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Jim Yong Kim on revolutionizing how we treat the world's poor
Episode 6
This was an amazing interview.Jim Yong Kim is the president of the World Bank — the massive, multilateral institution dedicated to eradicating poverty. But Kim is also a public-health legend: he was …
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Theda Skocpol on how political scientists think differently about politics
Episode 5
Political science is a misunderstood discipline. It's often laughed off by people who think it's ridiculous that something as human and contingent and unpredictable as politics can be called a scienc…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Bill Gates on stopping climate change, building robots, and the best books he's read
Episode 4
Bill Gates is one of those people for whom "needs no introduction" is actually true. The polymathic Microsoft founder now leads the world's largest and most important private foundation, and he's pre…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
How lobbying works, with super-lobbyist Tony Podesta
Episode 3
When the New York Times profiled Tony Podesta, the headline was simply: "Tony Podesta, superlobbyist." Podesta is head of the Podesta group, and considered by many to be the most powerful, or at leas…
Published on 9 years, 6 months ago
Rachel Maddow on skinhead rallies, AIDS activism, and why she doesn't read op-eds
Episode 2
Rachel Maddow is, of course, the host of MSNBC's top-rated, Emmy-award winning primetime news show and the bestselling author of "Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power." But Maddow took a w…
Published on 9 years, 7 months ago