Nikki Khanna, associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Vermont, joins us to talk about how these women internalize feelings of being less than.
Read moreHow having an abortion — or not — affects women
Researcher Diana Greene Foster talks about her book “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having – or Being Denied – an Abortion.”
Read moreHow Women Earned The Right To Vote
Writer, director, and producer Michelle Ferrari joins us to talk about the passage of the 19th Amendment and the brave women who pushed that movement to success.
Read moreWe Ask A Lot Of Police — Here’s What We Can Outsource
Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology and public affairs at New York University and founder of AmericanViolence.org, joins us to talk about strategies for offloading elements that stand in the way of effective policing.
Read moreBuckle Up: Driverless Cars Will Change More Than Your Commute
Anthony M. Townsend joins us to talk about the down-the-line changes that will come with autonomous vehicles – everything from privatized roads to mobility monopolies.
Read moreThe Link Between Policing And Segregation
Monica Bell of the Yale School of Law joins us to argue that “segregation rots community life at the root” and that police reform is empty until we examine how people live in proximity to one another.
Read moreWorking From Home Can Be Better — Here’s How
Georgetown University professor Cal Newport joins us to talk about face-to-face communication vs. computer interfacing and how we can master working from home.
Read moreHow The Economy Survived The 1918 Flu
Stanford professor Walter Scheidel joins us to talk about how the 1918 flu took many lives but in the end spared the economy.
Read moreWhen Alexandra Petri Says ‘Everything Is Fine,’ She’s Being Sarcastic
Washington Post humorist and columnist Alexandra Petri joins us to add her brand of humor to the discord and irony to our current events.
Read morePolicing: What Not To Do
Seth W. Stoughton, an associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and a former Tallahassee Police Department officer, joins us to talk about his research into why he believes the current playbook for police training is too focused on force rather than community.
Read moreCOVID-19 And The Future Of College
Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell joins us to talk about how COVID-19 complicates the way institutions of higher learning welcome back their students and staff.
Read moreHow Protests Shape Public Opinion
Omar Wasow, assistant professor in the Department of Politics at Princeton and co-founder of BlackPlanet.com, joins us to talk about protest tactics that work and why.
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