Linda Hirshman joins us to talk about the sexism surrounding our conversation about the electability of female candidates, which she writes about for the Washington Post.
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To Fix The House, Add More Reps
Daily Beast columnist Michael Tomasky joins us to talk about ideas that might bridge the partisan gap – from ranked-choice voting to at-large congressional districts.
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The Roadblock To Medicare-for-All
Dylan Scott joins us to talk about the biggest roadblock to expanding Medicare: the 160 million Americans who receive insurance through their jobs. His story “Is Employer-Sponsored Insurance Really a Good Deal for Workers?” appears on Vox.
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The Marijauna Smoke Screen
As more states debate the legality of marijuana, Alex Berenson joins us to discuss the pros and cons of ending the prohibition on pot. His new book is called “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence.”
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Should We Negotiate With Terrorists
Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, joins us to discuss how hostage negotiations work which he writes about in his book “We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping Hostages and Ransom.”
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Stereotypes As Keepsakes
Chico Colvard joins us to talk about the physical embodiments of racism, the subject of his Independent Lens documentary “Black Memorabilia,” which airs tonight on public television stations.
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Millennials: Burned Out Already?
Reporter Anne Helen Petersen joins us to talk her essay in Buzzfeed News, “How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation.”
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Why America Should Still Lead
Jake Sullivan, former national security adviser for Vice President Joe Biden, joins us to make the case that American exceptionalism is alive and well, which he writes about for The Atlantic.
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Black Millennials And A Dream Deferred
Author Reniqua Allen talks with Krys Boyd about how black millenials are re-imagining what the American Dream means to them which she writes about in “It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts the Broken Promise to Black America.”
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What Happens If We Don’t Turn The Other Cheek
Georgetown University professor Joseph Brennan joins Krys Boyd to discuss his essay “When Nonviolence Isn’t Enough” which appears in Reason magazine.
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What Trump Can Do In A State Of Emergency
Elizabeth Goitein, co-director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, joins Krys Boyd to discuss the powers that presidents acquire who declare states of emergency, which she writes about for The Atlantic.
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Memes To An End: The Power Of Digital Culture
Author An Xiao Mina joins Krys Boyd to talk about how memes, emojis and other pieces of internet culture connect people offline, which she writes about in “Memes to Movements: How the World’s Most Viral Media is Changing Social Protest and Power.”
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