Rani Molla, senior data reporter for Recode joins us to discuss how corporate America might move forward after Covid shutdowns.
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Dr. Deborah Birx on the politics of COVID
Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, discusses her role in ramping up the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the virus and the political turmoil she found behind the scenes.
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Dobbs and the future of abortion
The University of Texas at Austin Law Professor Elizabeth Sepper joins us to talk about America’s post-Roe future and if the Dobbs ruling opens the door for other challenges before the Supreme Court.
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Did COVID kill the SAT?
New Yorker contributor Eren Orbey discusses how the global pandemic shut down the testing process – and the many ways The College Board is trying to work around not only changes in test administration but pushback on the test itself.
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Why war is surprisingly rare
Prof. Christopher Blattman from the University of Chicago discusses his years of peacemaking experience, why compromise sometimes loses out to conflict, and how to encourage warring parties to make a deal.
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Roe v. Wade might end — how did we get here?
Rosemary Westwood is a public health reporter, and she discusses the specific Mississippi abortion ban case that has made it to the Supreme Court.
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She did time, now she reports on the prison system
After two years in prison for drug charges, Keri Blakinger became a reporter. She discusses her story of drug addiction, incarceration, and the stories she now hopes to tell to shine a light on lives lived behind bars.
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Should all #MeToo violators be punished the same way?
New York Times columnist Pamela Paul discusses if unacceptable workplace conduct should always be equated with sexual harassment.
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Every company is becoming like Amazon
Samantha Oltman from Vox talks about Amazon and its influence over American culture and work life, and what happens when customer satisfaction is the primary concern, no matter the costs.
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The trait mass shooters have in common
Journalist Seamus McGraw joins us to discuss the pattern of American mass gun violence – from the 1966 massacre at the University of Texas at Austin to today.
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Is classical liberalism dead?
Francis Fukuyama joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pushback against classical thoughts about individual rights, rule of law and equality, and what he sees as the decaying of American institutions.
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The lengths we go to for secure elections
Host Krys Body talks with three people who’ve dedicated their careers to election integrity about what goes into securing elections and efforts to restore faith in them ahead of the midterms.
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