Ed Yong covers science as a staff writer for The Atlantic, and he joins us to talk about the current crisis and how it could’ve been avoided.
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The Future of Life During COVID
This hour, we’re exploring how three sectors of everyday life are responding to the pandemic.
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Does Personal Freedom Endanger Public Health?
Mark Rothstein joins us to talk about what to do when public health directives during a pandemic clash with our expectation of personal liberty.
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Gun Culture A Year After El Paso
Jennifer Carlson joins us to look at how the discussion around guns has changed during COVID-19 and explore how the conversation will be framed during the 2020 presidential campaigns.
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Life In The Shadow Of The Border Wall
D.W. Gibson spent two years observing a section of the wall’s development – from prototype to construction – and he joins us to talk about what he learned from talking to people who live and work near it.
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The Covid Numbers You Should Care About
ProPublica health reporter Caroline Chen joins us to talk about how we should interpret the numbers to get a sense of where we’re headed.
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Alex Jones And The Explosion Of Conspiracy Theory
Filmmaker Michael Kirk talks to us about how hoaxes and conspiracies are perpetuated and the battle between truth and lies.
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Why Dollar Stores Get Robbed All The Time
Alec MacGillis, who covers politics and government for ProPublica, joins us to talk about when corporate neglect and food deserts begin to define a community.
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Citizens Of Other Countries Trust Their Governments. Why Don’t We?
Wired magazine contributor Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins us to talk about how other nations have more successfully contained the coronavirus thanks to a shared trust with citizens – and about what it will take for the U.S. to rebuild a similar level of trust.
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Can We Safely Reopen Schools?
Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about what it will take to safely welcome students back to school amid the pandemic.
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James Baldwin Still Has Something To Say
Princeton professor Eddie Glaude, Jr. joins us to talk about looking at today’s racism through the eyes of one of the great thinkers of the 20th Century.
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Why Science Is So Easy To Dismiss
Adrian Bardon, professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University, joins us to talk about how identity, political affiliation, culture and rationalization have led to science denial.
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