Humans Are An Invasive Species with Elizabeth Kolbert
Adam is thrilled to introduce one of his absolute favorite journalists and authors to the show: Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert. They discuss how humans...
3 Mar 20211h 11min
Why is Border Patrol Exempt from the Fourth Amendment? with Todd Miller
No feature of the American landscape is more absurd than the border. It cuts across natural landscapes, is highly militarized, and possesses the largest law enforcement agency in America. Why? Journal...
24 Feb 20211h 16min
Ending Climate Change with Saul Griffith
We often frame the fight against climate change as one of endless sacrifice. But the truth is, the real solutions to climate change would both save money and make our lives better. Scientist, inventor...
17 Feb 20211h 29min
Four Lost Cities with Annalee Newitz
Where do cities… come from? Are they created by committee? Or do they just spring up out of the earth? Adam explores this question with journalist Annalee Newitz, author of the new book Four Lost Citi...
10 Feb 20211h 20min
Humankind’s Hopeful History with Rutger Bregman
Is humanity innately good or bad? Historian and author Rutger Bregman joins Adam to discuss his decidedly optimistic answer to this question. They discuss research showing that people are more likely ...
3 Feb 20211h 26min
Decriminalizing Drugs with Dr. Carl Hart
This week, Dr. Carl Hart - professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia - joins Adam to argue that we’ve been approaching recreational drugs all wrong. Together they discuss how we have histor...
27 Jan 20211h 19min
Medical Myths and How to Fight Them with Dr. Seema Yasmin
To stop a deadly disease, you need more than medicine -- you need to change people’s minds. Journalist and doctor Seema Yasmin joins Adam this week to discuss how to combat harmful medical myths. They...
20 Jan 20211h 1min
Keeping Native Languages Alive with Anton Treuer
Aaniin - which is hello in the Algonquin language of Ojibwe! This week, Adam speaks with Anton Treuer, the professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. He walks us through where Ojibwe language ha...
13 Jan 20211h 15min
