The Whiteness of Wealth with Dorothy A. Brown
Racial hierarchy in America is deeply embedded in big structural institutions. From housing to criminal justice to education, there’s decades of schol...
Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes
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Every week Chris Hayes asks the big questions that keep him up at night. How do we make sense of this unprecedented moment in world history? Why is this (all) happening? This podcast starts to answer these questions. Writers, experts, and thinkers who are also trying to get to the bottom of them join Chris to break it all down and help him get a better night’s rest. “Why is this Happening?” is presented by MSNBC and NBCNews Think.
The Endurance of Wikipedia with Katherine Maher
Wikipedia is not like a lot of our current internet. It’s not like sites like Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube that mines its users’ attention and tries ...
Vaccines: How Do They Work? with Dr. Peter Hotez
What happens in your body after you get a vaccine? The arrival of the COVID-19 vaccines feels like the first positive mile marker in the pandemic but ...
Who Gets To Say with John McWhorter
Over the past few years a broader conversation around speech has intensified in the United States. It is a conversation about speech, taboo, social ju...
One-Click America with Alec MacGillis
Amazon puts just about everything you might need one click away and over the last year, people have been turning to the tech giant more than ever. But...
Minimum Wage 101 with Arin Dube
What happens when you raise the minimum wage? The almost decade long push for a federal 15$ minimum wage made new noise in the last few weeks when Dem...
One Year of Plague Living with Michelle Goldberg
We have reached the point where we are hitting anniversary markers in this pandemic. It was just about this time a year ago when all of our lives comp...
Finding Truth in Doubt with Anna Deavere Smith
Critically acclaimed playwright and actress Anna Deavere Smith crafts groundbreaking art at the intersection of journalism and theater. Her explosive ...
Powering the Grid with David Roberts
This conversation starts at Grid Talk 101 (what even is an energy grid) and ends at the fragility of modern life. That can only mean one thing – David...
Modi’s “Arrogance of Power” and the Indian Farmers’ Protests with Rana Ayyub
A short while ago, you may have seen posts crossing your social media feeds from celebrities and activists like Rihanna or Greta Thunberg showing supp...