We Don't Talk About Leonard: Episode 1
Our friends at On the Media have teamed up with ProPublica to create a miniseries about how the U.S. Supreme Court moved so far to the right. In this first episode of We Don't Talk About Leonard, ProP...
5 Okt 202351min
Is Capitalism Working for You?
One guest says “a free market is a mythical creature, like Santa Claus.” So how do we describe “capitalism” really, and can we make it do better? We examine our current economic system, callers’ feeli...
2 Okt 202348min
Silicon Valley’s History of Fumbles with Capitalism
Silicon Valley is notorious in the global economy and the American psyche. According to author Malcolm Harris, the Bay Area tech hub and California at large are a laboratory for the worst consequences...
28 Sep 202331min
What Does It Mean to be Free?
Ayana Mathis joins us to discuss her new novel, The Unsettled. It’s an intergenerational story centered around one Black family’s struggle to find freedom in the 1980s. Like her previous work, migrati...
25 Sep 202350min
Eating Elk Kabobs in Idaho
A new graphic memoir from New Yorker cartoonist Navied Mahdavian tells the story of his decision to move with his wife from San Francisco to rural Idaho. Mahdavian joins producer Kousha Navidar to dis...
21 Sep 202323min
The Birth of Climate Denial
Starting with the 1925 Scopes Trial — also known as the "trial of the century" — we look at one of the most controversial topics in our time: the debate over evolution versus a Fundamentalist understa...
18 Sep 202331min
When Chicago Closed 50 Public Schools at Once
In 2013 Chicago shut down 50 public schools – the largest mass closing in U.S. history. The city promised a chance to revitalize communities. 10 years later, it’s another reality. We speak with Sarah ...
14 Sep 202318min
Public School’s Failing Prospects
“The Death of Public School” author Cara Fitzpatrick tells the story of a movement, six decades in the making, that’s picked away at the very idea of public education in the U.S. Listeners from Chicag...
11 Sep 202332min
