Stephen J. Macekura of Indiana University joins us to make the case that an ever-increasing GDP isn’t the answer to inequality and other social issues.
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How Ancient Cities Created The Modern World
Author Ben Wilson joins us to talk about the innovations of ancient cities, which connect the Sumerian city of Uruk to the world’s urban mega-centers of today.
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Evictions Follow You, Even If You Move
Megan Kimble, executive editor of The Texas Observer, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about tenant background checks that operate without oversight and the lives upended by a confusing system focused on serving landlords.
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Mom May Not Cook (But She Still Loves You)
Sarah Bowen, professor of sociology at North Carolina State University, joins us to take a tour inside the kitchens of everyday American women to uncover the challenges they face in providing even simple meals.
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The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Cause Gun Violence
University of Alabama law professor Fredrick E. Vars joins us to discuss his 10 ideas for state-level policy to promote public safety while protecting gun ownership.
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How Textiles Stitched The World Together
Virginia Postrel joins us to talk about the international commerce built around silk, cotton, dyes and other materials that tied together people across the globe.
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How Work Has Changed During the Pandemic
Even if who’ve been fortunate enough to not contract COVID-19, the pandemic has affected in some way each of our home lives and careers. This hour, we’ll talk about how work has changed during the pandemic.
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Education Inequality Starts Outside The Classroom
Ohio State professor Douglas B. Downey joins us to explain why academics are approaching closing equity gaps for student achievement all wrong.
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A Better Way To Spend Those Education Dollars
Brandon L. Wright, editorial director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins us to talk about public education funding challenges and how in the aftermath of the pandemic we must find smarter ways to spend those dollars.
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Grocery Shopping As Status Symbol
Benjamin Lorr joins us to talk about his investigations into the highly-guarded inner-workings of how our food goes from field, to truck, to shelf.
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What It Will Take For Texas To Survive COVID
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO Robert Kaplan and Joe Straus, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, join host Krys Boyd to discuss the pandemic’s impact on the state in terms of dollars, jobs, and the health of Texans.
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The World’s Top Entrepreneurs Explain How They Made It
Guy Raz joins host Krys Boyd to talk about his collection of interviews with 200 highly-successful entrepreneurs discussing their rise to success.
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