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#164. An Actor/Playwright Reflects on Fifty Years of Deep Relationships with Holocaust Survivors
Season 1 Episode 164
Henry ("Hank") Greenspan is an emeritus psychologist and oral historian in Holocaust studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, award-winning playwright and actor, lyricist, essayist, and p…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
#163. The Rationale and Controversies of Gender-Affirmative Health Care
Season 1 Episode 163
Psychologists Diane Ehrensaft and Michelle Jurkiewicz are the co-authors of the recently published book, Gender Explained: A New Understanding of Identity in a Gender Creative World. Diane is cofound…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
#162. How Developed Countries Perpetuate Their Economic Power (and the Obstacles to Joining Their Ranks)
Season 1 Episode 162
Remi Adekoya is a political science lecturer at the University of York in the UK, focusing on national and sub-national identities and their role in international relations, especially as they affect…
Published on 4 months ago
#161. How Women Runners Refuted the Myth of Female Fragility
Season 1 Episode 161
Maggie Mertens is a journalist in Seattle, who covers gender, culture, and sports. She has written essays and stories for such major publications as The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, and The Gua…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
#160. The Concept of Race in Latin America
Season 1 Episode 160
Iñigo García-Bryce is a history professor at New Mexico State University and the director of NMSU’s Center for Latin American and Border Studies from 2011-2016. His research focuses on Latin American…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
#159. The History of "Rule By Law" and How Autocratic Rulers Co-opt the Concept to Consolidate Power
Season 1 Episode 159
Aziz Huq is a professor of comparative and constitutional law at the University of Chicago, focusing recently on democratic backsliding and the regulation of Artificial Intelligence. He has written a…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
#158. Black Entrepreneurship with a Social Conscience
Season 1 Episode 158
Rachel Laryea is a Ghanaian-American entrepreneur and author of the recently published book, Black Capitalists: A Blueprint for What Is Possible. She secured a summer an internship at Goldman-Sachs w…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
#157. Racial and Other Biases in Scientific Research, Medical Practices, and Everyday Attitudes
Season 1 Episode 157
Shoumita Dasgupta is a Professor of Medicine at Boston University, where she has held many leadership positions. She is Assistant Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, formerly Assistant Dean of Admission…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
#156. An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence
Season 1 Episode 156
Meg Kissinger is an investigative journalist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who spent more than two decades reporting on the failures of the American mental health system. She has won more than …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
#155. Generating a Love for Math and Math History
Season 1 Episode 155
David Pengelley is a retired math professor from New Mexico State University (NMSU). We'll be talking about math education, math history, and learning math from primary source material. Dr. Pengelley…
Published on 6 months ago