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What's Fueling an Angry America?
Episode 98
It’s difficult to ignore anger in the United States right now—talking heads battle on cable news, protesters get violent at campaign rallies, and fam…
9 years, 11 months ago
Notes on Race and Resegregation
Episode 97
Author Jeff Chang says America has slid back toward segregation in our neighborhoods, schools, colleges and universities, and in our culture. In his …
10 years ago
Finding Meaning in Our Work
Episode 96
The average American spends a third of his or her life working. What is the secret to achieving happiness because of our work and not in spite of it?…
10 years ago
Survivors of the Syrian War
Episode 95
The civil war in Syria has raged for five years and killed half a million people. Eleven million refugees have either fled to other countries or are …
10 years ago
CIA Director John Brennan on ISIL, Russia, & Cyber Threats
Episode 94
In a rare interview, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency weighs in on the global security scene and explains the current risks to the Uni…
10 years ago
Humanities in Decline: A Cultural Crisis
Episode 93
Is America turning its back on the humanities? The declining enrollment in disciplines including history, literature, language, philosophy and the ar…
10 years ago
Rebuilding Trust Between Police and Communities of Color
Episode 92
High-profile episodes of violence have highlighted excessive force and mistreatment of people of color by police. And this summer, police have become…
10 years, 1 month ago
A Bright Future for Long-Term Coupling
Episode 91
Helen Fisher knows a thing or two about relationships. The Kinsey Institute research fellow and Match.com’s lead scientific advisor has spent her car…
10 years, 1 month ago
Originals—How Nonconformists Move the World
Episode 90
The world doesn’t lack for creative ideas—it lacks people to champion them. Once you have an idea, how do you communicate it? In this episode, Adam G…
10 years, 1 month ago
The Russian Bear on the Prowl
Episode 89
Vladimir Putin continues to taunt the US and Europe at every turn by testing NATO’s resolve, propping up Assad, provoking Ukraine, and even doing wha…
10 years, 1 month ago