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Thinking Aloud

Thoughtful, educated voices from BYU and abroad. Marcus Smith dives into the minds of experts on religion, the arts, mathematics, space, medicine, music, and just about everything else.

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Amaranth Borsuk: The Past and Future of the Book

Amaranth Borsuk: The Past and Future of the Book

Whether you think it's on its way out or a permanent fixture in our culture, there's no denying that we're fascinated wi... Read more

6 Jun 2018

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Leslie Anthony: The Aliens Among Us

Leslie Anthony: The Aliens Among Us

Adventure and science journalist Leslie Anthony discusses his research into invasive species and the effect they're havi... Read more

11 Jun 2018

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Jeremy Teigen: The History of Veterans as Presidents

Jeremy Teigen: The History of Veterans as Presidents

Political scientist Jeremy Teigen explores the history of military service and the U.S. presidency and discusses how the... Read more

6 Jun 2018

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Adam Winkler: How Corporations Won Their Civil Rights

Adam Winkler: How Corporations Won Their Civil Rights

The Virgina Company. The Fourteenth Amendment. Dodge v Ford Motor Co. Ralph Nader. Mitt Romney. UCLA law professor Adam ... Read more

5 Jun 2018

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Amanda Lotz: The Past and Future of Television

Amanda Lotz: The Past and Future of Television

Amanda Lotz, renowned media analyst and Professor of Media Studies at the University of Michigan, rolls through the hist... Read more

5 Sep 2018

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Heather Curtis: The Birth of Humanitarianism

Heather Curtis: The Birth of Humanitarianism

Heather Curtis tells the story of a newspaper that gave birth to the ways in which we think about humanitarianism. Dr. C... Read more

6 Oct 2018

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Anna Zeide: Canned

Anna Zeide: Canned

Anna Zeide walks Marcus Smith through the history of the canning industry and tells the story of how consumers came to t... Read more

30 Aug 2018

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Katherine Benton-Cohen: Inventing the Immigration Problem

Katherine Benton-Cohen: Inventing the Immigration Problem

Guest Katherine Benton-Cohen visits with Marcus Smith about the Dillingham Commission and how its legacy is affecting U.... Read more

23 Aug 2018

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Vera Tobin: How Surprises Make a Story

Vera Tobin: How Surprises Make a Story

Marcus talks about surprise with Dr. Vera Tobin: how it salts our stories, sometimes to great effect, sometimes leaving ... Read more

23 Aug 2018

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Samuel Moyn: Are Human Rights Enough?

Samuel Moyn: Are Human Rights Enough?

Samuel Moyn, professor of law and history at Yale, discusses the relationship between the push for human rights and grow... Read more

21 Aug 2018

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