Urban design critic John King joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how urban parks have evolved to offer a variety of experiences.
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Buckle Up: It’s The Law
Law professor Gregory H. Shill joins us to talk about the many ways driving has been written into our legal system.
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The Cost of Freedom: How Ankle Bracelets Are Pushing People into Debt
Ava Kofman joins us to talk about how the inability to pay for ankle monitors may land defendants back in jail.
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Colorado After 5 Years Of Legal Weed
Jack Healy joins us to talk about how Colorado has changed since legalizing marijuana five years ago.
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Can You Steal The Cure For Cancer?
Peter Waldman joins us to talk about how the FBI and NIH are quietly purging Chinese scientists at cancer research institutions, out of fear of China stealing intellectual property.
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Assessing America’s Trade Wars
Co-founder of Vox Media, Matthew Yglesias and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, Maurice D. Kugler who is actually shouldering the brunt of tariffs between the United States and China.
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Texans In Congress Talk Border and Immigration
Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Will Hurd join us to talk about immigration, national security and how it these topics intersect in the districts they represent.
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It All Starts With Algae
Ruth Kassinger joins us to talk about how algae might just be the key to creating a more sustainable future.
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In West Texas: A Boom For Some, A Bust For Others
Texas Monthly writer Christian Wallace joins us to talk about what it’s like to live through the ups and downs of the oil industry.
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Is the U.S. Really a Democracy?
Astra Taylor joins us to talk about why creating a true democracy is so hard – and the steps we might take to get closer to that goal of treating everyone the same.
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What Happens To Car Culture When Robots Do The Driving?
Dan Albert joins us to talk about how our lives might shift when we’re no longer behind the wheel of a vehicle.
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How Millennials Make Work Work
S. Craig Watkins, Ernest S. Sharpe Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, joins us to talk about how the reality of the gig economy has turned this generation into a resourceful, creative workforce.
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