Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Most countries fail at clean energy. Here’s how mine succeeded | Sebastián Kind
Energy expert Sebastián Kind helped Argentina go from virtually no renewable energy to generating nearly 40 percent of its electricity from wind and …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
What’s behind the rise of far right politics in Europe | Daphne Halikiopoulou
Far-right parties are gaining popularity worldwide. Why is that? Political researcher Daphne Halikiopoulou reveals how rising leaders tap into people…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
How labor unions shape society | Margaret Levi (re-release)
The weekend. Social Security. Health insurance. What do these things have in common? They all exist thanks to the advocacy of labor unions. Political…
8 months ago
Sunday Pick: How to stop devoting yourself to your job (w/ Sarah Jaffe) | How to Be a Better Human
Sarah Jaffe is the author of Work Won’t Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keep Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone. She and Chris discuss the em…
8 months ago
Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson (re-release)
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.…
8 months ago
"The Unprompted," a poem that AI will never understand | Salome Agbaroji
What happens when a poet talks back to AI? In an electrifying performance, Salome Agbaroji performs her original spoken-word poem, "The Unprompted," …
8 months ago
Want to make change? Let the kids tell their stories | Anshul Tewari
As a teenager, social entrepreneur Anshul Tewari didn’t see young voices represented in the conversations that mattered. His solution? A simple blog …
8 months ago
Could we detect breast cancer with a fingerprint? | Simona Francese
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women globally. And yet, many people pass up opportunities to get screened for the disease, often becau…
8 months ago
Why you should spend less time with your kids | Lenore Skenazy
Whether it’s micromanaging playtime, constantly hovering or incessantly texting, the adult takeover of childhood has created a crisis of anxiety in b…
8 months ago
How AI could generate new life-forms | Eric Nguyen
If DNA is just a string of letters, could AI learn to read it … or even write it? Bioengineering researcher Eric Nguyen reveals how AI has upended th…
8 months ago