Berea: The Little College That Could | Cheryl Nixon
Unlike other college rankings that rate institutions for their “prestige” and selectivity, the Washington Monthly’s College Guide and Rankings scrutinizes schools for what really counts – their commit...
27 Aug 202535min
A century on the airwaves, but a precarious future ahead | Steven Bass
The past president of Oregon Public Broadcasting says cuts to federal funding for public media could be catastrophic for rural communities in his state. Our guest is Steven Bass, who stepped down as p...
20 Aug 202526min
How Texas Became a Right-Wing California
Until about a decade ago, the Texas GOP epitomized traditionalsmall-government conservatism. It championed tort reform, deregulation, and a laissez-faire, business-friendly atmosphere that politicians...
13 Aug 202524min
Why Harvard might be forced to cave to Trump
No school can stand against the government’s limitless resources forever, says higher education finance expert Robert Kelchen. In this conversation with host Anne Kim, Robert discusses the current fin...
6 Aug 202523min
The Future of Global Trade - Without America | William Reinsch
Donald Trump's destructive trade and tariff policies will leave America poorer and less competitive, argues trade policy expert William Reinsch, who speaks with host Anne Kim. And while the United Sta...
30 Jul 202536min
Why a recession is inevitable | Robert Shapiro
Donald Trump's disastrous economic policies on trade, immigration and the federal budget - along with his threats to the Fed - are a perfect recipe for economic disaster. Economist Rob Shapiro joins h...
24 Jul 202527min
Weekly Politics Roundtable - The End (?) of the Trump-Putin Bromance - Special Guest: Tamar Jacoby
After years of slavish fawning over Vladimir Putin, PresidentDonald Trump has apparently made an abrupt about-face in his views on the Russian President. In the last week, he has threatened huge tarif...
21 Jul 202549min
Supreme Court or Supreme Enablers? | Garrett Epps
Anne Kim and Garrett Epps discuss the dangers of the SupremeCourt's increasing reliance on often unsigned emergency rulings – the so-called “shadow docket” - to rule in favor of President Trump's agen...
16 Jul 202544min
