Nina Guilbeault joins host Krys Boyd to discuss companies working to make vegan foods more accessible to the general public, and how food movements catch on.
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Why crowdfunding healthcare rarely works
Nora Kenworthy is a professor at the University of Washington Bothell, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why so often GoFundMe campaigns fail and why even the most successful fundraising efforts mask the inequities of a health system that’s too expensive for most Americans.
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Congress is not gridlocked. No really.
Despite the charged rhetoric to the contrary, there actually is work getting done in Washington.
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Life, liberty and the pursuit of grievances
Frank Bruni, a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why Americans are finding identities in grievances, why hardships have become so performative, and how we are missing out on what’s working for the country, collectively.
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The unfair hierarchy of eating disorders
Emmeline Clein joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her own struggles with an eating disorder, how she didn’t meet the weight requirements to be considered anorexic, and how we judge people based on their relationship with food
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The straight story about posture panic
Beth Linker joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how posture ignited public health panics and race hierarchies of previous generations and why we should examine our previous beliefs to better understand fitness today.
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Decoding your dreams
Rahul Jandial joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how dreams help our brains function, why they are essential to memory and why dreams across cultures are remarkably similar.
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The author of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ on race, social satire and beach reads
The author joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his new novel – which again dives into themes of class, race, and money.
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Are you too good at delaying gratification?
Some of us are so good at delaying rewards for a rainy day that we miss out on reaping those rewards altogether.
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Sexism in sports
Macaela MacKenzie joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Title IX, the formation of professional women’s leagues, and their fight for equality on and off the playing field.
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Cancer is becoming a younger person’s disease
Dylan Scott, a reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect, and science journalist Jyoti Madhusoodanan, join host Krys Boyd to discuss the reasons why cancer is hitting earlier and earlier, and the scientific breakthroughs using the body’s own immune system to combat it.
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How Nicholas Kristof still has hope for the world
The op-ed columnist for The New York Times joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his memoir, which details the danger of war zones and oppressive regimes – and the exhilaration of telling the stories of unsung heroes.
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