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Beyond Biology: Rethinking What Makes A Family

January 4, 2021 Culture, History, Race/Identity, Science and Technology

Susan Golombok, director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge and a professional fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge, joins us to talk about the outdated ideas we have about creating a happy home and the variety of parents out there who are thriving.

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A photograph of the Milky Way in the night sky

For Inspiration, Look To The Stars

December 18, 2020 Culture, History, Science and Technology

Science journalist Jo Marchant joins us to talk about the impact stargazing has had on human civilizations and the importance of connecting to the wonder of the night sky.

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An array of colorful fabrics

How Textiles Stitched The World Together

December 16, 2020 Culture, Economics, History

Virginia Postrel joins us to talk about the international commerce built around silk, cotton, dyes and other materials that tied together people across the globe.

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A large crowd of Black women at a Black Lives Matter rally.

How Black Women Became An American Political Force

December 15, 2020 History, Politics

Johns Hopkins University historian Martha S. Jones joins us to talk about the women who lead the charge for Black women’s suffrage, working to dismantle systemic racism and have their voices heard.

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American Populism, Post Trump

December 7, 2020 Current Events, History, Politics

MIT professor Daron Acemoglu joins us to make the case that the American political landscape is deeply fractured, and that the nation’s unequal social classes add fuel to that fire.

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Education Inequality Starts Outside The Classroom

December 4, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Education, History, Politics

Ohio State professor Douglas B. Downey joins us to explain why academics are approaching closing equity gaps for student achievement all wrong.

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The Modern Day Hunt For Buried Treasure

December 3, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Environment, History

Benjamin Wallace joins us to talk about the people who endlessly try to decode puzzles to solve where someone has buried the loot — sometimes upending their lives to find it.

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A Better Way To Spend Those Education Dollars

December 1, 2020 Culture, Current Events, Economics, Education, History

Brandon L. Wright, editorial director of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins us to talk about public education funding challenges and how in the aftermath of the pandemic we must find smarter ways to spend those dollars.

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How One White House Hands Off The Baton To The Next

November 30, 2020 Current Events, History, Politics

Anita Kumar, White House correspondent and associate editor at Politico, joins us to discuss the complicated issues of presidential transitions, from national security to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what happens when they don’t run smoothly.

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The Invention Of Altruism

November 27, 2020 Culture, Current Events, History

Michael McCullough, professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, joins us to talk about how our collective experiences have taught us to care for one another.

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Manifest Destiny And America’s Genocide

November 25, 2020 History

Jeffrey Ostler, Beekman Professor of Northwest and Pacific History at the University of Oregon, joins guest host John McCaa to talk about how America was built in part on relentless violence and Native American dispossession.

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How Public Education Props Up Our Democracy

November 24, 2020 Education, History, Politics

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

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