Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOakland Mayoral Hopeful Loren Taylor on Why Local Experience Matters
In a special election on April 15, Oakland voters will choose a candidate to finish the term of recalled mayor Sheng Thao. In the first of our interv…
1 year, 3 months ago
How MAGA Took Over Congress with NYT’s Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater
How did MAGA come to control Congress? It’s the story New York Times reporters Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater chart in a new book exposing what they…
1 year, 3 months ago
Americans are Obsessed with Working Hard. What is it Getting Us?
We’ve heard the Thomas Edison quote over and over: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” But how often does the A…
1 year, 3 months ago
How 20 Years of YouTube Has Shaped Us
YouTube is the site for step-by-step how-to guides, unboxing and reaction videos, and children’s songs that get stuck in your head. It has also funda…
1 year, 3 months ago
A History of Brainwashing and its Use Today
In her new book, “The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion,” Harvard historian of science Rebecca Lemov examines the…
1 year, 3 months ago
Canadians to Trump: We Are Not Having It
President Trump’s unprovoked tariffs on Canadian goods, his threats to make the sovereign nation a 51st state, his belittling of Canada’s leaders: it…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ed Yong on the Pandemic’s Legacy on Science Research and Reporting
During the pandemic, former Atlantic writer Ed Yong became a trusted source for news about COVID and its impact. In 2021 he won a Pulitzer Prize for …
1 year, 3 months ago
What Does California Smell Like to You?
Sequoia trees. Ojai tangerines. Jasmine. Ocean spray. Weed. “Our sense of smell is often overlooked, but it’s the one thing that can bring back memor…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mac Barnett on Why Picture Books Are Real Literature
As the Library of Congress’s new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Bay Area children’s author Mac Barnett wants to reframe how we th…
1 year, 3 months ago
Edward Fishman On the Age of Economic Warfare
Edward Fishman, a former top sanctions official in the U.S. Department of State, says that “the world economy has become a battlefield,” with sanctio…
1 year, 3 months ago