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. "