Episode list

Examining Conspiracy in a Post-Truth Age with Andy Kroll

Looking to a Future of Bipartisanship with David Gergen

Ruth Glenn on her Domestic Violence Advocacy

Refelcting on Questions of Gender Identity and Acceptance with Casey Parks

The 2022 Story of the Year with Evelyn Farkas

Ty Seidule on Challenging the Myth of the Lost Cause of the Confederacy

The Revolutionary: Stacy Schiff on John Adams in the American Revolution

Exploring the World of Science Through Story with Alanna Mitchell

Holden Thorp on The Role of Science in Our Changing World

The Vatican and the Second World War with David Kertzer

Mike McIntire on the Effects of Open Carry Laws in the United States Today

Gary Hart on Preserving the American Republic

Jeffrey Veidlinger on Anti-Semitism in 20th-Century Europe and Its Parallels Today

Exploring our Hunger for Meaning and Experience with Tara Isabella Burton

Dissecting the New Wave of Hollywood Cinema with Pete Hammond

Karyl McBride on Healing from the Harmful Effects of Narcissism

Max Boot on the Threats to American Democracy

Jamila Norman on the Importance of Homegrown Food to Urban Communities

Jessica Grose on the experiences of motherhood in America today

Azar Nafisi on the Power of Literature in Our World Today

Exploring Human Displacement as a Result of Climate Change with Jake Bittle

Life Beyond Traumatic Brain Injury with Jamie MoCrazy

Shafo Sahil and Matt Waters on The Bond of the Battlefield

Exploring the Urgent Issues of Our World Through Poetry with Joshua Bennett

Combatting Polarization and Charting A Way Forward with Peter T. Coleman

Examining Gender Inequality Through the Lens of American Sports

Examining the Historical Bias in the Algorithms Shaping our World with Meredith Broussard

Haruka Sakaguchi Captures Cultural Identities Through the Lens

Elizabeth Rush Investigates the Impacts of Climate Change with a Journey to the End of the Earth

Exploring the Narratives that Have Shaped History and Conflict with Jade McGlynn

Catalyzing Social Change Through Architecture with Justin Brown

Experimental Psychology: Exploring Public Perception of Morality and More with Adam Mastroianni

Brad Sears on Current Issues Facing the LGBTQ Community

How The Chains Of Poverty Prevent People From Being Free: Putting An End To Poverty In America With Matthew Desmond

Discovering Longevity With Bill Kole: How Does Living Longer Impact Society?

Creating Change for Girls Across the World with Dale Hanson Bourke

American History Through the Perspective of its Indigenous Inhabitants with Ned Blackhawk

Navigating Identity and Race Childhood to Adulthood with Nyani Nkrumah

Trauma and the Science of Resilience with Jonathan DePierro

Navigating the Future: The Global Landscape in 2076 with Thomas Barnett

Unraveling the Violence of Jim Crow South with Tananarive Due

Navigating the Currents of Global Affairs and Domestic Politics with Tom Nichols

The 2023 Story of the Year: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence with Evelyn Farkas

Rainer Lohmann on His Research on Toxic Chemicals in Our Environment and Our Future With Them

Naomi Baron on Our Future With AI and Human Creativity

Analyzing American Politics Through a Pop-Culture Lens with Joanna Weiss

Investigating 20th-Century Connections to Partisan Politics and Modern Conservatism with Richard Aldous

Suzanne Nossell on the Importance of Being Free to Read

Analyzing Historical Race Relations and their Contemporary Implications with Françoise N. Hamlin

Secretary Margaret Spellings on a Path to Bipartisanship in America