Pamela Stone, professor of sociology at Hunter College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York, joins us to talk about the struggles of highly-educated, well-connected women with resume gaps.
Read moreA Trans Woman Reflects On What It Took To Transition
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey, distinguished professor of economics, history, English and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago, joins us to talk about her journey transitioning from a man to a woman in 1999.
Read moreSanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think
In “Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think,”we talk with a diverse group of faith leaders about their approaches to creating safe spaces for worship – and about what’s lost when congregants no longer feel comfortable gathering in public spaces.
Read moreThe United States Of Xenophobia
Erika Lee, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, us to talk about how our country’s fear of the “other” has been with us since the beginning — and how our historical amnesia is holding back healing.
Read moreOpium’s Long Spell On Humankind
Dr. John H. Halpern, a psychiatrist and former medical director of the Boston Center for Addiction Treatment, joins us to talk about how the power of the drug, first detected in Mesopotamia, has built to a crisis today.
Read moreThe Idealism Of Samantha Power
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations under President Obama, Samantha Power joins us to talk about her life in public service.
Read moreIs Climate Change Causing Your Depression?
Journalist Ash Sanders joins us to talk about how the rise of eco-anxiety is creating a public mental health crisis.
Read moreWe Can See The Future – So Why Do We Fail To Plan?
Bina Venkataraman joins us to talk about why we’re so bad at developing foresight – and what we can do about it.
Read moreWhat Drives Mike Pence
Journalist Tom LoBianco has covered Pence for decades, and he joins us to talk about what he’s learned about who Pence is publicly and privately – and why he agreed to partner with a president with whom he seemingly has little in common.
Read moreWe Need To Update Our Definition Of ‘War’
Tanisha M. Fazal, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about how a belief that modern war is tapering off is a dangerous falsehood.
Read moreA Conversation With John Cleese
John Cleese joins us to talk about how his life is built around making people laugh.
Read moreLiving In The Shadow Of George Wallace
Peggy Wallace Kennedy talks to us about her work to change her family’s legacy.
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