This hour, we’ll talk about strategies to better educate voters about the political process with University of Michigan political science professor Arthur Lupia.
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Jury Duty: A Primer
We’ll talk about what attorneys are really looking for from the jury pool during voir dire with a pair of jury pool experts.
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Patrolling The Border
This hour, we’ll talk about the conflict Mexican-American border agents have while doing their jobs with Alfredo Corchado, whose three-part series on the topic appears in “The New Yorker.”
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The Politics Of Breastfeeding
This hour, we’ll talk about the pros and cons of breastfeeding – and about why the issue is so divisive – with University of Toronto political science professor Courtney Jung.
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The Conversation On Refugees
This hour, we’ll get an update on the topic from NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving, and we’ll talk about the history of how presidents have handled refugees and immigrants with Jeffrey Engel, Director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU.
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A Conversation With Lawrence Lessig
This hour, we’ll talk with the Harvard Law professor and one-time presidential candidate about what can be done to restore democracy to the electorate.
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Democracy Goes Local
This hour, we’ll talk about how the future of democracy may depend on credit unions, community gardens and other hyperlocal organizations with urban planner Gabriel Metcalf.
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Defeating DOMA
This hour, we’ll talk about how the ruling opened the door to further rights for LGBT Americans with Roberta Kaplan, which she writes about in “Then Comes Marriage: United States V. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA.”
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The Constant Battle
This hour, we’ll talk to West Point English professor Elizabeth Samet about her book “No Man’s Land: Preparing for War and Peace in Post-9/11 America.”
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The Presidential Candidates Thus Far
This hour, we’ll talk about what we’ve learned so far about the candidates – and about what we can expect between now and next November – with Lewis Lapham.
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Silicon Chips and Surfboards
This hour, we’ll explore the body of water that meets our western border – and get to know the cultures who also live near it – with Simon Winchester, author of “Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World’s Superpowers.”
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In Defense Of Respectability Politics
This hour, we’ll talk to Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy about holding fast to a Civil Rights-era style of raising black children.
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