Michael Kirk joins us to talk about the factors that got us to this point in American politics and what the future could hold for our democracy.
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How Will Iran Punch Back?
Ilan Goldenberg, senior fellow and director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what might happen next between Iran and the U.S. – and about if a face-saving option exists.
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A More Nuanced Approach To Pain Management
Science writer Yudhijit Bhattacharjee joins us to talk about how researchers are developing a more nuanced understanding of pain and how that’s informing treatment.
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The Challenges Of Texas’ Population Boom
Former Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings is president and CEO of Texas 2036, and she talks to us about how the nonprofit organization is taking a nonpartisan approach to assessing state data to prepare for the next 16 years and beyond.
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Can Moms Who Stay Home Catch Up On Careers?
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.
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A 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.
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Sanctuary 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.
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The 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.
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Opium’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.
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The 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.
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Is 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.
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We 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.
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