Brad Olson, news editor for The Wall Street Journal, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways a semaglutide drug transformed his life and – now that he’s facing a future without it – his anxiety over gaining the weight back.
Read moreLook out tastemakers—algorithms are coming for you
New Yorker staff writer Kyle Chayka joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how algorithms are homogenizing our design choices, how our desires are being anticipated by computers, and what this says for creativity and innovation.
Read moreEverything everywhere all at once: The threats to global democracy
NPR’s Global Democracy correspondent, Frank Langfitt, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how these seismic shifts upend the lives of everyday people – and about how they challenge American power around the world.
Read moreHow public schools got so political
Education journalist Laura Pappano joins host Krys Boyd to discuss this evolution – which dates back to at least the 1990s – and how school boards are now ground zero for much of the culture wars.
Read moreThe story of Volodymyr Zelensky
Time correspondent Simon Shuster joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his new biography of the comedian-turned-Ukrainian president.
Read moreWhy you need fear in your life
Dr. Arash Javanbakht, psychiatrist and neuroscientist, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how fear works in the brain, its relationship to PTSD and trauma, and how we can tame it.
Read moreThe battle over free speech on college campuses
Len Gutkin, senior editor at The Chronicle Review, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how universities are struggling to maintain the tradition of being places that welcome the free exchange of ideas.
Read moreOpposing parties’ governors vow to disagree better
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (Republican) and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (Democrat) join host Krys Boyd to talk about how we can have more productive political conversations.
Read moreIn the multiverse, anything is possible
Paul Halpern, professor of physics at St. Joseph’s University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the search for parallel universes and how scientists account for unmeasurable figures in their theories.
Read moreWhy indigenous Americans are undercounted in the census
Mark Trahant, editor-at-large for ICT, and Dee Alexander, Intergovernmental Tribal Affairs Specialist with the U.S. Census Bureau, join host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways the government counts tribal affiliation vs. the ways tribes count their roles.
Read moreCalming your brain in a busy world
Dr. Romie Mushtaq, physician and chief wellness officer for Evolution Hospitality, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what she calls the “busy brain” – linked to insomnia, ADD and anxiety – and offers strategies to tame overactive minds.
Read moreWho controls your destiny? (It’s not you)
Brian Klaas, professor at University College London, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the ways our actions and even inactions affect not just our lives, but history, and how we find ways to knit all this chaos into neat versions of reality.
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