Drew Desilver, senior writer at Pew Research Center, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a new study that looks at Americans’ views on tipping, from what we think is appropriate to what we feel is outrageous, and why tipping has so many of us confused.
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Veronica O. Davis, a civil engineer and community activist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how we might take a more human-centric approach to urban planning.
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Kathryn J. Edin, William Church Osborne Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the intersection of poverty and geography.
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Vincent Schiraldi, founder of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the Justice Policy Institute, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss parole and probation, which he calls a “recidivism trap,” and make the case that these practices should be abolished.
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Andrew Van Dam, a date columnist for The Washington Post, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about why Millennials are not having children even though they still want them.
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Texas Monthly writer Dan Solomon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the progress being made by tech companies producing driverless cars, as well as the safety concerns that still have yet to be addressed.
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Ganesh Sitaraman, a law professor, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he feels unregulated capitalism created a handful of airline competitors and why he feels improvements are possible.
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David Leonhardt of The New York Times joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how a lack of investment in infrastructure has put the U.S. behind in nearly every category from education to even life expectancy.
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Applied mathematician Coco Krumme joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the bear traps we’ve created with systems so tightly wound for efficiency that we’re caught off guard when faced with disruption or uncertainty.
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Conspiracy theory researcher Annie Kelly discusses how old-school skeptics raised on late-night call-in radio fear modern day conspiracy theorists are giving their passion a bad name.
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Wall Street Journal higher education reporter Melissa Korn joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a look into 50 flagship state universities and how inflows of cash are not necessarily benefiting students – and how those schools justify their decisions.
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Kurt Eichenwald discusses his reporting into sham bank accounts being opened by crime rings with real and fake identities and the large profits they make for financial institutions.
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