Michael Rakowitz joins us to talk about his work that uses historic moments as a launching board to workshop big ideas into moments of change.
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Michael Rakowitz joins us to talk about his work that uses historic moments as a launching board to workshop big ideas into moments of change.
Read moreHelen Lewis of The Atlantic joins us to talk about the people who take on the roles of different ethnicities and asks if a form of Munchausen syndrome could actually be at play.
Read moreVishakha N. Desai, chair of Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought and a past president of the Asia Society, joins us to talk about these troubling statics, how Asians regularly face racist ideas that question their place in American society and what needs to happen to fight back.
Read moreDianne M. Stewart is an associate professor of religion and African American studies at Emory University, where she created the course “Black Love.” She joins guest us to talk about the intersection of romantic love and Black Civil Rights.
Read moreFirst-generation American Noé Álvarez joins us to talk about his participation in Peace and Dignity Journeys, which allowed him to explore the world of his ancestors.
Read moreSenator 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 moreUniversity 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 morePhilosophy professor Chloé Cooper Jones joins us to talk about the vulnerability and rejection of being “othered” because of a disability while learning to find strength and solace within herself.
Read moreRoya Hakakian joins us talk about her instruction manual for newcomers to this country, acting as tour operator for all the wonder of American sights and sounds.
Read moreForbes publisher Rich Karlgaard counts himself among the group of “late bloomers”, and he joins us to talk about the scientific explanation for why so many of us make something of ourselves later in life.
Read moreMichaeleen Doucleff, correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk, joins us to discuss her journeys with her daughter, from the Arctic to the Yucatan, to understand parenting best practices around the world and why American parents may be getting it all wrong.
Read moreLarry Olmsted joins us to talk about the health benefits of rooting for your favorite team brings and why it might even make you smarter.
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