Quick Take: The 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Dangerous
Michael sits down with Nancy G. Brinker, a leader of the global breast cancer movement and founder of the Susan G. Komen foundation. The pair discuss the war in Ukraine and how Nancy's experience as C...
19 Mar 202213min
Getting Things Done: With Will Hurd
Michael speaks with former Congressman and CIA officer Will Hurd about his new book, "American Reboot: An Idealist’s Guide to Getting Big Things Done." The pair discuss restoring the Republican Party,...
16 Mar 202259min
Quick Take: Can America Survive Itself?
Michael speaks with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II about our current democratic crisis and what we can do about it. The pair discuss the Poor People's Campaign, how the bible informs discussions on pov...
13 Mar 202213min
How Republicans Lost Their Party: With Jeremy Peters
Michael speaks with NYT reporter Jeremy Peters about his new book, "Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted." The pair contextualize the disintegration of the ...
9 Mar 202241min
Quick Take: Bastards of the Reagan Era
Michael speaks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his path to becoming a poet, Yale Law School graduate and MacArthur Fellow after being incarcerated at age sixteen. The pair discuss Dwayne's organizati...
5 Mar 202214min
Showing Our Values: With Nancy G. Brinker
Michael sits down with Nancy G. Brinker, a leader of the global breast cancer movement and founder of the Susan G. Komen foundation. The pair discuss the war in Ukraine and how Nancy's experience as C...
2 Mar 202252min
Quick Take: What's Wrong With People?
Michael speaks with Steven Pinker about his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The pair discuss who decides rationality, the prevalence of confirmation bias and trib...
26 Feb 202212min
Our Crisis of Democracy: With Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
Michael speaks with Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II about our current democratic crisis and what we can do about it. The pair discuss the Poor People's Campaign, how the bible informs discussions on pov...
23 Feb 202237min
