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What Happened The Last Time We Tried To Cut Off Immigation

June 30, 2020 History, Politics, Race/Identity

Jia Lynn Yang, deputy national editor at the New York Times, joins us to talk about the lawmakers at the forefront of the push to change the law and the immigrants at the center of the fight for equality.

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The Remarkable Materials That Changed The Way We Live

June 29, 2020 History, Science and Technology

Ainissa Ramirez joins us to talk about eight inventions we often overlook – including an accurate clock – and how they changed the way we live.

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How Universities Contribute To Inequality

June 26, 2020 Education, History

Anthony Carnevale, director of the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, joins us to talk about how our higher education system contributes to inequality.

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We Ask A Lot Of Police — Here’s What We Can Outsource

June 25, 2020 Current Events, History

Patrick Sharkey, professor of sociology and public affairs at New York University and founder of AmericanViolence.org, joins us to talk about strategies for offloading elements that stand in the way of effective policing.

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How Shakespeare Spun Tragedy And Comedy From An Epidemic

June 23, 2020 History, Language, Literature

Stephen Greenblatt, John Cogan University Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University, joins us to talk about how an epidemic influenced Shakespeare.

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Busting The Myth Of The Texas Rangers

June 23, 2020 History

Doug J. Swanson, writing teacher at the University of Pittsburgh, member of Texas Institute of Letters and previous finalist for Pulitzer Prize, joins us to talk about separating legend from fact when it comes to the Texas Rangers.

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A Practical Guide To Fixing Our Democracy

June 22, 2020 History, Politics

David Litt, a speechwriter for President Obama, joins us to talk about how we became so disenfranchised and polarized – and about how we can address these issues.

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Madame Speaker: The Political Life Of Nancy Pelosi

June 19, 2020 History, Politics

Molly Ball, Time magazine’s national political correspondent and a political analyst for CNN, joins us to talk about Pelosi’s journey to becoming arguably the most influential woman in American political history.

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Meet The Formerly Enslaved Woman Who Secured Reparations

June 17, 2020 History, Race/Identity

Rice University historian W. Caleb McDaniel joins us to tell the story of how Henrietta Wood ultimately sued and won the largest amount given in restitution for slavery.

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Why Debutantes Are Still A Thing

June 16, 2020 Culture, History

Kristen Richardson joins us to talk about what it is to become a debutante – and if the ritual still has a place in the 21st Century.

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The Trial And Error Of Evolution

June 8, 2020 History, Science and Technology

Biologist Neil Shubin joins us to talk about the evolution of, well … evolution.

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Britain’s Long Road To Irrelevance

June 5, 2020 Global Issues, History, Politics

David Reynolds, professor of international history at Christ’s College, Cambridge and fellow of the British Academy, joins us to talk about Brexit in this historical context.

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