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#126 Using Data To Predict the Future: Rebecca Costa
Can data be used to prevent mass shootings, dramatically reduce opioid addiction and tell elderly people that they about to fall? Our guest, Rebecca Costa, says it can. In this epi...
#125 The Harvey Weinstein Sex Scandal: What Next? Anne Thompson
The public downfall of film boss, Harvey Weinstein raises deep questions about the culture of Hollywood and its longstanding tolerance of sexual misbehavior by powerful men.Ru...
#124 Russia's Threat to U.S. Democracy: Amy Knight
How should the U.S. and other Western nations deal with Vladimir Putin and well-documented threats to democracy from the Russian government? What are the most effective ways to pus...
#123 Affirmative Action for Conservatives? Michael Roth
Are free speech rights threatened at universities? Is Attorney General Jeff Sessions correct when he says political correctness has run amok on college campuses?Conservatives point...
#122 Title IX and Sexual Assault: Jeannie Suk Gersen
Days ago, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos scrapped Obama-era Title IX rules on campus sexual assault, plunging herself into a furious controversy. This episode goes beyond name-cal...
#121 Why We Need Stories and Myths: Stephen Greenblatt
Love him or loathe him, Donald Trump told a more compelling story about himself than his opponents. The 2016 election was, for his critics, a jarring reminder of the limits of limi...
#120 From Political Disgust to Action: Eric Liu
So many of us are furious at President Trump, Congress, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, The Democrats or the news media-- name your poison.Two thirds of Americans say they are diss...
#119 A Conservative Cure for Climate Change: Bob Inglis
Climate scientists warn that Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are examples of extreme weather that will become much more common in the years to come. But Trump Administration officials r...
#118 After Harvey: Climate Change Insurance. Gernot Wagner
Is climate change to blame for Hurricane Harvey and the devastating floods around Houston? Even though we can't be certain about the cause of a single storm, Harvey's epic rainfall...
#117 Is Hiking a Cure for PTSD? Sean Gobin
Can vets walk off the devastating impacts of PTSD? Do long-distance hiking, biking and river paddling journeys offer far better treatment for the emotional and psychological damage...
#116 The Case for Passion in Our Lives
Neil deGrasse Tyson became passionate about astrophysics when he was a teenager. Best-selling science journalist Mary Roach is well-known for her humor and curiosity as she explore...
#115 Refugees Are Just Like You: Ahmed Badr
Far too often refugees are thought of as "the other"-- a mass of people who are victims of war, persecution or natural disasters. President Trump has added to the problem, making n...
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