Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe AI election
2024 is a big year for elections, not just in the US but globally: More than 50 countries will be holding elections this year. With rampant disinform…
2 years, 3 months ago
The case for banning...millionaires?
Political philosopher Ingrid Robeyns believes that there should be a maximum amount of money and resources that one person can have. She tells Sean h…
2 years, 3 months ago
How racism ages Black people
There are a host of health disparities across the racial divide. Black people are more likely to develop chronic diseases like diabetes and heart dis…
2 years, 4 months ago
Skipping the broom
Romantic relationships are in a weird place right now. Statistically things are shifting, but the numbers are particularly stark for Black Americans.…
2 years, 4 months ago
Eviction: the scarlet E
According to the Eviction Lab, about 7.6 million Americans every year face the threat of eviction, and a disproportionate number of those threatened …
2 years, 4 months ago
Let’s fix retirement together
It’s an election year, and there are so many different policy discussions we could be having: affordable child care, housing, health care, you name i…
2 years, 4 months ago
How to be a (realistic) climate optimist
The Earth was its hottest in recorded history in 2023. Our winters are shorter, our summers hotter, and our natural disasters more extreme. It’s dark…
2 years, 4 months ago
How celebrity fandom explains Trump
To no one’s surprise, former president Donald Trump handily won the Republican Iowa caucuses this week. Despite his recent bout of legal trouble, he …
2 years, 5 months ago
Why we can’t stop talking about Harvard
Harvard and elite institutions like it have been in the news a lot lately. Following the outbreak of war in Gaza, three university presidents — Liz M…
2 years, 5 months ago
Are unions making a comeback?
2023 was a big year for unions. WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, and the UAW made historic gains for nearly 150,000 of it…
2 years, 6 months ago