“Crime-Free Housing” and Modern-Day Redlining with Liam Dillon
LA Times reporter Liam Dillon joins Adam to discuss his recent exposé on how “crime-free housing” policies discriminate against black renters and deepen the housing crisis. They also break down the co...
23 Joulu 20201h 13min
Prop 22 and Tech Companies that Write Their Own Laws with Meredith Whittaker
Distinguished research scientist at NYU’s AI Now Institute and former Google employee/organizer Meredith Whittaker joins Adam to break down Prop 22. They cover workers’ rights for tech companies like ...
16 Joulu 20201h 19min
Understanding Asexuality with Angela Chen
This week, journalist and author Angela Chen answers every question you have about asexuality. She and Adam discuss the difference between asexuality and aromanticism, explore how aces fit into the LG...
9 Joulu 20201h 1min
Why Is America’s Internet So Slow? with Susan Crawford
Harvard law professor Susan Crawford joins Adam this week to discuss why America - the country that invented the internet - struggles to provide access to affordable, high-speed internet. She explains...
2 Joulu 20201h 1min
The Psychology Behind Conspiracy Theories with Rob Brotherton
Adam brings on author and academic psychologist Rob Brotherton to discuss why our brains are wired for conspiracy. They how classism and elitism shape our opinions about conspiracy theorists, how the ...
25 Marras 20201h 14min
A Coronavirus Update with Dr. Ashish Jha
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening across the country, so past guest Dr. Ashish Jha is returning with more answers to Adam’s questions. They discuss what the scientific community has learned about Cov...
18 Marras 202044min
The Myth of the Supreme Court
Author and professor Eric J. Segall joins Adam to explode the myth that the Supreme Court makes decisions by a dispassionate evaluation of the law. In reality, he argues, the Justices actually just “m...
11 Marras 20201h 12min
The Shocking Decline in Child Mortality with Dr. Perri Klass
Just a century and change ago, it wasn’t a given that children would actually survive childhood. Dr. Perri Klass and Adam discuss the shocking decline in child mortality since, what life was like in a...
4 Marras 20201h 1min
