Graham Allison joins us to talk about how this tricky balance of power is maintained – and about what happens when one superpower steps into another’s turf.
Read moreIt’s Not Too Late To Stave Off A Depression
Matthrew Yglesias, co-founder of Vox Media and co-host of The Weeds podcast, joins us to argue we don’t have to head into a Great Depression if we act boldly now.
Read moreDuring Social Distancing, We’re All In This Together
NYU sociology professor Eric M. Klinenberg joins us to talk about how making it through Covid-19 will require buy-in from everyone.
Read moreTo Work Better, Work Less
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang, a visiting scholar at Stanford and Oxford, joins us to talk about redesigning the workday.
Read moreWhy There’s Not Enough Public Transit
Aaron W. Gordon, senior writer for Motherboard, joins us to talk about why public transportation is broken and how, especially now, it’s time to rethink how people get places.
Read moreThe Role Of Animals In Human Pandemics
Science writer David Quammen joins us to talk about why an animal-to-human zoonotic transmission happens and what the risk is, now and in the future.
Read moreHow Covid-19 Attacks Our Immune System
New York Times reporter Matt Richtel joins us to talk about our complicated immune system, which is capable of both healing the body and turning on it.
Read moreTo Improve Healthcare, Cut Costs
Jay Shambaugh, director of The Hamilton Project and a senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, joins us to talk about why health care prices are so high and how we can improve future outcomes.
Read moreShould Incarcerated People Be Allowed To Vote?
Daniel A. Gross of The New Yorker joins us to talk about why we deny prisoners the right to vote and if we should restore that privilege.
Read moreIn A Time Of Oversharing, Money Is Still Off Limits
Joe Pinsker, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about one of the last American taboos: asking about what’s in someone’s bank account.
Read moreWhy Do We Still Have The Electoral College?
Jesse Wegman, a member of the New York Times editorial board, joins us to talk about how the power behind millions of individual votes can disappear with the decision of a single elector.
Read moreWhy We Accentuate The Negative
John Tierney joins us to talk about searching for the half-full glass when it seems the world wants to smash it altogether.
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