Host Krys Boyd talks with guests Andrew Van Dam, Bryan Walsh, and William MacAskill on population projections and what factors people consider when deciding to have children or not.
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Everything everywhere all at once: The threats to global democracy
NPR’s Global Democracy correspondent, Frank Langfitt, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how these seismic shifts upend the lives of everyday people – and about how they challenge American power around the world.
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The story of Volodymyr Zelensky
Time correspondent Simon Shuster joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his new biography of the comedian-turned-Ukrainian president.
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The battle over free speech on college campuses
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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What Africa’s coups mean for democracy
Murithi Mutiga, director of the Africa Program at the International Crisis Group, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the challenges democracy faces in the grip of political violence.
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Inside the Duterte regime’s murderous war on drugs
Patricia Evangelista, former investigative reporter for the Philippine news company Rappler, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the killings, carried out by police and vigilantes, and the people whose lives were shaped by fear in a lawless time.
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Unpacking passport privilege
Shahnaz Habib, who consults for the United Nations, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the privilege of who gets to travel and who doesn’t.
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Could tiny homes replace homeless shelters?
Rachel Cohen, who covers domestic social policy for Vox, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how tiny homes serve the “housing first” idea – and to talk about if these dwellings are just putting a band aid on the issue.
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What the Hamas-Israel war means for Iran, Saudi Arabia and us
Maria Fantappie, head of the Mediterranean, Middle East, and Africa Program at Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss shifting political realities in a region with uneasy alliances.
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Why we like politicians who talk tough
Jeffrey A. Friedman, associate professor of government at Dartmouth College, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rhetoric of presidential candidates and how voters are swayed by powerful stances.
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War through the eyes of a child
Zarlasht Halaimzai joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her life growing up amid the bombs and guns of the war in Afghanistan, and her work to help heal the trauma of children living through conflict worldwide.
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We have trashed innerspace
Jaime Green, editor of “The Best American Science and Nature Writing,” joins host Krys Boyd to discuss space trash and what can be done about it.
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