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.

How Boys Learn About Sex

March 4, 2020 Education, Health

Peggy Orenstein joins us to talk about the ways boys and young men struggle with mixed messages about sex – and about how they, like girls, need help building relationships that move beyond the physical.

How American History Varies By State

March 2, 2020 Education, History

Dana Goldstein, a national correspondent for The New York Times, joins us to talk about how a comparison of history textbooks from two states highlights how each state frames history to fit its political climate.

Good Math Will Save The World

February 24, 2020 Education, Science and Technology

Matt Parker, host of Science Channel’s “Outrageous Acts of Science,” joins us to talk about the everyday math constantly happening all around us.

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger – Here’s Why

February 19, 2020 Education, Health

Ian Robertson, T. Boone Pickens Distinguished Scientist and co-Leader of The BrainHealth Project, talks to us about how adversity can steer us toward success.

Learning To Leave: A Woman’s Journey

January 20, 2020 Best of Think, Education

Tara Westover joins us to tell her story of growing up in a family of survivalists, living way off the grid and learning only what her family taught her.

Please Touch This Art

January 6, 2020 Culture, Education

Sarah Schleuning, the Margot B. Perot Senior Curator of Decorative Arts and Design and interim chief curator at the Dallas Museum of Art, joins us to talk about the exhibit she curated, “Speechless: Different By Design.”

We Can See The Future – So Why Do We Fail To Plan?

December 11, 2019 Current Events, Education, Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology

Bina Venkataraman joins us to talk about why we’re so bad at developing foresight – and what we can do about it.

When Bombs Tried to Kill Them, Books Kept Their Souls Alive

November 29, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Education, Literature

Journalist Mike Thompson joins us to talk about one bright spot in the Syrian Civil War: a secret world of books that offered normality and refuge.

Melinda Gates On Empowering Women

November 28, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Education, History, Politics

Melinda Gates joins us to make the case that providing opportunities to women is the key to bettering society as a whole.

The Indian Children Stolen By The Federal Government

November 27, 2019 Education, History, Race/Identity

Nick Estes, a member of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, joins us to talk about how generations of tribes grapple with the brutal legacy of trauma inflicted by the U.S. government on Native American children.

What It Was Like To Be Mr. Rogers’ Friend

November 22, 2019 Culture, Education, Race/Identity

Tom Junod joins us to talk about an interview that turned into an unlikely, lifelong friendship with a quiet man who possessed a special power to deeply empathize with children and adults alike.