Ranked #1
Why Everyone Hates the Jews
Why Everyone Hates the Jews
Recently, the US has seen a disturbing uptick in hate crimes, especially those directed against Jewish people and instit... Read more
12 Feb 2019
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38mins
Ranked #2
Acknowledging Harm and Repairing the World
Acknowledging Harm and Repairing the World
How do we move out of a political discourse of blame and shame into one that acknowledges past and present harm done and... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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52mins
Ranked #3
White Identity Politics Is Bigger Than the KKK
White Identity Politics Is Bigger Than the KKK
Amidst ongoing tension over America’s growing diversity, white identity is on the rise as a force in US politics. Are Am... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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59mins
Ranked #4
Partisan Politics, Toxic Identities, Dangerous Divides
Partisan Politics, Toxic Identities, Dangerous Divides
What do Duck Dynasty and The Family Guy have to do with US politics? And what happens when we so identify with a group t... Read more
19 Feb 2019
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #5
The Symbolic Power of Trump's Wall
The Symbolic Power of Trump's Wall
When is a wall not just a wall? When it’s Donald Trump’s Wall. Dr. Thomas Singer, a Jungian psychoanalyst, argues that t... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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38mins
Ranked #6
Rep. Ilhan Omar's Tweet (Bonus Episode)
Rep. Ilhan Omar's Tweet (Bonus Episode)
Peter Glick returns for a bonus episode to help us unpack and understand the week’s controversy surrounding Rep. Ilhan O... Read more
15 Feb 2019
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35mins
Ranked #7
Democracy and the Decline of Reason
Democracy and the Decline of Reason
Do facts matter when experts are dismissed as partisan propagandists or out-of-touch elitists? Political economist Willi... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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55mins
Ranked #8
Politics and the Teenage Mind
Politics and the Teenage Mind
New York Times bestseller Dr. Lisa Damour lends her expertise in child and adolescent psychology to discuss how current ... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #9
The Trauma of Syria
The Trauma of Syria
Veteran war correspondent Anne Barnard — Murrow Fellow at the Council on Foreign Affairs and NY Times Beirut Bureau Chie... Read more
9 Apr 2019
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #10
Anger and Racial Politics
Anger and Racial Politics
University of Maryland professor Antoine Banks joins us to talk about how anger — specifically white anger — impacts eve... Read more
2 Apr 2019
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39mins
Ranked #11
The End of Truth?
The End of Truth?
What is truth in the post-modern world, where facts are in the eye of the beholder and ppartisans turn to their own trib... Read more
26 Mar 2019
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56mins
Ranked #12
The Perilous Path to Asylum
The Perilous Path to Asylum
What does our Statue of Liberty stand for when we reject so many asylum seekers fleeing torture, war and persecution? We... Read more
19 Mar 2019
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #13
Trump On the Couch
Trump On the Couch
Is Donald Trump mentally and emotionally unfit to execute the duties of President? Join us for a conversation about narc... Read more
12 Mar 2019
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54mins
Ranked #14
Delusions and Lies — the Mind of Trump
Delusions and Lies — the Mind of Trump
What’s the difference between a lie and a delusional falsehood? It’s a matter of perspective—especially when you’re talk... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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30mins
Ranked #15
We Are All Going to Die — Someday
We Are All Going to Die — Someday
Humans are uniquely aware of our own mortality. Someday, hopefully later rather than sooner, each of us is going to die.... Read more
29 Jan 2019
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50mins