Dame Karen Pierce is British Ambassador to the U.S., and she joins us to talk about her country’s economic relationship with both Texas and the country as a whole – and we’ll hear how Britain is faring in the fight against Covid.
Read moreAfter Vaccination, The Next Steps To Normal
Dr. Celine Gounder joins us to talk about how we should think about reopening schools, offices and maybe even our vacation plans as more and more people become vaccinated.
Read moreCaregivers Can’t Catch A Break
Kate Washington joins us to talk about caring for her husband after he was diagnosed with cancer, her feelings of isolation, and her realization that caregiving keeps a broken health care system afloat.
Read moreOnline Scams Are Out Of Control
Ankush Khardori, a lawyer and former federal prosecutor who specialized in financial fraud and white-collar crime, joins us to discuss internet crime, why it’s gotten worse during the pandemic, and the persistent problems facing the Justice Department.
Read moreHow Facebook A.I. Enables Misinformation
Karen Hao, senior artificial intelligence reporter with MIT Technology Review, joins us to talk about her profile of Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, who built Facebook’s wildly successful AI platform only to later struggle with the reality that he can’t tame the monster he created.
Read moreA Conversation With Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Senator Tammy Duckworth joins us to talk about her thoughts as an Asian American woman in the wake of the recent Atlanta murders – and her ideas as a senator following two high-profile mass shootings.
Read moreWas Closing Schools The Right Move For American Teens?
Alec MacGillis covers politics and government for ProPublica, and he joins us to tell the stories of teenagers in two small towns, one in New Mexico and one in Texas, where governors took very different approaches to public safety.
Read moreThe Limits Of Identity Politics
University of Manchester sociology professor Gary Younge joins us to talk about how societies operate based on assumptions and privileges granted to people based on their identities.
Read moreDallas Fed Chair Talks Post-Pandemic Economy
Robert Kaplan, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, joins us to talk about how increased rates of vaccination and the rollback of COVID restrictions will affect the state’s economy the rest of the year.
Read moreIt’s Time To Renovate How We Build Houses
Diana Lind is a housing fellow at the global nonprofit NewCities, and she joins us to talk about rethinking how and where we live, why homeownership shouldn’t be the most prominent way to create wealth, and how to find new ways to create community.
Read moreA 50-Year Look At American Immigration
Sarah R. Coleman, assistant professor of history at Texas State University, joins us to work through near-term policy options and to talk about ideas for improving the conditions in the countries migrants are fleeing.
Read moreThe Human Cost Of Cheap Goods
Journalist Amelia Pang joins us to discuss the extraordinary discovery that led to international outcry – and about why we should re-examine what we’re willing to pay for products.
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