Matthew O. Jackson, William D. Eberle professor of economics at Stanford, joins us to talk about how our social networks act as composites of ourselves – and how they often forecast the paths we’ll take.
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LGBT In A Small Town Is Not What You Imagined
Daily Beast reporter Samantha Allen joins us to talk about her cross-country trip meeting queer people thriving in conservative strongholds, which she writes about in “Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States.”
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The College Admissions Scandal
Kevin Carey, vice president of education policy and knowledge management at New America, joins host Krys Boyd to talk through the many ways that wealthy parents use their money to get around the admissions process – and about the effect that has on other students.
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Manifest Destiny Ends With The Wall
Yale historian Greg Grandin joins us to talk about why it’s time to rethink the notion that there’s nowhere else to expand. His new book is called “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.”
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What We Owe the Global Village
Kwame Anthony Appiah joins us to make the case that patriotism and cosmopolitanism are not mutually exclusive ideas. His essay “The Importance of Elsewhere” appears in the current issue of Foreign Affairs.
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Where You Live Determines How You Live
Jan Shambaugh, director of the Hamilton Project and senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, joins us to talk about why some counties are championing income equality – and about what struggling countries can do to catch up.
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How Much Of The Mueller Report Will We See?
University of Arizona law professor Andrew Coan joins us to discuss what we know about Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation and the work of previous special prosecutors. Coan’s new book is called “Prosecuting the President: How Special Prosecutors Hold Presidents Accountable and Protect the Rule of Law.”
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Public Lands In Peril
Stephen Nash joins us to talk about the need to protect wildlife habitats from mining, drilling and other development.
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A Pragmatist’s Take On Equality
American University law professor Robert L. Tsai joins us to talk about legal maneuvers that might help the country at least get closer to becoming a more equitable society.
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A Former U.S. Ambassador On The Iran Deal
Ambassador Thomas Pickering, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, joins us to explain why he feels the U.S. must reengage with traditional allies as a precursor to reaching a new deal with Tehran.
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A Bipartisan Take On Russian Interference
Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly, co-directors of the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, join us to talk about what we learned from the 2016 election – and about the remaining vulnerabilities in our election system.
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The Past, Present And Future Of Impeachment
Krys Boyd hosts a panel discussion about the use of impeachment with the authors of “Impeachment: An American History.”
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