Samantha Riedel, contributing writer for Them magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the discovery of a CD-Rom with four years of content from the late 1990s, which shows a burgeoning trans community being born online.
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Musician and comedian Reggie Watts on the joy of being weird
Comedian and musician Reggie Watts joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his memoir about growing up mixed race in a small town, and how he embraced his differences to find what’s cool.
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Why twins really are special
Helena de Bres, a philosophy professor at Wellesley College and a twin herself, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the endless questions she’s asked about her and her sister – and to reflect upon what being a multiple is really like.
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The legacy of America’s first Black generals
Doug Melville joins guest host John McCaa to discuss his family’s patriarchs – how they were unfairly compensated and faced racism among the ranks, and his quest to bring these extraordinary men’s stories to light.
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The family who escaped the Nazis and the Gulag
Daniel Finkelstein, a political columnist for The Times of London, joins guest host John McCaa to discuss his family’s history – a mother who fled Nazi Germany only to be sent to a concentration camp and a father whose family was sent to Siberia.
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When social movements march into your relationship
Clinical psychologist Orna Guralnik talks about what she’s seen in her practice, where couples are bringing to the table issues of race and privilege and trauma like she hasn’t seen before.
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Racial progress isn’t a zero-sum game
Juliet Hooker, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence in Political Science at Brown University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how white supremacy creates an expectation of winning while Black Americans are so often expected to suffer in exchange for any social or political gains.
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Why LBJ and MLK needed each other
Peniel Joseph, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the contentious but essential relationship between the president and Civil Rights leader.
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The fight for free speech on tribal lands
Angel Ellis, a journalist within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her fight for a free press on tribal lands, where Federal rules don’t apply.
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When eulogies are complicated
Rev. Esau McCaulley, associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the deep work that led him to seeing his father in a new light and how his father’s struggles are echoed in the experiences of many Black Americans.
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The hazards of preferring a biological child
Leo Kim, an ideas contributor at Wired, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why “biologism” is harmful, and why we need to expand our thinking on what makes for a healthy parent-child relationship.
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The many ways we monitor undocumented immigrants
Stanford professor Asad L. Asad discusses his research into the ways immigrants take part in U.S. systems – like registering with the IRS – while also fearing they will be deported for taking part.
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