Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Men — and Boys — Are Not Alright
In 1972, when Congress passed Title IX to tackle gender equity in education, men were 13 percentage points more likely to hold bachelor’s degrees tha…
3 years, 2 months ago
If You Read the G.O.P.’s Anti-Trans Policies, You’ll See What It Really Wants
In the 2023 legislative session alone, Republican state legislators have introduced more than a hundred bills seeking to restrict transgender people’…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Art of Noticing – and Appreciating – Our Dizzying World
“Poetry is the attempt to understand fully what is real, what is present, what is imaginable, what is feelable, and how can I loosen the grip of what…
3 years, 2 months ago
Our Brains Weren’t Designed for This Kind of Food
Our society’s dominant narrative is that body size is a product of individual willpower. We are skinny or fat because of the choices we make: the kin…
3 years, 2 months ago
Inside the Minds of Spiders, Octopuses and Artificial Intelligence
Adrian Tchaikovsky’s “Children of Time” is about an advanced civilization built by sentient spiders. A sequel, “Children of Ruin,” is about a society…
3 years, 2 months ago
This Book Changed My Relationship to Pain
Physical pain is a universal human experience. And for many of us, it’s a constant one. Roughly 20 percent of American adults — some 50 million peopl…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Inflation Story Has Changed Dramatically. Paul Krugman Breaks It Down.
In recent months, the story of the U.S. economy has changed significantly. The January Consumer Price Index showed that annual inflation slowed for t…
3 years, 2 months ago
How the $500 Billion Attention Industry Really Works
For most of us, seeing an advertisement pop up while we’re scrolling on Instagram or reading an article or watching a video is the most banal experie…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Tao of Rick Rubin
Reading Rick Rubin’s production discography is like taking a tour through the commanding heights of American music over the past few decades. Jay-Z. …
3 years, 3 months ago
How Liberals — Yes, Liberals — Are Hobbling Government
In my columns and on this show over the past few years, I’ve argued that to achieve the goals liberals hold most dear, we need a liberalism that buil…
3 years, 3 months ago