Hannah Carlson, a lecturer at the Rhode Island School of Design, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the gender politics of why men get pockets when women don’t.
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The ancient roots of abortion regulation
Kathleen M. Crowther, associate professor at the University of Oklahoma, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the surprising links from philosophies of ancient civilizations to today’s abortion battle grounds.
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Our constitutional right to lie
Jeff Kosseff, associate professor of cybersecurity law at the United States Naval Academy, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what is constitutionally accepted free speech, and why he believes we need a marketplace of ideas so people can make up their own minds.
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The geography of American poverty
Kathryn J. Edin, William Church Osborne Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the intersection of poverty and geography.
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Sandra Day O’Connor Blazed A Trail
Evan Thomas joins us to talk about the many paths blazed by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, which he writes about in “First: Sandra Day O’Connor.”
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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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The ancient inventions that made the modern world
Roma Agrawal, an engineer, author and broadcaster, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss simple inventions such as the rivet and string that we don’t think of as particularly revolutionary but which carry all the innovations of today on their shoulders.
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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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The brave college kids who saved the Negro spiritual
Vann Newkirk, senior editor at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the Fisk Jubilee Singers, who sang songs that evoked passion and heartbreak, and in doing so, saved an American art form.
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How the Kennedy Assassination made Dallas what it is today
Today marks the 60th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination. Krys Boyd talks with journalist Darwin Payne and former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings about how the city has evolved since that day.
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Wanting a gun isn’t about fear
Alexandra Filindra, associate professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Chicago, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how 21st Century gun culture is a product of the 18th Century.
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How to do archaeology without digging
Wired contributor Geoff Manaugh joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how radar and computer modeling are allowing researchers to create maps of what the ancient world looked like – all without the harm of an excavation.
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