Janaya Future Khan: The Work of Being Alive
Activist, social-justice educator, and Black Lives Matter co-founder Janaya Future Khan joins us in conversation this week. We discuss the therapeutic value of boxing (10:40), the racial biases embedd...
13 Joulu 20201h 6min
The AIDS Memorial: Stories of Love, Loss, and Remembrance
In collaboration with The AIDS Memorial, we present this special episode of Talk Easy. Five stories of love, loss, and remembrance from those impacted by the AIDS epidemic. We thank Aaron (2:36), Jame...
6 Joulu 20201h 42min
Fran Lebowitz on Vinyl
Our conversation with Fran Lebowitz is now available on vinyl! Visit www.talkeasypod.com/shop for more info. Fran is the author of books like Metropolitan Life (1978) and Social Studies (1981). She is...
29 Marras 202028min
Matthew McConaughey: Just Keep Livin
Matthew McConaughey just keeps livin. In his new memoir, Greenlights, you hear how. Through the trials and tribulations, speed-bumps and roadblocks, the Oscar-winning actor has remained unwaveringly o...
22 Marras 202057min
How Do We Heal? (with Resmaa Menakem)
Resmaa Menakem is a trauma specialist and New York Times best-selling author. His latest book, “My Grandmother’s Hands”, focuses on the historical and racialized trauma carried in our bodies and souls...
15 Marras 202050min
Election Week with Noam Chomsky
At the end of a historic week, who better to provide perspective than Noam Chomsky? Today, he unpacks the 2020 election (5:25), the virtues of the Green New Deal (9:00), the perceived “radicalism” of ...
8 Marras 202050min
Health & Science with Dr. Jha and Justin Rosenstein
On today's show: two dispatches from inside the medical community and Silicon valley, respectively. First we're joined by Justin Rosenstein, the man who led the team behind the Facebook like button. N...
29 Loka 20201h 13min
A Case for Human Decency (by Rutger Bregman)
Dutch historian and philosopher Rutger Bregman joins us this week to unpack his latest book, “Humankind: A Hopeful History”. We discuss his radical idea that “most people are decent” (4:30), the trick...
25 Loka 20201h 13min
