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An interview with writer and anti-racism educator Tim Wise as America decides our next president...
Bassist, producer, and record label owner Bill Laswell is my guest on Our Social Landscape, as we try to make sense of the upcoming election.
Thievery Corporation's Rob Garza joins Our Social Landscape to discuss the pending 2024 presidential election.
Esteemed professor and policy expert Douglas Massey explains our current immigration and segregation landscape.
My guest is Maine author Ron Currie, Jr., who’s work covers environmental issues, politics, and some fun, fantastical fictional prose.
Surviving comparisons to Kurt Vonnegut, he has received the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award, the Addison M. Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Alex Award from the American Library Association, while his short fiction and nonfiction writings have received recognition in the Best American Sportswriting and Best American Essays anthologies. In addition, he’s a screen writer, working on series from Apple TV, AMC Studios, and ITV America, among others.
A conversation about the effects of racism on health with journalist, author, and educator Linda Villarosa.
A conversation with political scientist and Carnegie scholar Jennifer McCoy about the increasing political dissension in America.
The recorded version of my latest blogpost, including the song "Distant Land" by Matthew Halsall.
My guest is Dr. Aaron Carroll, health policy expert and chief health officer at Indiana University, who has written and lectured extensively on the U.S. health care system and how it compares to countries around the world.
Physician, professor, and economist Atheendar Vankataramani joins me to discuss the impacts of social class and race the health of Americans.
I'm joined by legendary musician Bruce Cockburn. With over 9 million records sold, and countless lives impacted by his activism and altruism, he has spent over 50 years impacting folks around the globe.
My guest is the journalist and writer Chelsea Conaboy, author of the fantastic book Mother Brain, which challenges the repressive notion of ‘maternal instinct’. As she shows, "humans are designed to develop into cooperative caregivers!"
Wesleyan University President Michael Roth joins me to discuss the intersection between education and our current culture wars.
Dr. Roth has been the President of Wesleyan since 2007, and has written extensively about issues related to free speech on college campuses specifically, and larger cultural patterns more broadly.
This episode features two Bob Dylan songs, “Visions of Johanna” and “Shelter from the Storm”.
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A discussion on treating transgender youth with pediatric endocrinologist Hussein Abdullatif.
I'm joined by Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph, a folk artist who has used his platform to campaign for human rights and social justice for over 40 years.
The contemporary American artist Vincent Valdez joins me to talk about the power of paint, brush, and canvas to hold a mirror up to America.
The recorded version of my lastest blog post, including the song Sachi, by Matthew Halsall.
The recorded version of my last blog post, including the song Exuberant Burning, by Earthen Sea.
I'm joined by investigative journalist Jessie Singer to talk about their book There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and Disaster- Who Profits and Who Pays the Price.
Elisabeth Anker is a professor of American Studies and Political Science at George Washington University. Her first book, Orgies of Feeling: Melodrama and the Politics of Freedom lays a groundwork for analyzing freedom-based narratives in popular culture. The theme is extended in her 2022 book Ugly Freedoms, which is the basis for our conversation.
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