Elizabeth Nolan Brown, a senior editor at Reason, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why this focus on anti-trust lawsuits isn’t popular with the general population and may be blowing the problems created by big tech well out of proportion.
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The history of secret societies in America
Colin Dickey discusses why our democracy has conspiracy theories woven into it and how to spot magical thinking so we can work to shut it down.
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Could Kamala Harris be president?
Elaina Plott Calabro, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the work the vice president has been doing the last three years.
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What do animals need from us?
Kendra Coulter, a fellow at the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the animal advocates battling abuse and pushing for pro-animal policies in legislatures – and how their work benefits humans, too
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Racial progress isn’t a zero-sum game
Juliet Hooker, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how white supremacy creates an expectation of winning while Black Americans are so often expected to suffer in exchange for any social or political gains.
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Why LBJ and MLK needed each other
Peniel Joseph, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the contentious but essential relationship between the president and Civil Rights leader.
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Who benefits from our broken immigration system?
Marcela Valdes, a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the continued inflow of international migrants to the U.S. and how employers here benefit from their arrival.
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The fight for free speech on tribal lands
Angel Ellis, a journalist within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her fight for a free press on tribal lands, where Federal rules don’t apply.
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Facing an ethical dilemma? Here’s some help
Philosopher Peter Singer talks about how we can make choices that lead to what he calls “maximum good.”
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Lessons from Lincoln on effective politics
Steve Inskeep, cohost of NPR’s Morning Edition, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Lincoln sought to build a social revolution and hold the nation together.
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The absurdity of Texas politics
New Yorker staff writer, playwright and novelist Lawrence Wright joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his fictional character Sonny Lamb, a rancher who makes the unlikely move to run for state legislature, and the pursuit of virtue in a political system.
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Abortion may soon be legal in some unexpected states
Emily Bazelon, staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss efforts to get abortion rights on the ballot in several states, and how those pushes are resulting in popular wins.
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