Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Will Hurd join us to talk about immigration, national security and how it these topics intersect in the districts they represent.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar and Rep. Will Hurd join us to talk about immigration, national security and how it these topics intersect in the districts they represent.
Read moreJennifer Berney joins us to talk about how same-sex families are redefining our understanding of heredity and paternity.
Read moreBBC science reporter Angela Saini joins us to talk about why some scientists cling to the idea that race is a biological characteristic instead of a social construct.
Read moreHarriet Shawcross joins us to talk about how traumatic experiences can interrupt our ability to communicate.
Read moreUniversity of California, Irvine sociologist Sabrina Strings joins us to talk about how societal attitudes towards fatness – particularly when it comes to black women – became increasingly negative in the years that followed.
Read moreYoungsters who participate in spelling bees spend countless hours preparing for the contest. Northwestern anthropologist Shalini Shankar joins us to talk about how these competitors are proving that hard work at a young age sets them up for victory going forward.
Read moreJuliana Horowitz joins us to talk about how Americans’ views on race break down across racial lines, which she researched for the Race in America 2019 survey from the Pew Research Center.
Read moreLori Gottlieb is a therapist by trade, and she joins us to talk about what it’s like to dispense advice at the same time she was struggling through her own personal problems.
Read moreEmily Bazelon joins us to talk about ways to level the playing field for defendants, which she writes about in “Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration.”
Read moreRucker C. Johnson, associate professor in the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, explains why students attending integrated schools have historically benefited from learning alongside children from other backgrounds.
Read moreNew York Times columnist David Brooks joins us to talk about how acquiring fame and fortune can still leave us empty inside – and about how true joy is found when we begin to lead our lives in service to others.
Read moreMichael Reichert, founding director of the Center for the Study of Boys’ and Girls’ Lives at the University of Pennsylvania, joins us to talk about updated approaches to bringing up boys that draw on new insights into psychology and neuroscience.
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