Daniel Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University, joins us to talk about how the current breakdown of international trade agreements eerily resembles the run-up to the First World War.
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Defending The New York Times In Court
David E. McCraw is deputy general counsel for The New York Times, and he joins us to talk about the delicate line between protecting the paper’s voice while also guarding it from legal trouble.
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Redefining Black Protest
Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin join us to talk about the many ways black Americans resist the forces against them every day. Their collection of interviews is called, “How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance.”
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Reproductive Care: The Third Rail Of Health Policy
New York Times columnist Michelle Goldberg joins us to talk about how the Supreme Court shifting right could lead to the overturn of Roe V. Wade – and about how state legislatures have worked to neutralize the law ever since the court’s 1973 decision.
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The Price Of Uncontrolled Diabetes
Sophie Novack joins us to talk about how diabetes hits poor communities in Texas and elsewhere particularly hard, which she writes about for the Texas Observer.
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How Unqualified Men Get Hired Over Qualified Women
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor at University College, London, joins us to discuss how qualities that land people leadership roles – overconfidence, narcissism – are often the same qualities that stand in the way of leadership.
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Could You Be Friends With A Robot?
Tech journalist James Vlahos joins us to talk about the many ways these chatbots will affect business, privacy and even our understanding of consciousness. His new book is called “Talk to Me: How Voice Computing Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Think.”
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How Unqualified Men Get Hired Over Qualified Women
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, professor of business psychology at University College, London, joins us to discuss the psychological miscalculations at play with bad hiring decisions.
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A Former U.S. Diplomat On Trump’s Foreign Policy
Former diplomat William J Burns joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the continued importance of “soft power” in the wake of President Trump’s call for 23 percent cut in the State Department funding.
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You’re Not Who You Think: The Secrets Of Ancient DNA
Harvard genetics professor David Reich joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how studying our ancestor’s DNA has opened the door to understanding how humans have evolved.
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No Refuge: An Asylum Story Gone Wrong
Texas Tribune reporter Jay Root joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the physical and financial risks of asylum seekers putting their family’s life in the hands of smugglers.
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Americans Are Retiring With Almost Nothing
UMass-Boston sociology professor Katherine S. Newman joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the likely return of old-age poverty – and about how the country can renew its social contract with seniors.
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