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Daring or Reckless? Alex Honnold Explains the Difference
Episode 291
In July of 2017, Alex Honnold became the first person to ever free-solo climb the face of Yosemite’s El Capitan. He climbed nearly 3,000 vertical fee…
6 years, 9 months ago
Don’t Call Kansas (Or Any Middle America State) ‘Flyover’
Episode 290
Writers Tara Westover and Sarah Smarsh grew up in rural parts of the mid-section of America and chronicled the stories of their childhoods in best-se…
6 years, 9 months ago
How Your Data Powers Artificial Intelligence
Episode 289
Artificial intelligence isn’t something we’ll see in the future. Thinking machines are already here, and nine powerful companies in the US and China …
6 years, 10 months ago
Evangelicals and America’s Culture War
Episode 288
In the 2016 presidential election, more than 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for President Trump. At one point (in the 19th century) evangelic…
6 years, 10 months ago
Separating Myth from Reality in American History
Episode 287
Two Pulitzer Prize-winning historians explain the difference between myth and reality in American history. David Blight, a professor at Yale, says we…
6 years, 10 months ago
"Educated" with Tara Westover
Episode 286
Tara Westover's childhood was distinct. Raised by survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she encountered extreme adversity. She wasn't allowed to at…
6 years, 10 months ago
How to Quash Bias
Bias is natural — it’s one way we make sense of the world. It becomes problematic when our biases become stereotypes and prejudices. So how do we man…
6 years, 10 months ago
Life Will Break Your Heart, with Kate Bowler
Episode 285
When she was 35 years old, Kate Bowler was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. She had been on an upward spiral: thriving in her career and loving …
6 years, 11 months ago
What Is Antiracism and Can It Save Society?
Episode 284
Countering racism is essential to the formation of a just and equitable society — so how can we fight it? Ibram X. Kendi says to be able to recognize…
6 years, 11 months ago
Using Tech to Bring Humanity Back to Medicine
Episode 283
In modern-day medicine, doctors have little time to spend with patients because rote tasks, like taking notes and performing medical scans, use up th…
6 years, 11 months ago