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Lindy West Takes On The Patriarchy

November 14, 2019 Culture, Current Events, Politics, Race/Identity

The New York Times columnist Lindy West joins us about to talk about her book “The Witches Are Coming,” which looks the deep ways that misogyny and male privilege are baked into American society.

How Reading And Writing Saved A Lost Girl

November 12, 2019 Economics, Global Issues, Health, Race/Identity

Jaquira Diaz joins us to talk about overcoming her struggles with sexual assault and depression, growing up in Puerto Rican housing projects, and more.

When A White Supremacist Attended Shabbat

November 12, 2019 Culture, Education, Politics, Race/Identity

Derek Black and Matthew Stevenson join us to talk about the time Matthew invited Derek to attend a Shabbat dinner – and how that interaction paved the way to a new understanding.

The Nerdy Brilliance Of Comedian Hari Kondabolu

November 8, 2019 Culture, Race/Identity, Uncategorized

Comic Hari Kondabolu joins us to talk about his comedy style, his Netflix special, and that graduate degree in human rights he earned from the London School of Economics.

‘Undone’: The Story Behind Amazon’s Coolest Series

November 6, 2019 Culture, Literature, Race/Identity, Uncategorized

Kate Purdy, co-creator, producer and writer of “Undone,” joins us to talk about her drama, which uses Rotoscope animation to bridge the worlds of the living and the dead.

We All Want To Be Equal (And Above Everyone Else)

October 21, 2019 Politics, Race/Identity

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.

Life Lessons From A Black Academic

October 17, 2019 Culture, Politics, Race/Identity

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.

What Barack Obama And Keanu Reeves Have In Common

October 11, 2019 Culture, Race/Identity

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.”

Are Male and Female Brains Really So Different?

October 9, 2019 Race/Identity, Science and Technology

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.