Ian Robertson, professor at the Center for BrainHealth at UTD, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the science of confidence, how it positively influences both the mind and body, and how it can make us both more innovative and happier.
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Guaranteeing your right to vote
Richard L. Hasen, professor at UCLA, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he feels we need a Constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote, and why leaving it to the courts to decide who can vote is a bad idea.
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You won’t believe how much plastic you eat
Lauren F. Friedman, an editor at Consumer Reports, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss CR’s rigorous testing of fast foods and supermarket products to find the harmful chemicals that enter our bodies.
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Breaking up with romance
Sabrina Strings, professor at the University of California, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why she believes the relatively low numbers of Black women in relationships and marriages is a backlash to the Civil Rights movement..
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Why gay people deserve an apology
Jonathan Rauch, contributing writer to The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the lasting harms had on not only career diplomats but the broader LGBTQ community across the country – and why he says it’s time for a reckoning.
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Who gets to make art and who gets to own it
Bianca Bosker, a contributing writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the art world operates and the role of gatekeeping in who gets shown and who can buy art.
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The mysteries of the moon
Science journalist Rebecca Boyle joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why the partnership between the Earth and the Moon is so critical for life on our planet.
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A just world starts with imagination
Ruha Benjamin, a professor at Princeton University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we are failing at imagining a better world and how thinking big is the path to unlocking good.
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If you think driving is getting worse, you’re right
Matthew Shaer, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how distracted and angry drivers are causing more crashes and automobile fatalities.
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The extraordinary influence of HBCUs
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the many reasons why Black students turned to these institutions – a decision the Howard University graduate once made herself.
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How big a deal is the Vatican’s decision to bless same-sex couples?
Host Krys Boyd talks with Francis X. Rocca and Eder Díaz Santillan about how the new ruling is being put into practice worldwide and about how gay Catholics are receiving the news.
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Fighting unjust policing from the inside
Edwin Raymond, a veteran of the New York Police Department, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss practices inside police departments that contribute to unequal patterns of enforcement, and his ideas on how these can change.
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