NPR correspondent Elise Hu discusses K-beauty – which prioritizes perfection – its reach across the globe, and the consumerism that has crept into our very skin.
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Translating trauma for asylum seekers
Immigrant justice advocate Alejandra Oliva discusses her work as a translator on the border, how it relates to her life as a Mexican-American woman, and what it takes to actually become a U.S. citizen.
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Art was easy to steal. Why’s it so hard to give back?
Fulbright scholar and editor Elizabeth Kadetsky discusses the theft of revered stone deities in India and what they say about the ways the art world traffics prized items.
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How the U.S. became a superpower
U.S. foreign policy expert Sean A. Mirski discusses how the U.S. attained superpower status, the invasions and occupations that got us there, and where we go next.
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How many superpowers are there in the world?
Dartmouth College professor William Wohlforth talks about why he believes peer nations still have a long way to go to match American power.
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What Putin really wants in Ukraine
International affairs professor Christopher Layne discusses why Russia’s opposition of NATO has brought Europe to this point, and why the U.S. arming Ukrainians might have made the world less safe from nuclear warfare.
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Other countries are begging for immigrants. Why aren’t we?
Wall Street Journal reporter Tom Fairless discusses the ways South Korea, Australia, Japan and other countries are embracing immigration as a boon to their populations and work forces, and why the U.S. hasn’t followed suit.
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The case for Europe acting like an empire
Oxford professor Timothy Garton Ash makes the case that to stabilize the continent, the E.U. must embrace some imperial characteristics.
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What’s up with inflation? Check tire prices
Michael Grabell joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise in tire prices and how tires offer a window into stubborn inflation and supply-chain issues that continue to hamper the global economy.
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Can policy make people make more babies?
Elizabeth Nolan Brown joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the intersection of governments offering incentives to those who give birth and the passing of laws that take away bodily autonomy.
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We can’t talk about climate change without addressing racism
Researcher Manann Donoghoe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss restitution for the environmental racism that has brought pollution and climate change to many of the world’s poorest people.
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Do you worry too much about climate change?
Shannon Osaka joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the growing number of people who share a grim view of the future, and how climate scientists are trying to win them back.
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