New York Times Magazine staff writer Emily Bazelon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what makes a university a “safe space” for free speech, how 90s era laws complicate that, and how students should be included in discussions about the rules of campus protesting.
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Science journalist Rachel Nuwer joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the phenomenon, which has been recorded since ancient times, and how it may offer insight into how we understand consciousness.
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David Ambroz joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his life’s work of fighting for child welfare, the subject of his new memoir.
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Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist Charles Duhigg joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what makes certain people so adept at facilitating the exchange of ideas, how we can make ourselves heard, and how we can better navigate tough conversations.
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Bianca Bosker, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the art world operates and the role of gatekeeping in who gets shown and who can buy art.
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Ruha Benjamin, a professor at Princeton University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we are failing at imagining a better world and how thinking big is the path to unlocking good.
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Education journalist Laura Pappano joins host Krys Boyd to discuss this evolution – which dates back to at least the 1990s – and how school boards are now ground zero for much of the culture wars.
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Len Gutkin, senior editor at The Chronicle Review, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how universities are struggling to maintain the tradition of being places that welcome the free exchange of ideas.
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Brian Klaas, professor at University College London, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways our actions and even inactions affect not just our lives, but history, and how we find ways to knit all this chaos into neat versions of reality.
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Amy Edmondson, professor at the Harvard Business School, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why corporate American approaches to failure are all wrong, and how to incorporate healthy lessons from flubs in the workplace.
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Education journalist Sarah Carr joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the outdated methods being used to diagnose dyslexia — which rely on I.Q. scores before help is given – and the ways students of color are often left behind.
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Jeffrey Bernstein, a parent coach and psychologist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss methods of dealing with a defiant child, offering advice on allowing kids to develop healthy coping skills and for parents to find peace in the house again.
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