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What elitists and populists have in common
How often do political parties actually trust voters to know what’s best for them? Curtis Bram, a political scientist at The University of Texas at Dallas, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the two s…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Don’t worry if you can’t sleep
Sleep tracking technology can tell you how long you slumbered, but it can’t get you there. Jennifer Senior, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss sleep anxiety, why we find i…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Life after mental illness
A diagnosis of schizophrenia is devastating — but what if the doctor got it wrong? New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a woman diagnosed with severe mental illness fo…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
How to fix hybrid work
Workers are reluctant to go back into the office five days a week, but hybrid arrangements still need mastering. Peter Cappelli is the George W. Taylor Professor of Management at the Wharton School …
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Is the U.S. in charge of the Americas?
The violence in El Salvador has come to American attention with the deportation of accused gang members to a notorious prison there. Viet Thanh Nguyen, professor of literature at the University of So…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Why are Gazans starving?
The U.N. says people in Gaza are under “famine-like conditions.” Ciarán Donnelly, SVP for International Programs with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), joins host Krys Boyd to discuss starvat…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The joy of being a word nerd
The English language is full of words that both communicate and confound. Martha Barnette, co-host of the popular radio show and podcast “A Way with Words,” joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her love …
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
When organ donations go wrong… for the donor
Organ transplants save lives, but rushing into them could harm donors nearing the end of their own lives. Brian M. Rosenthal, investigative reporter at The New York Times, joins host Krys Boyd to dis…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
How dogs are helping cure cancer
Dogs suffer from cancer similarly to how humans do – and they may hold the keys to curing us. Bob Holmes, contributor for Knowable Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the biomedical bond betwee…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Are your podcasts changing your personality?
There’s a podcast for everything these days — and maybe that’s the problem. Liel Leibovitz is editor-at-large for Tablet. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the very saturated podcast market is m…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago