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Sal Khan: Education Reimagined
Episode 220
Sal Khan’s career journey took him from finance to the classroom. The former hedge fund manager now runs the nonprofit Khan Academy, which provides f…
8 years, 1 month ago
From Despair to Optimism on Climate Change
Episode 219
Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres led the global adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and continues to fight for the climate today in her …
8 years, 1 month ago
David Miliband on Fixing the Refugee Crisis
Episode 218
More than 65 million people around the globe are either refugees, asylum seekers, or displaced within their own countries. It’s the largest number of…
8 years, 1 month ago
Madeleine Albright on Fighting Fascism
Episode 217
How do we save ourselves from repeating errors of our past? Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright poses this question in her new book, Fascism…
8 years, 1 month ago
College Students, Mental Health, and the University's Role
Episode 216
Across the US, students are heading back to college for the start of the school year. Many will wrestle with mental health challenges. Campus counsel…
8 years, 1 month ago
Can the Democrats Win Big in 2018—and 2020?
Episode 215
Midterms are often seen as the first nationwide referendum on a first-term president. Donald Trump’s ratings have ranged from low to medium-low, but …
8 years, 1 month ago
Off Stage 2: Fighting for Immigrants
Episode 214
At age 25, Gaby Pacheco was the first undocumented Latina to testify in front of Congress. In this conversation with New York Times Contributing Op-E…
8 years, 1 month ago
Off Stage 1: Leaving Hate Behind
Episode 213
In our first “Off Stage” bonus episode, New York Times Contributing Op-Ed Writer Wajahat Ali speaks with former white supremacist skinhead Christian …
8 years, 1 month ago
Still Healing: Charlottesville, One Year Later
Episode 212
One year after a deadly hate rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city continues to heal. White supremacists gathered at the University of Virgini…
8 years, 1 month ago
Longtime Kremlin Critic Says He's Not Afraid
Episode 211
Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, singled out American-born businessman Bill Browder at a joint press conference in Helsinki, Finland. Putin,…
8 years, 2 months ago