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Back to SearchWhat Do Trade Unions Actually Do? with Professor Rebecca Givan
Season 1 Episode 51
Rebecca Givan is an Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations at Rutgers University. She joins Jonathan to discuss the ins and outs of trade unions: what they are, how they work, …
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
How Do We Know What Words Mean? with Dr. Jessica Rett
Season 1 Episode 50
Dr. Jessica Rett is an Associate Professor in UCLA's Linguistics Department who joins Jonathan to discuss the power and nuances of words, breaks down the concepts of what "dog whistles" are, code-swi…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
What Is Medical Marijuana and How Does It Work? with Dr. Jeff Chen
Season 1 Episode 49
Dr. Jeff Chen is the head of UCLA’s new Cannabis Research Initiative. He joins Jonathan to break down the numerous medicinal properties of THC, how it works, its effect on the mind and body, new cann…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
What is Astronomy, Even? with NASA's Paul Geithner
Season 1 Episode 48
Paul Geithner is the Deputy Project Manager — Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Paul joins Jonathan to give him a crash course…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
What Are Emoluments? with Attorney General Karl Racine
Season 1 Episode 47
Karl Racine is Attorney General for the District of Columbia - the only Attorney General in Trump’s backyard. He is the first elected AG in the District of Columbia, the co-chair of the Democratic At…
Published on 7 years, 1 month ago
How Do We Flip Red States Blue In The Midterms? with Gaby Goldstein
Season 1 Episode 46
Gaby Goldstein is co-founder and Political Director of the Sister District Project, a grassroots organization of over 30,000 volunteers that supports Democratic candidates. She joins Jonathan to talk…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
What’s it Like Being a Woman in NASCAR? w/ Julia Landauer
Season 1 Episode 45
Julia Landauer is an American professional stock car driver who joins Jonathan to discuss being one of the few professional female drivers, the physical demands of driving, navigating a predominantly…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
How Does Global Health Affect Everything? with Dr. Laura Ferguson
Season 1 Episode 44
Dr. Laura Ferguson is an assistant professor of preventive medicine at the University of Southern California and the associate director of the Program on Global Health & Human Rights at the USC Insti…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
What’s Parental Alienation? with Dr. Amy Baker
Season 1 Episode 43
Dr. Amy Baker is a nationally recognized expert in parent-child relationships, parental alienation, and child emotional abuse who joins Jonathan to discuss the signs and causes of parental alienation…
Published on 7 years, 2 months ago
How Could Virtual Reality Help Recover Memories? with Dr. Nanthia Suthana
Season 1 Episode 42
Dr. Nanthia Suthana is a neuroscientist from UCLA who joins Jonathan to discuss memories, how the brain works, epilepsy, new breakthroughs in medical technologies, how virtual reality is used in ther…
Published on 7 years, 3 months ago