How to Organize a Movement with Mie Inouye
How do we fight back against those who are trying to take away Americans’ civil rights? Scholar and organizer Mie Inouye joins Adam to explain how American civil rights movements built political power...
7 Sep 20221h 15min
Thinking Seriously About Comedy with Nick Marx and Matt Sienciwicz
Comedy is one of world’s oldest, most popular art forms, but almost no one thinks seriously about what comedy is or what it’s for. Is comedy inherently liberal? Does it actually convey truth, or is it...
31 Aug 20221h 9min
The Facts About Immigration with Leah Boustan
Americans are trapped in two competing narratives about immigration: That we’re a nation of immigrants, and that outsiders are invading to steal our jobs. But if we set ideology and narrative aside, w...
24 Aug 20221h 16min
Are We Fucked? with Chris Hayes
Climate change, racial inequality, and the anti-rights revolution all feel like comets heading towards our inevitable destruction. If you’re depressed about these challenges, you’re not alone. So how ...
17 Aug 20221h 9min
How to Fix Transportation with Secretary Pete Buttigieg
Why is it so hard to get around in America? Why is it so much more expensive to build a mile of transit here than it is in any country? And will we ever be able to break America of its car addiction? ...
10 Aug 202245min
How to Do Nothing with Jenny Odell (Re-Broadcast)
In honor of our move to Starburns Audio, we’re taking a week off and running a Factually classic. In this interview from 2019, Adam speaks with Jenny Odell, artist, writer, and author of the wonderful...
3 Aug 20221h 23min
Animal Crisis with Lori Gruen and Alice Crary.
How can we best help animals, when it’s we humans who cause their suffering? Animal Crisis authors Alice Crary and Lori Gruen join Adam to explain how the same systems that hurt and kill animals also ...
27 Jul 20221h 10min
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals with Stephen Brusatte
In times of turmoil, it can be useful to take a longer view of history. Like, a LOT longer. Paleontologist and author of “The Rise and Reign of the Mammals” Stephen Brusatte joins Adam to explain how ...
20 Jul 20221h 3min
