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How The Pandemic Has Set Women Back Decades

November 13, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Education, Race/Identity

This hour, guest host Courtney Collins talks about how the pandemic has created a female recession, how disparities in who receives healthcare have widened, and how the feminist movement often leaves behind women of color.

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It All Starts With Algae

November 12, 2020 Economics, Environment, Science and Technology

Ruth Kassinger joins us to talk about how algae might just be the key to creating a more sustainable future.

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Nobody’s Trying to Abolish the Suburbs

October 29, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Politics

Kriston Capps, Staff writer at Bloomberg CityLab, joins us to talk about Trump’s take on federal fair housing—his thoughts on who’s allowed to live where— and why he hopes some voters hear his call.

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James Baker: American Power Broker

October 19, 2020 Economics, History, Politics

Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times, joins us to talk about Baker’s close and competitive friendship with George H.W. Bush – and about his diplomatic work that reshaped the world in the last quarter of the 20th Century.

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The Deterioration Of US-China Relations

October 12, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Global Issues, History, Politics

Mary Gallagher, director of the International Institute at the University of Michigan, joins us to discuss the current state of U.S.-China relations and what it would take for the relationship to improve.

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For Big Political Donors, Strings Are Definitely Attached

October 8, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Politics

Sarah Kleiner, a politics reporter with the Center for Public Integrity, joins us to discuss her reporting into how wealthy North Texas Republican donors use their money to call the shots on Capitol Hill.

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A Meritocracy Leaves Many Unfairly Behind

September 29, 2020 Culture, Economics, History

Harvard government professor Michael J. Sandel joins us to talk about how many of America’s problems can be traced to a lack of concern over what’s best for society.

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The Invention Of Money

September 15, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, History, Politics

Jacob Goldstein, co-host of NPR’s “Planet Money,” joins us to talk about how our world goes ‘round in large part because we’ve all swallowed hard and agreed to not ask too much about the real value of currency.

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Bye, Bye Business Casual: The Pandemic And The Fashion Industry

September 3, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics

Dana Thomas joins us to talk about how the pandemic is reshaping our shopping habits and forcing the fashion industry to figure out how to survive on selling baggy tees.

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How Inventions Change Families

September 1, 2020 Culture, Economics, Science and Technology

Harvard Business School professor Debora L. Spar joins us to talk about how technological advancement has reshaped the nuclear family.

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Junk: The Billion Dollar Industry

August 31, 2020 Current Events, Economics, Environment

Adam Minter joins us to talk about people who find treasure in our trash — and why, with all our stuff, we continue to buy new things.

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The Roadmap For Texas’ Economic Recovery

August 13, 2020 Current Events, Economics

Robert S. Kaplan and Marvin Odum join us to explore how the energy, banking, and other important industries in the state might bounce back – and how everyday Texans can get back on their feet.

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