Richard Kreitner, contributing writer to The Nation, joins us to look at past and present attempts to dissolve the United States.
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Junk: The Billion Dollar Industry
Adam Minter joins us to talk about people who find treasure in our trash — and why, with all our stuff, we continue to buy new things.
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Is Kamala Harris Biden’s Bridge To The White House?
Niambi Carter, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Political Science at Howard University, joins us to reflect on the Democratic and Republican National Conventions – and talk about what Howard alum Kamala Harris brings to the Joe Biden ticket.
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Designing For Disability Helps Everybody
Sara Hendren teaches design for disability at Olin College of Engineering, and she joins us to talk about the idea that disability isn’t about a person, so much as the way a person must navigate an unhelpful world.
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The Social Value Of Shame
Peter N. Stearns, University Professor of History at George Mason University, joins us to talk about using shame as an emotional disciplining tool.
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So Who’s Russia Backing In November?
Laura Rosenberger, the director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, joins us to talk about foreign interference and the security of the 2020 presidential election.
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How We Can Protect Voter Rights In November
Gilda R. Daniels, former voting expert in the Justice Department of both the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations, joins us to talk about protecting the voting rights of Americans.
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When Work From Home Meets Home School
Washington Post parenting columnist Meghan Leahy and University of Houston associate professor Samuel Brower join us to talk about the pressures of pandemic parenting and about how we can make sure young students don’t fall behind.
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Working Women: The Professional Casualties Of COVID-19
Chabeli Carrazana, economy reporter for The 19th News, joins us to talk about how women’s meager workplace gains since the 1970s are being wiped out by the pandemic – and how they’ll be tough to regain.
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Why Is It So Difficult To Treat Pain
Travis Rieder joins us to talk about how his addiction to pain medication taught him about how we address the current opioid crisis.
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The Roadmap For Texas’ Economic Recovery
Robert S. Kaplan and Marvin Odum join us to explore how the energy, banking, and other important industries in the state might bounce back – and how everyday Texans can get back on their feet.
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Why It’s So Hard To Draw The Line On Gerrymandering
Walter Olson, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, joins us to talk about the many factors – some political, some not – that go into deciding how Americans cast their votes.
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