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Mental Gymnastics: New Insights Into The Brain

January 16, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

This hour, experts on brain science join us to separate fact from fiction – and to better understand what we know about gender, creativity and how our brain is programmed to lead us home.

The Hitmen Of The Dark Web

January 15, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Science and Technology

Technology writer Brian Merchant joins us to talk about the surprising and shadowy world of crowd-sourced contract killers.

An Autopsy Of The Great Recession

January 14, 2020 Current Events, Economics

Reveal journalist Aaron Glantz joins us to talk about how “mortgage products” let so many Americans down.

Finding E.T. Won’t Be Cheap

January 14, 2020 Current Events, Science and Technology

Science journalist Adam Mann joins us to talk about the renewed push and excitement to fund the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, despite skepticism and pushback.

Battlefield Medicine Needs To Change Right Now

January 13, 2020 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Science and Technology

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood joins us to talk about current experiments and crucial advances taking place in battlefield medicine that could push the chances of survival well beyond a one-hour window.

How Obama Led To Trump

January 13, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Politics

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.

How Will Iran Punch Back?

January 9, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Global Issues, Politics

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.

A More Nuanced Approach To Pain Management

January 9, 2020 Current Events, Global Issues, Health, Science and Technology

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.

The Challenges Of Texas’ Population Boom

January 8, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

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.

Can Moms Who Stay Home Catch Up On Careers?

January 7, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Race/Identity

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.

A Trans Woman Reflects On What It Took To Transition

January 6, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Race/Identity

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.

Sanctuary And Safety: A National Call-In Special from Think

January 3, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

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.