas Observer, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about tenant background checks that operate without oversight and the lives upended by a confusing system focused on serving landlords.

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When Medical Misinformation Goes Viral

January 12, 2021 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Science and Technology

Dr. Seema Yasmin, director of the Stanford Health Communication Initiative, joins host Krys Boyd to dispel common rumors and myths about science and medicine, and why facts still don’t tamp down lies.

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How Crowd Psychology Played Out At The Capitol

January 8, 2021 Culture, Current Events, History, Politics, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Rob Henderson studies human behavior at the University of Cambridge, and he joins us to talk about the psychology of why people follow a crowd.

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The Day Extremists Stormed The Capitol

January 7, 2021 Culture, Current Events, History, Race/Identity

SMU presidential historian Sharron Conrad joins us to talk about this unprecedented event in American history – and about the role presidents play in American race relations.

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Mom May Not Cook (But She Still Loves You)

January 6, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Health, Race/Identity

Sarah Bowen, professor of sociology at North Carolina State University, joins us to take a tour inside the kitchens of everyday American women to uncover the challenges they face in providing even simple meals.

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The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Cause Gun Violence

January 6, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Economics, History, Politics

University of Alabama law professor Fredrick E. Vars joins us to discuss his 10 ideas for state-level policy to promote public safety while protecting gun ownership.

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The Malcolm X You Never Knew

January 5, 2021 Culture, Current Events, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Principal researcher Tamara Payne, who finished the book written by her late father, joins us to discuss previously unknown details of the man central to the Black freedom movement.

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