A Year of Performing Humanity, Reviewed
A.O. Scott, co-chief film critic of the New York Times, helps us review the year in culture. What can we learn about our struggling effort to live together from this year’s art? Then, a conversation w...
13 Dec 202150min
The Supreme Court v. Our Rights
Another year of The Supreme Court of the United States is coming to a close. But can we still trust our nine appointed justices to be the final arbiters of the law?. Co-hosts of the Boom! Lawyered pod...
6 Dec 202150min
An Anti-Racism Refresher
Anti-racist work snuck into the mainstream last year. But ever since, it’s received a huge backlash. Why, and what did right-wing media have to gain? This week, Kai revisits two conversations: First, ...
29 Nov 202151min
The Myth of a ‘United’ States
History shows that our country’s actually been divided from the start. If secession is in our DNA, what’s keeping us together? Should we just break up already? Kai talks with author Richard Kreitner a...
22 Nov 202150min
Promises to Help the Climate Keep Breaking
Who’s breaking them, and why? Coming off of COP26, we talk to journalists Elizabeth Kolbert and David Wallace-Wells about the real cost of the climate crisis and who is paying the price. Learn about c...
15 Nov 202149min
Fired at 59: Lessons on Job Insecurity in the U.S.
Broadcast journalist Ray Suarez was 59 when he lost a dream job that took decades to reach. What he did next reveals a harsh reality of class blindness and the consequences of job insecurity in the U....
8 Nov 202150min
How the Dead Still Speak to Us
This Halloween, we reveal the holiday’s often untold history and why connecting to the dead is important to so many people, from Ireland, to Mexico, to NYC. What about this time of year lowers the vei...
1 Nov 20211h
Making it in New York: The Eric Adams Story
In just two weeks, New Yorkers could elect Eric Adams, making him the city’s second-ever Black mayor. What does his rise through civil service tell us about the ways race and power have evolved in the...
25 Okt 202151min
