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Quick Take: Can America Survive Itself?
Michael speaks with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II about our current democratic crisis and what we can do about it. The pair discuss the Poor People's…
3 years, 11 months ago
How Republicans Lost Their Party: With Jeremy Peters
Michael speaks with NYT reporter Jeremy Peters about his new book, "Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted.…
3 years, 11 months ago
Quick Take: Bastards of the Reagan Era
Michael speaks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his path to becoming a poet, Yale Law School graduate and MacArthur Fellow after being incarcerated a…
4 years ago
Showing Our Values: With Nancy G. Brinker
Michael sits down with Nancy G. Brinker, a leader of the global breast cancer movement and founder of the Susan G. Komen foundation. The pair discuss…
4 years ago
Quick Take: What's Wrong With People?
Michael speaks with Steven Pinker about his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The pair discuss who decides ration…
4 years ago
Our Crisis of Democracy: With Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Michael speaks with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II about our current democratic crisis and what we can do about it. The pair discuss the Poor People's…
4 years ago
Quick Take: The Moment You Find Out Why You Were Born
Michael speaks with Reverend Al Sharpton about his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America." The…
4 years ago
Prison to Possibility: With Reginald Dwayne Betts
Michael speaks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his path to becoming a poet, Yale Law School graduate and MacArthur Fellow after being incarcerated a…
4 years ago
Quick Take: Our Democratic System Is Always Being Challenged
Michael speaks with George Takei about his American journey, from living in a U.S concentration camp as a child, to his interest in democracy as a te…
4 years ago
Why Rationality Matters: With Steven Pinker
Michael speaks with Steven Pinker about his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The pair discuss who decides ration…
4 years ago