David Napier is professor of medical anthropology at University College London, director of the university’s Centre for Applied Global Citizenship, and director of its Science, Medicine, and Society Network. He joins us to discuss group dynamics and why public policy that values the collective good over individual interests is ultimately beneficial to everyone.
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Journalist Bill Minutaglio joins us to talk about the state’s long history of conflict, violence, backroom deals, and bravado that’s created its political framework.
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Anna Sale, creator, and host of the “Death, Sex and Money” podcast, joins us to talk about the painful and taboo topics we’re told to avoid, and why we need to bring them up more often to make progress on tough issues.
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Adie Tomer joins us to discuss the details of the bill, the politics behind its contents, and how its being received beyond Capitol Hill.
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Journalist Zeahaa Rehman joins us to talk about audiences now clamoring for new, diverse characters in the romance genre spurred by the hit Netflix show “Bridgerton.”
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Author Michael Lewis joins us to tell the stories of a biochemist, a public health worker and a federal government employee who worked in the White House during the early days of trying to contain the coronavirus.
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Journalist Andrea González-Ramírez joins us to discuss the political roadblocks to statehood, the option to become an independent nation, and the complex issues that face the future of the island.
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Dr. Ruth S. Shim joins us to discuss the lack of access to care for people of color and the links between structural racism and mental health.
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Aubrey Gordon is the previously anonymous writer behind the popular Your Fat Friend essays and social media posts, and she joins us to talk about why the “body positivity” movement doesn’t go far enough to achieve real social justice and basic human rights.
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Dr. Madhukar Trivedi joins us to talk about what it will take to retrain ourselves to live in a world not dominated by a global pandemic.
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Derek DelGaudio joins us to talk about his autobiography, a deep dive into how illusion and identity shaped his life.
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Christopher MacDonald-Dennis is chief diversity officer at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and he joins us to talk about the evolution of BIPOC and similar terms – and why some people embrace them while others don’t.
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