The Pioneers Who Pushed America West

January 2, 2020 Environment, History

H.W. Brands, Jack S. Blanton, Sr. chair in history at the University of Texas at Austin, join us to talk about the perseverance of the pioneers who set out for the American West.

Is Climate Change Causing Your Depression?

December 16, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Environment

Journalist Ash Sanders joins us to talk about how the rise of eco-anxiety is creating a public mental health crisis.

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.

We Need To Update Our Definition Of ‘War’

December 10, 2019 Current Events, Environment, Global Issues, History, Politics, Science and Technology

Tanisha M. Fazal, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about how a belief that modern war is tapering off is a dangerous falsehood.

Junk: The Billion Dollar Industry

December 3, 2019 Current Events, Economics, Environment

Adam Minter joins us to talk about people who find treasure in our trash — and why, with all our stuff, we continue to buy new things.

What Indigenous Cultures Can Teach Climate Scientists

November 25, 2019 Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology

Ecologist Alejandro Frid joins us to talk about integrating Western science with ancient traditions.

The Adolescence of Animals

November 1, 2019 Culture, Environment, Science and Technology

Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, visiting professor in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard and president of the International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health, joins us to talk about how all animals — humans included — transition into adulthood.