The exploitation of US college athletes | Tim Nevius
Colleges and universities in the US make billions of dollars each year from sports, compromising the health and education of athletes -- who are disproportionately Black -- in the name of money, power...
5 Apr 202110min
Manoush Zomorodi: Step 1: The Pulse
ZigZag, a business podcast about being human, returns with The ZigZag Project: six steps (and episodes) to help you map out a path that aligns your personal values with your professional ambitions. In...
2 Apr 202121min
An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word | Kate Lister
With candor and cunning, sex historian Kate Lister chronicles the curious journey of an ancient, honest word with innocent origins and a now-scandalous connotation in this uproarious love letter to et...
1 Apr 202118min
Language around gender and identity evolves (and always has) | Archie Crowley
Dictionaries and grammar "rules" don't have the final word on language -- and believing they do can harm more than help, especially for the trans community. Sociolinguist Archie Crowley deconstructs t...
31 Mars 202113min
The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy | Rick Doblin
Could psychedelics help us heal from trauma and mental illnesses? Researcher Rick Doblin has spent the past three decades investigating this question, and the results are promising. In this fascinatin...
30 Mars 202115min
Why winning doesn't always equal success | Valorie Kondos Field
Valorie Kondos Field knows a lot about winning. As the longtime coach of the UCLA women's gymnastics team, she won championship after championship and has been widely acclaimed for her leadership. In ...
29 Mars 202116min
What science taught me about being a Muslim drag queen | Amrou Al-Kadhi
For a long time, Amrou Al-Kadhi struggled to negotiate the intersections between their queer and Islamic heritage. These identities felt completely polarized, as if their identity were founded on a te...
26 Mars 20215min
An election system that puts voters (not politicians) first | Amber McReynolds
From hours-long lines and limited polling locations to confusing and discriminatory registration policies, why is it so hard to vote in the US? Voting rights expert Amber McReynolds offers a proven al...
25 Mars 202110min
