Brian Klaas is professor of global politics at University College London, and joins us to discuss the temptations and trappings of power, why we pick the leaders we do, and lessons we can learn from bad actors.
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Scared of nukes? You should be
History professor Daniel Immerwahr discusses why a population that doesn’t remember the horrors of nuclear war bodes ill for the future of warfare, and why modern brinkmanship is now an even more dangerous game.
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Do you still have privacy in the digital age?
Law professor Amy Gajda discusses the ethics of data privacy in the tech age, from modern muckraking journalism to a person’s right to be forgotten—and if we even still have it.
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How America mythologizes war
West Point English professor Elizabeth D. Samet talks about the picture of American exceptionalism that emerged post-World War II, the ways it has shaped domestic and foreign policy, and the myths it created.
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Is classical liberalism dead?
Francis Fukuyama joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the pushback against classical thoughts about individual rights, rule of law and equality, and what he sees as the decaying of American institutions.
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The lengths we go to for secure elections
Host Krys Body talks with three people who’ve dedicated their careers to election integrity about what goes into securing elections and efforts to restore faith in them ahead of the midterms.
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How to spot a white supremacist
Historian Augustine Sedgewick joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the white nationalist group called Patriot Front and how ideas of the patriarchal family have fed into their racist beliefs.
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Has the digital world broken American democracy?
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses how tech companies have sowed rifts and how the communication breakdown means we are now being ruled by mob dynamics.
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What do we really know about Vladimir Putin?
UCLA political scientist Daniel Treisman discusses Putin’s rise from spin doctor to tyrant – and about who makes up his inner circle now as the world watches for his next moves.
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A dissident Egyptian comic takes on middle school bullies
Bassem Youssef, the heart surgeon turned political satirist, joins us to talk about the unique experiences of immigrant children and what he learned from observing his own family.
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Beyond the numbers: The impact of one million U.S. COVID deaths
Josh Fischman discusses the after-effects of the COVID-19 death toll, including financial repercussions, effects on children and the new strain on social safety nets.
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The forgotten story of how Lincoln tried to bring together a divided nation
John Avlon discusses Lincoln as a peacemaker, his approach of reason over brute strength, and how that was derailed after his assassination.
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