The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

Author Roxanne Khamsi discusses her book "Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health"

Coauthors Janani Balasubramanian and Natalie Gosnell discuss their book "Art-Science Undisciplined: A Playbook for Transformative Collaboration"

Author Hanna Kozlowska discusses her forthcoming book "U Up? An Intimate History of Online"

Constructive Dialogue Institute executive director Caroline Mehl discusses strategies to inform effective political discourse

At Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, host Alexander Heffner interviews Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani. In the ongoing special "Mayors of the World," Mayor Mamdani and Heffner discuss the civic and cultural life of New York, his administration's major initiatives, the legacy of FDR and future of the Democratic Party, and what the cost of rent — and a Bacon, Egg, and Cheese — should be.