Mass Incarceration, Accountability and The Wire with James Forman Jr. (Re-release)
James Forman Jr., Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of the book Locking Up Our Own, joins Adam this week to discuss the history of how mass incarceration became so distorted, juvenile cou...
3 Jun 20201h
The Cost of Doing Nothing with Michael Greenstone
American economist, professor and chief economist during the Obama administration, Michael Greenstone, joins Adam this week to discuss transitioning our economy during a pandemic, balancing safety wit...
27 Mai 20201h 20min
Practical Equality with Robert Tsai
All of us care about equality. (At least, most of us do.) But how do we achieve equality, when the nation is so divided? And how can advocates for equality best make their case in the courts? American...
20 Mai 20201h 2min
Public Health and the Pandemic Two Months In with Dr. Josh Sharfstein
We're two months in to the pandemic, and some states are starting to reopen. Are we anywhere close to where we need to be to do so safely? Dr. Josh Sharfstein, current Vice Dean for Public Health Prac...
13 Mai 202059min
Does the Success of the New York Times Threaten Local Journalism? with Ben Smith
The Grey Lady is the success story of the digital media age, but is it coming at the expense of other publications around the country? Veteran of online media, founding Editor-in-Chief of BuzzFeed New...
6 Mai 202059min
The Stunning Decline of American Life Expectancy with Anne Case and Angus Deaton
For generations, American life expectancy has only improved. Then two economists discovered that for one group in particular, it’s actually falling: White Americans without a college degree. Nobel Pri...
29 Apr 20201h 2min
The Gig Economy In the Time of COVID-19 with Johana Bhuiyan
Delivery workers are more important than ever - so why are they getting screwed? Business and tech reporter for the LA Times, Johana Bhuiyan, joins Adam to how tech companies are bungling the pandemic...
22 Apr 20201h 6min
What Every Political Pundit Gets Wrong about the Election with Rachel Bitecofer
Political scientist and election forecaster Rachel Bitecofer joins Adam this week to discuss why “swing voters” don’t really exist, the dynamics that truly drive political trends, and how COVID-19 wil...
15 Apr 20201h 22min
