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Don’t expect science to explain everything
It’s not every day a serious academic espouses belief in the unexplained — maybe more should? Jeffrey Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. H…
Published on 4 months ago
Project 2025 is happening
It was a 900-page policy paper that President Trump disavowed during the campaign, but now Project 2025 is changing life in America. David Graham, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd t…
Published on 4 months ago
Do we still care about due process?
The Trump administration is deporting alleged violent gang members to a prison in El Salvador — often with little evidence. New Yorker staff writer Jonathan Blitzer joins host Krys Boyd to discuss ca…
Published on 4 months ago
Archive: How Pope Francis changed the Church
Pope Francis has been recently hospitalized with respiratory problems, and now Catholics worldwide watch for news from the Vatican. Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for National Catholi…
Published on 4 months ago
What glaciers do for all of us
Though they are located at the ends of the Earth, glaciers really do affect your daily life. As part of a conversation on the mysteries and importance of glaciers, host Krys Boyd talks with Dr. Twila…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
How your brain makes up its mind
A decision as simple as deciding what to wear in the morning can be stressful — what will people think? But our brains are wired this way for a reason. Emily Falk is professor of communication, psych…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Dictators sometimes take power quietly
Authoritarian regimes sometimes take power all at once – but other times they chip away at societal norms bit by bit. Aziz Huq teaches law at the University of Chicago, and he joins host Krys Boyd to…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Do you need to be worried about aviation safety?
Deep DOGE cuts to the FAA have hit the agency hard. Is the public still safe to fly? Isaac Stanley-Becker, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why DOGE layoffs mean safety…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
The inequality you may be overlooking
D.E.I. may be on the way out, but there are still tools out there for those who want to address structural inequality. Nilanjana Dasgupta is provost professor of psychology and inaugural director of …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Roxane Gay on 500 years of feminism
Feminist author Roxane Gay has put together a compendium of notable feminist works, but even she says it’s not the last word. The contributing opinion writer for The New York Times joins host Krys Bo…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago