Project Dillard
A historically Black university in New Orleans is beloved by everyone – except the US News best colleges rankings. We hack our way back into the algorithm and show how…
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Racism & Sports: Changing Athletics, Changing Society
Jemele Hill is an award-winning sports journalist, a writer at The Atlantic, and host of the Unbothered podcast. She was a co-host of SportsCenter on ESPN and a Senior Correspondent…
Mapping Catholic Lands Can Help Solve Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change
Molly Burhans is the founder and executive director of GoodLands an organization that works to map the land holdings of the Catholic Church to encourage socially and ecologically sound decisions…
BROCKHAMPTON’s Kevin Abstract
BROCKHAMPTON’s frontman Kevin Abstract talks through the group’s sixth and latest album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine with Rick Rubin.
Adam Grant Thinks Again
Psychologist and author Adam Grant talks with Maya about the science of changing peoples’ minds, including our own. Adam also takes some of his own advice and rethinks some of…
Lord of the Rankings
For 30 years, US News & World Report has been using a secret formula to rank the best colleges and universities in the United States. As a public service to…
Leveling Difference: The Antiracist Struggle for LGBTQ+ Justice
For a long time Don Lemon was America’s only Black prime-time news anchor. He now hosts Don Lemon Tonight on CNN every weeknight and serves as a CNN correspondent. He…
The Power of Teachers’ Unions
Randi Weingarten, President of the the American Federation of Teachers, the second largest teachers union in the country, weighs in on the power of teachers’ unions in the complicated decisions…
Making Transportation Systems Eco-friendly is a Solvable Problem
Laura Schewel is the CEO of StreetLight Data which provides data to help mold and monitor transportation systems to be more environmentally friendly.Check out the links below to some of…
Archie Shepp: Activist of the Avant-Garde
Archie Shepp is a tenor saxophonist and composer who’s spent over half a century contributing to the evolution of Black music. Shepp has long fought for Black musicians to get…
David & Mary Boies
The role most people know David Boies for is not “husband.” But our interview with this legendary litigator and his whipsmart wife showed us how tragic loss, and a few…
Leaving a Religious Cult
Megan Phelps-Roper was born into the Westboro Baptist Church, a religious cult called the most rabid hate groups in America. Megan was a true believer and one of the Church’s…