Toxic Patriotism

September 21, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Education, History, Politics, Race/Identity, Upcoming

Mychal Denzel Smith is a fellow at Type Media Center, and he joins us to talk about his thoughts on how he wrestles to understand the current moment studied against the long lens of American history.

Schools Can Create Better Citizens By Returning To Civics

September 7, 2020 Education, Politics

Rebecca Winthrop, joins us to argue that, without teaching the fundamentals of how our government works, we’ll never convince people to get out the vote.

Designing For Disability Helps Everybody

August 26, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, History

Sara Hendren teaches design for disability at Olin College of Engineering, and she joins us to talk about the idea that disability isn’t about a person, so much as the way a person must navigate an unhelpful world.

When Work From Home Meets Home School

August 21, 2020 Current Events, Education

Washington Post parenting columnist Meghan Leahy and University of Houston associate professor Samuel Brower join us to talk about the pressures of pandemic parenting and about how we can make sure young students don’t fall behind.

Can We Safely Reopen Schools?

July 15, 2020 Current Events, Education, Health

Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about what it will take to safely welcome students back to school amid the pandemic.

The Future Of DACA

July 10, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Education, Politics, Race/Identity

In this collaboration between Think and The Texas Newsroom, we’ll explore why Congress has been unwilling to create legislation that addresses DACA, share the stories of DACA recipients as they go about their lives unable to plan for their futures, and talk to Janet Napolitano, who initiated the program as President Obama’s Homeland Security secretary.

How Universities Contribute To Inequality

June 26, 2020 Education, History

Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, joins us to talk about how our higher education system contributes to inequality.

How We Got To ‘Sesame Street’

June 24, 2020 Culture, Education

David Kamp joins us to talk about the age of children’s television with programs about multiculturalism, literacy, and lessons in kindness — often given by a giant yellow bird.

COVID-19 And The Future Of College

June 10, 2020 Current Events, Education, Health

Paul Quinn College president Michael J. Sorrell joins us to talk about how COVID-19 complicates the way institutions of higher learning welcome back their students and staff.

The Natural Leadership Of Parents

March 25, 2020 Culture, Education

Alyssa Westring, associate professor and DePaul Presidential Fellow in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, joins us to talk about managing family life in this current time of upheaval.

The Complicated Math That Undermines Free College

March 6, 2020 Education, Politics

This hour, we’ll talk about affordability, accessibility, and attrition problems when it comes to attending universities and look at whether free college is a viable option to solve these problems.

Explaining Roe v. Wade to Teens

March 5, 2020 Education, Health

Journalist and author Karen Blumenthal joins us to talk about writing a comprehensive look at reproductive rights for ages 12 and up.