China's Kingdom of Characters with Jing Tsu
China is now one of the world’s most powerful nations. But how did its unique and formidable language shape its rise? Jing Tsu, the author of Kingdom of Characters, joins Adam to explain the history o...
16 Mar 20221h 2min
Why Is Housing So Expensive In America? with Jenny Schuetz
Why is housing so expensive, when other human needs like food are relatively cheap? Brookings Senior Fellow and author of Fixer-Upper, Jenny Schuetz, joins Adam to explain why our entire system is til...
9 Mar 20221h 9min
Reconsidering Reparations with Olufemi Taiwo
The American conversation about reparations is sadly narrow. But what if reparations could address not just the sins of the past, but the injustices of the present? Olufemi Taiwo, author of the new bo...
2 Mar 20221h 7min
What Americans Don’t Get About China with Kaiser Kuo
Despite how much our media talks about China, most Americans don't really know all that much about it. What is China’s view of itself and its recent history? What is life like in the country for the a...
23 Feb 20221h 8min
Indigenous Science with Jessica Hernandez
What would our world look like if we paid more attention to the knowledge indigenous communities have discovered about the world around us? On the show this week is indigenous environmental scientist ...
16 Feb 20221h 1min
The Great Resignation and the Rebirth of American Labor with Hamilton Nolan
As we head into the third year of the pandemic, US workers are organizing and unionizing like it’s the early days of the Industrial Revolution. But can they reverse decades of labor erosion in America...
9 Feb 20221h
Is Virtual Reality… Real? with David Chalmers
We spend more time in digital, virtual spaces than ever. But are those places really real? If they are, does that mean we could be living in virtual reality right now? Or does it even make sense to as...
2 Feb 20221h 19min
The Philosophy of Games with C. Thi Nguyen
Playing games is a fundamental human activity. But despite their ubiquity, they’ve never gotten the serious study from scholars they deserve. Why do we play them? And what, exactly, ARE games? On the ...
26 Jan 20221h 16min
