MIT economics professors Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo join us to talk about building a more humane world through rethinking the exchange of goods and services.
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What Drives Mike Pence
Journalist Tom LoBianco has covered Pence for decades, and he joins us to talk about what he’s learned about who Pence is publicly and privately – and why he agreed to partner with a president with whom he seemingly has little in common.
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We Need To Update Our Definition Of ‘War’
Tanisha M. Fazal, associate professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, joins us to talk about how a belief that modern war is tapering off is a dangerous falsehood.
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Living In The Shadow Of George Wallace
Peggy Wallace Kennedy talks to us about her work to change her family’s legacy.
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Susan Rice On Benghazi, Iran And Handing The Keys To The Trump Administration
Former national security adviser and UN ambassador Susan E. Rice joins us to talk about everything from her family’s history of enslavement, to her own privilege and power, to her headline-making policy decisions that still define America’s reach today.
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Melinda Gates On Empowering Women
Melinda Gates joins us to make the case that providing opportunities to women is the key to bettering society as a whole.
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The Bloody History Of Thanksgiving
David J. Silverman joins us to talk about how peace between the Wamanoag tribe and Plymouth pilgrims finally dissolved – and about how we should look at the time period through the eyes of the indigenous people involved.
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Lindy West Takes On The Patriarchy
The New York Times columnist Lindy West joins us about to talk about her book “The Witches Are Coming,” which looks the deep ways that misogyny and male privilege are baked into American society.
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New Strategies For Preventing Gun Violence
Robyn Thomas and Peter Ambler, from the Giffords Law Center and Giffords, join us to talk about strategies for decreasing gun violence while balancing gun owners’ 2nd Amendment rights.
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When A White Supremacist Attended Shabbat
Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson join us to talk about the time Matthew invited Derek to attend a Shabbat dinner – and how that interaction paved the way to a new understanding.
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What Happened To All Those Migrant Children?
Frontline investigative producer and correspondent Daffodil Altan joins us to talk about what happens to migrant children once they’re in federal custody.
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Do Red Flag Laws Actually Work?
Jacob Sullum of Reason magazine joins us to talk about his view that “great idea on paper” is simply a license to prevent gun ownership.
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