Sunnie R. Clahchischiligi is a writing instructor at the University of New Mexico and a member of the Navajo Nation, and she joins us to talk about the fallout of stay-at-home orders on remote areas of Navajo lands.
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Why Is It So Difficult To Treat Pain
Travis Rieder joins us to talk about how his addiction to pain medication taught him about how we address the current opioid crisis.
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The Clock Ticking On TikTok
Michael Schuman is a contributing writer to The Atlantic and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He joins us to talk about how a seemingly harmless app, TikTok, has hit a nerve with American cybersecurity experts and provided yet another sticking point in U.S.-China relations
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The Covid Numbers You Should Care About
ProPublica health reporter Caroline Chen joins us to talk about how we should interpret the numbers to get a sense of where we’re headed.
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The Best Way To Listen To This Show Is While Walking
Trinity College Dublin neuroscientist Shane O’Mara joins us to talk about why ditching the car is great for your body, your mood and your connection to your fellow man.
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What’s Standing In The Way Of A COVID Vaccine
Dr. Seema Yasmin joins us to talk about the latest research on COVID-19 antibodies, treatments, and the development of a vaccine.
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Citizens Of Other Countries Trust Their Governments. Why Don’t We?
Wired magazine contributor Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins us to talk about how other nations have more successfully contained the coronavirus thanks to a shared trust with citizens – and about what it will take for the U.S. to rebuild a similar level of trust.
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The Psychology Of Victimhood
Humanistic psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman talks to us about the relationship between victimhood and our sense of how much control we have of our lives.
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Why Science Is So Easy To Dismiss
Adrian Bardon, professor of philosophy at Wake Forest University, joins us to talk about how identity, political affiliation, culture and rationalization have led to science denial.
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For The Dying, Dreams Offer Comfort
Dr. Christopher Kerr, CEO and chief medical officer at Hospice Buffalo, joins us to talk about observing end-of-life patients and how their dreams and visions provide moments of beauty and affirmation.
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The Inner Lives Of Butterflies
Journalist Wendy Williams joins us to talk about the colorful, weird and beautiful ways butterflies survive — and how they help humans live.
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Building Cities That Climate Change Won’t Wash Away
Shayla Love, a senior staff writer at Vice covering science, medicine, health, drugs, and climate, talks to us about the hidden things that make a city run smoothly and why it’s not ready to face the reality of climate change.
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