Was Closing Schools The Right Move For American Teens?

March 31, 2021 Current Events, Education, Health, Mental Health, Politics

Alec MacGillis covers politics and government for ProPublica, and he joins us to tell the stories of teenagers in two small towns, one in New Mexico and one in Texas, where governors took very different approaches to public safety.

New To America? Here’s Where To Start

March 25, 2021 Culture, Current Events, Education, History, Race/Identity

Roya Hakakian joins us talk about her instruction manual for newcomers to this country, acting as tour operator for all the wonder of American sights and sounds.

The Genesis Of The Bible

March 22, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Language, Literature

Kristin Swenson is an associate professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, and she joins us to talk about approaching the Bible anew with a sense of wonder and context.

Why Scientists Experiment With Demons (Yes, Really)

March 15, 2021 Education, History, Science and Technology

Jimena Canales of the University of Illinois joins us to talk about the scientific thought process of some of the world’s most brilliant minds, a wild journey into imagination, fear, and theory to make the impossible, possible.

Your Co-Workers Are Not Your Family

March 15, 2021 Culture, Economics, Education

Type Media Center reporting fellow who covers labor and economic justice, Sarah Jaffe, joins us to talk about how our relationships with our employers often take up more space than those with our own families, and why that needs to change.

Better Loving Through Chemistry

March 4, 2021 Culture, Education, Health, Science and Technology

Brian D. Earp joins us to argue that drugs that can help strengthen – and sever – relationships are out there now, and it’s time to understand the ethics and morals behind their use.

History’s Real-Life Fashion Police

March 2, 2021 Culture, Education, History, Politics

Stanford Law professor Richard Thompson Ford joins us to talk about a long and fascinating list of rules about who could dress in which ways and why, and how they were often used as a cudgel to keep people from rising above their station.

You Can Achieve So Much More – Here’s How

March 2, 2021 Education, Health, Science and Technology

Steven Kotler, executive director of the Flow Research Collective, joins us to offer accessible strategies for unlocking the potential of our minds and bodies.

How The Medical Research System Gets Around Informed Consent

February 26, 2021 Current Events, Education, Health, History, Politics, Science and Technology

Harriet A. Washington, a lecturer in bioethics at Columbia University, joins us to talk about her research into a patient’s right to decline a procedure and the ethics of forcing experiments or new treatments in the name of research.

The ABC’s Of STD’s

February 25, 2021 Education, Health, History, Science and Technology

Dr. Ina Park is a medical consultant at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, and she joins us for an open conversation about how STDs are spread and how they affect the body.

Egg Freezing: Empowerment Or Impediment

February 22, 2021 Education, Health, Politics, Science and Technology

Lucy van de Wiel, research associate at the Reproductive Sociology Research Group, University of Cambridge, joins us to discuss how this reproductive technology offers a chance at parenting but also can lead to a heartbreaking journey into a largely unregulated industry.

How Public Education Props Up Our Democracy

February 18, 2021 Education, History, Politics

University of South Carolina School of Law professor Derek W. Black joins us to talk about why a public education system built to serve all students is fundamental to creating an equitable society.