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Love, Sex, and the Brain
Episode 200
What makes two people click? What does it really mean to say, “we have chemistry”? The Atlantic's Olga Khazan talks to biological anthropologist Hele…
8 years, 3 months ago
Race, Youth, and the American Vote
Episode 199
In a recent Alabama Senate election, 96 percent of African American voters supported one candidate, and according to a Pew Research Center survey, 66…
8 years, 3 months ago
How Broadway's Hamilton is Radically Relevant
Episode 198
A hip-hop musical about America’s founding fathers with a virtually all minority cast. A reimagining of La bohème as a rock musical uncovering the AI…
8 years, 3 months ago
How Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Industry
Episode 197
Bill Gates portends doomsday is coming. The late Stephen Hawking said we should prepare for our robot overlords to take their thrones. But is the fut…
8 years, 4 months ago
Threats from Abroad: Iran, North Korea, and Russia
Episode 196
News from around the globe is dominating US headlines. President Trump plans to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong-un in June, Trump pulled out of the …
8 years, 4 months ago
The Perils of Over-Parenting
Episode 195
By trying to provide the perfectly happy childhood, a generation of parents may be making it harder for their kids to actually grow up. Hear from psy…
8 years, 4 months ago
'That's What She Said' with Joanne Lipman
Episode 194
The #MeToo Movement has exposed sexual harassment in the workplace, but what about the problem of gender inequality? Journalist Joanne Lipman says ev…
8 years, 4 months ago
Why Being Mayor Is the Best Job in Politics
Episode 193
Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter insists that serving in city council is the best job in politics. He served two terms as mayor and managed t…
8 years, 5 months ago
Securing the Nation's Secrets
Episode 192
As our lives become increasingly tech driven, we’re more vulnerable to cyberattacks, and our workplaces and government are too. William Evanina, dire…
8 years, 5 months ago
Philanthropy & Democracy: Risky Liaisons
Episode 191
Big philanthropy can contribute to a democratic society by addressing problems that neither government nor the private sector will take on. Yet phila…
8 years, 5 months ago