
Quick Take: The Moment You Find Out Why You Were Born
Michael speaks with Reverend Al Sharpton about his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America." The pair discuss the unsung heroes of our country, how...
19 Feb 202215min

Prison to Possibility: With Reginald Dwayne Betts
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...
17 Feb 202251min

Quick Take: Our Democratic System Is Always Being Challenged
Michael speaks with George Takei about his American journey, from living in a U.S concentration camp as a child, to his interest in democracy as a teenager and his activism as an adult. The pair discu...
12 Feb 202214min

Why Rationality Matters: With Steven Pinker
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...
9 Feb 202251min

Quick Take: Reconstruction 2.0
Michael speaks with Kimberly Jones about her new book, "How We Can Win: Race, History and Changing the Money Game That's Rigged." The pair discuss legacy wealth, where the U.S education system falls s...
5 Feb 202214min

Righteous Troublemakers: With Reverend Al Sharpton
Michael speaks with Reverend Al Sharpton about his new book, "Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America." The pair discuss the unsung heroes of our country, how...
2 Feb 202247min

Quick Take: Questioning the Criminal Justice System
Michael speaks with Laura Coates about her work as a civil rights attorney. Coates served as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and a Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Divi...
29 Jan 202217min

Giving Democracy Meaning: With George Takei
Michael speaks with George Takei about his American journey, from living in a U.S concentration camp as a child, to his interest in democracy as a teenager and his activism as an adult. The pair discu...
27 Jan 202248min




















