Episode 241: In Search of a Home
With rent prices and mortgage rates continuing to skyrocket, finding and keeping stable housing is getting increasingly challenging for many Americans. But according to sociology professor Prentiss D...
4 Okt 202228min
Episode 240: Falling Through the Social Safety Net
Millions of Americans are poor, food insecure, housing cost-burdened, or medically uninsured. This is where the U.S. social safety net comes in – with programs like Medicaid, food stamps, and unemploy...
6 Sep 202230min
Episode 239: Supporting the Needs of Refugees
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the war in Ukraine have brought an increased number of refugees to America over the past year. Enter refugee resettlement agencies – organizations that provide...
2 Aug 202229min
Episode 238: The "Neutral" Umpires of the Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has a long history of firmly defending its philosophy of neutrality and did the same for the recent and historic overturn of Roe. Wade. But according to law professor Cedric Merli...
29 Jun 202229min
Episode 237: Who's Really in a Student Debt Crisis?
More and more Americans are facing massive student debt and daunting payment plans once the federal pause on loan payments runs out. But this burden is not spread evenly, and neither are the challenge...
7 Jun 202224min
Episode 236: How White Millennials Really Think About Race
Millennials are often seen as a progressive-minded generation – as 80's and 90's kids, they grew up in a digital landscape that exposed them to a diversity of perspectives. But while expectations were...
3 Mai 202227min
Episode 235: The Real Culprits of Climate Change
Conversations around climate change often focus on the consumption habits of everyday people: the cars we drive, the food we eat, our electricity bills. But according to geography professor Matt Huber...
5 Apr 202239min
Episode 234: Election Disinformation
The 2020 presidential election brought disinformation – defined as false information with the intent to mislead – to the forefront of public conversation. Subsequent events, such as the January 6 riot...
1 Mar 202228min
