The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller
Air traffic controllers are meant to stop aircrafts from flying into one another… and if they fail, computer systems are installed to warn pilots of a coming collision. But sometimes…
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Maggie Wolbert, Hair colorist with an electric palette
Maggie Wolbert will transform your hair — but only into bright, mega-watt, loud colors! This “vivid artist” turned her passion for brilliant hair color into a money-making niche in Tacoma,…
Graham Nash, Part 2
Today we have the second part of Rick Rubin’s conversation with legendary singer/songwriter Graham Nash. We dropped part one a couple of weeks ago, so definitely go check that out…
Francis Ngannou: From the Cameroon Sand Mines to Heavyweight Champ
Fighting champion Francis Ngannou defied all the odds to chase his dream of becoming a professional boxer. Surviving a 14-month migration from Africa to Europe, Francis bet it all, to…
The Devastation of Things Going Exactly to Plan
Writer Kelly Corrigan always wanted a family. She craved the closeness and familiarity of a strong parent-child relationship. When her daughters were little, she relished knowing everything about their lives.…
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits
Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh’s Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran’s father chose to look on the bright side and offer thanks instead…
How Author Jenny Odell Discovered a Life Beyond the Clock
Today, we’re joined by writer and artist Jenny Odell! At the top, we discuss the recent legislation regulating social media in Utah (4:02), how these platforms affect our perception of…
Putin’s Terrifying “Chef”
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian man nicknamed “Putin’s Chef” went from being a street criminal to a hot dog seller to owning a catering company that provides services to the Russian…
Human Bones, Made In the Lab
Nina Tandon is the co-founder and CEO of a tissue engineering company called EpiBone. Her problem is this: How do you grow custom bone from patients’ stem cells, at a price…
Can Multiracial Adoption End Racism?
Matthew Guterl is a historian of race and nation at Brown University, and also Khalil’s other white best friend. He joins the show to discuss his powerful new memoir, Skinfolk.…
Ray Suarez, Journalist who clung to the middle class
You surely recognize Ray Suarez’s voice from NPR, PBS Newshour, Al Jazeera America and more. Yet and still, this renowned broadcaster and author has found it difficult to find desirable…
The Edge
U2’s The Edge is one of only a handful of guitarists who’s as recognizable as his band’s wildly successful frontman. U2 has been playing together since 1976, when they were…
