Chabeli Carrazana discusses the men who are charting new waters as they balance raising children, work and the pressures of an ongoing public health emergency.
Read moreThe real people accused of voter fraud
Vann R. Newkirk II talks about the people targeted for voter irregularities – mostly people of color – and why they serve as a cautionary tale for the future of American voting rights.
Read moreA case for how to better spend policing dollars
Derecka Purnell discusses her journey to the moment where she began to believe police reform doesn’t work, and the solutions she feels are necessary for equality, healing and public safety.
Read moreRacism is bad for your health
Dr. Rupa Marya explains how climate change and inequality correlate to surges in inflammatory disease, and how they might be healed with a new approach to medicine.
Read moreHow immigration laws support white supremacy
Reece Jones talks about his research into nativism and white supremacy and how panicked views about immigration from the fringe made it to the mainstream.
Read moreWe really are what we eat
This hour, we’ll talk with experts about how what we eat affects how we think and feel.
Read moreYou didn’t earn your DNA, but you might be judged by it
University of Texas professor Kathryn Paige joins us to discuss why our genes can foster inequality and suggest interventions we can use to mitigate it.
Read moreHow gender stereotypes mix with alcohol
Mallory O’Meara talks about the history of women and alcohol, from a Sumerian beer goddess to today’s lighter fare and asks: when did drinking become so gendered?
Read moreWhat it’s like to grow up undocumented
Author Qian Julie Wang joins us to tell the story of her childhood in an undocumented family, how the experience shaped her life, and how she now views the American Dream.
Read moreBeyond Biology: Rethinking What Makes A Family
Susan Golombok, director of the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge and a professional fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge, joins us to talk about the outdated ideas we have about creating a happy home and the variety of parents out there who are thriving.
Read moreHow the Muslim diaspora shaped the West
Omar Mouallem discusses his travels to 13 mosques across the Americas trying to understand what it means to different people to be Muslim.
Read moreGenerational differences are made up
Bobby Duffy joins us to discuss why labels put on generations aren’t as fixed as we’re taught to believe.
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