Season 2018

" Alexandra Rojas, of Justice Democrats, on a new Democratic agenda and a Green New Deal.
New Dealers Reborn

Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court
David Pozen, Knight Institute inaugural scholar and Columbia Law professor.
Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court

New York Times’ Carl Zimmer on his new book “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh” and genes.
Discovering Genes

The Splintering of the American Mind
William Egginton of Johns Hopkins on his new book “The Splintering of the American Mind”
The Splintering of the American Mind

North Carolina State scientist Rob Dunn discusses his new book “Never Home Alone.
The Microbes Among Us

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses his new book “How Schools Work.
Truth and Lies of Education

Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
KPBS investigative reporter Jean Guerrero on her new book “Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir.
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations

RAND CEO Michael D. Rich and political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh on “Truth Decay.
Truth Decay in America

Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms
Jeffrey Prescott of National Security Action on an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.
Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms

Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United, on her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.
United Against Citizens

News, Disinformation, and Free Expression
Richard Gingras, VP of News at Google, on journalism, citizenship, and disinformation.
News, Disinformation, and Free Expression

Soraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center Speech Project, on her new book “Rage Becomes Her”
Rage at the Ballot Box

Manchurian President and Alternative Realities
Tom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor, on his book “The Death of Expertise.”
Manchurian President and Alternative Realities

The Creative Wealth of Nations
Patrick Kabanda talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the arts.
The Creative Wealth of Nations

Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule
Al Cross, dir. Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, U Kentucky, on media
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule

Joan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society
Quarantining Hate Speech

Jack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.
Documenting a Fascist Ascent

Stephanie DeGooyer, Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on authoritarianisim
The Right to Have Rights

Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star on fact-checking President Trump and covering activism
Sweet Little (and Big) Lies

David Nevins of the Bridge Alliance, talks about reversing America's political disunity.
Building Bridges

Democracy Works’ Kathryn Peters on election security, voter registration and democracy.
Democracy in the Internet Age

Steven Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project on activating the next generation
The Future Caucus

Dr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon on their book on Pluto: “Chasing New Horizons.”
Our Galaxy and Beyond

Confronting Algorithms of Bigotry
" Investigative reporter Julia Angwin on exposing technologies that injure society. "