How To Be A Hero

May 31, 2021 Education, Health, History, Mental Health, Politics

William H. McRaven joins us to talk about what we can all learn from those who acted with valor when the moment required it.

Here’s What School Might Look Like In The Fall

May 20, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Education, Health

Education Week reporter Madeline Will joins us to talk about how learning gaps will be addressed, how schools are planning to fully reopen, and which Covid safety measures will remain even after students can be vaccinated.

The Fight Over Female Virginity

May 13, 2021 Culture, Education, Health, History, Mental Health, Politics

Lisabeth During joins us to talk about the history and ideas surrounding female virginity and why it is associated with both honor and rebellion.

Not All Geniuses Were Child Prodigies

May 10, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Science and Technology

Claudia Kalb joins us to discuss the science of off-the-charts intelligence, and the events that trigger greatness.

The Feminist Triumph Of … Home Economics

May 6, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Race/Identity

Danielle Dreilinger joins us to talk about how home economics courses opened doors for women outside the home, vaulting them to careers as scientists, businesswomen, professors and more.

The Trailblazing Women Of AKA

May 6, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Politics, Race/Identity

Deborah Riley Draper, an AKA herself, joins us to tell the story of the oldest Black Greek letter sorority, which was founded at Howard University.

The World Expects Too Much From Young People

May 5, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Mental Health

Rainesford Stauffer joins us to talk about the social media-fueled pressure put on people in their 20s and 30s to find their purpose, and why allowing time to think and be still might be the best way for someone to grow.

Why We’re Not All Speaking Esperanto

April 28, 2021 Culture, Education, Global Issues, History, Language

Stephanie Tam joins us to tell the story of one man’s quest for a lingua franca that would bridge communication and why it was blocked by colonial ideas of English superiority.

Growing Up Racially Black … But Not Culturally Black In America

April 15, 2021 Culture, Education, Language, Race/Identity

Louis Chude-Sokei, director of the African American studies program at Boston University, joins us to talk about his journey to understand his place in the Black diaspora.

The Weird Racial Phenomenon Of ‘Reverse-Passing’

April 14, 2021 Culture, Education, Mental Health, Race/Identity

Helen Lewis of The Atlantic joins us to talk about the people who take on the roles of different ethnicities and asks if a form of Munchausen syndrome could actually be at play.

Darwin’s Guide To Alien Life

April 13, 2021 Education, Environment, History, Science and Technology

Arik Kershenbaum, a zoologist and fellow at Girton College, University of Cambridge, joins us to talk about understanding evolution on Earth and how that might parallel alien life forms elsewhere.

Asian Americans And The Rise In Racism

April 12, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Education, History, Race/Identity

Vishakha N. Desai, chair of Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought and a past president of the Asia Society, joins us to talk about these troubling statics, how Asians regularly face racist ideas that question their place in American society and what needs to happen to fight back.