Podcast Episodes

How can journalism make people care about crises & create solutions? - Highlights - NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Season 13

"I'm trying to get people to care about a crisis in ways that may bring solutions to it. And that's also how I deal with the terror and the fear to find a sense of purpose in what I do. It's incredib…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Chasing Hope: A Reporter's Life w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist NICHOLAS KRISTOF

Season 13

How can journalism make people care and bring about solutions? What role does storytelling play in shining a light on injustice and crises and creating a catalyst for change?

Nicholas D. Kristof is a …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Leaving Eden: To Protect and Manage the Earth w/ Earth Systems Scientist & Author EUAN NISBET

Season 8

Have we entered what Earth scientists call a “termination event,” and what can we do to avoid the worst outcomes? How can a spiritual connection to nature guide us toward better environmental steward…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Natural Magic: Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science with RENÉE BERGLAND

Season 13

How do the works of Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin continue to influence our understanding of nature, ecological interdependence, and the human experience? How does understanding history help us …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Germany's Postwar Legacy: Lessons for Today's Crises - Highlights - FRANK TRENTMANN

Season 13

“The bridge between Out of the Darkness and my previous work, which looked at the transformation of consumer culture in the world, is morality. One thing that became clear in writing Empire of Things…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Out of the Darkness: The Germans 1942 to 2022 with FRANK TRENTMANN

Season 13

What can we learn from Germany's postwar transformation to help us address today's environmental and humanitarian crises? With the rise of populism, authoritarianism, and digital propaganda, how can …

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

How Do Utopian Visions Shape Our Reality & Future? - Highlights - S. D. CHROSTOWSA

Season 13

“I like to think of utopianism as “effective social daydreaming” because utopia is associated with consciously imagining societies. Our imagination is always involved in creating reality. The opposit…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Utopia in the Age of Survival with S. D. CHROSTOWSKA

Season 13

As Surrealism turns 100, what can it teach us about the importance of dreaming and creating a better society? Will we wake up from the consumerist dream sold to us by capitalism and how would that ch…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

How can music disrupt oppression & bring about social change? - Highlights - JAKE FERGUSON, ANTHONY JOSEPH & JERMAIN JACKMAN

Season 13

“I think as humans, we forget. We are often limited by our own stereotypes, and we don't see that in everyone there's the potential for beauty and love and all these things. And I think The Architect…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

The Architecture of Oppression with JAKE FERGUSON, ANTHONY JOSEPH & JERMAIN JACKMAN

Season 13

How can music challenge systemic oppression and bring about social change? How can we envision alternative paths while avoiding the pitfalls of past paradigms?

Jake Fergusonis an award-winning musicia…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago