Christopher Ryan joins us to talk about how our ancestors might not have enjoyed some of the perks of the 21st Century, but they also didn’t have some of the worries that we do today.
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Refusing to Be Defined by Disability
Journalist Keah Brown joins us to talk about how she moved beyond self-pity to become an advocate for people with disabilities.
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We All Want To Be Equal (And Above Everyone Else)
Francis Fukuyama, senior fellow at Stanford University and Mosbacher Director at The Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, joins us to talk about how culture impacts a democracy.
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Life Lessons From A Black Academic
Black feminist author and associate professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University Tressie McMillan Cottom, joins us to talk about her exploration of black women’s space in culture, affluence, beauty and power.
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What Barack Obama And Keanu Reeves Have In Common
Indonesian-British poet Will Harris joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what it is to live with a foot in two cultures, which he writes about in “Mixed Race Superman: Keanu, Obama, and Multiracial Experience.”
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Here Is What We Can Do About Anti-Semitism
Bari Weiss, staff writer and editor for the opinion section of The New York Times, joins us to talk about her take on identifying virulent hate and what she says we must do to fight back.
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Are Male and Female Brains Really So Different?
Kevin Mitchell, Associate Professor of Genetics and Neuroscience at Trinity College Dublin, joins us to talk about current studies on gender differences in the brain.
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She Fights for Muslim’s First Amendments And She Would Fight For Yours Too
Lawyer Asma Uddin joins us to discuss how a battle for the rights of one religion affects all religions.
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Talking Back To A Culture That Doesn’t Value Gay Black Men
Former Buzzfeed LGBT culture editor Saeed Jones joins us to discuss his coming-of-age growing up black and queer in a Texas town.
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How We Evolved The Need To Believe
Agustín Fuentes, Chair of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, joins us to talk about the evolution of religion.
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If You Need A Court-Appointed Lawyer, Watch Out
Journalist Neena Satija joins us in Austin to discuss how Texas’ approach to public defense is failing low-income citizens.
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The Inequality Of Urban Design
Tamika L. Butler, director of planning for California, joins us to talk about an overlooked problem in urban design and why it’s time to start paying attention.
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