Dan Richards joins us to talk about surviving in remote places – and what makes isolated sites worth the journey.
Read moreThere’s A Lot You Don’t Know About Country Music
This hour we talk with a pair of producers of the upcoming eight-part series “Country Music” ahead of its Sept. 15 debut on PBS stations.
Read moreA History Of Fat Phobia
University of Kansas professor Christopher E. Forth joins us to talk about the persistent, centuries-long stereotypes about a much-maligned body type.
Read moreThe Unsinkable Molly Ivins
Director Janice Engel joins us to discuss a documentary about columnist and political commentator, Molly Ivins.
Read moreThe Doctor Who Launched The Lithium Revolution
Walter A. Brown, clinical professor emeritus at Brown University, us Boyd to tell the story of John Cade, whose pioneering work with lithium has helped an untold number of people.
Read moreAssimilation Is A Two-Way Street
Stanford University associate professor Tomás Jiménez joins us to take on the idea of assimilation, the history behind it, and what’s lost when immigrants are encouraged to change who they are.
Read moreBlame Europe And The U.S. For The Immigration Crisis
Suketu Mehta – an immigrant himself – joins host Krys Boyd to pick apart anti-immigration policies.
Read moreGreenland Will Lose 300 Billion Tons Of Ice This Year
Jon Gertner talks with host Krys Boyd about the grueling scientific searches in Greenland, even as the ice melts, and the explorers determined to conquer the ice island.
Read moreThe Man Behind The Greatest Show On Earth
Robert Wilson talks with host Krys Boyd about P.T. Barnum’s larger-than-life legacy.
Read morePolitics And The Birth Of The Blockbuster
Film critic J. Hoberman joins guest host Courtney Collins to talk about how movies dive into the themes American audiences yearned for.
Read moreMescaline’s Long, Strange Trip
Mike Jay joins guest host John McCaa to tell the stories of seekers who have experimented with mescaline in search of new states of consciousness.
Read moreA Former Slave Tells His Story
Author Deborah Plant joins guest host John McCaa about the story of about a former slave’s life in Africa and America.
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