Beastie Boys and Spike Jonze
It’s been nearly 35 years since the Beastie Boys released their classic debut album, “Licensed To Ill.” In this candid conversation, Rick Rubin, who started out as the Beastie’s DJ,…
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The War For Kindness
Feeling you belong to a group can be great – but it also has a darker side, leading us down an unhappy path of hatred and violence towards people with…
How to Have a Life in the Pandemic
Julia Marcus, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses how to assess risk when engaging in different social activities.
A Tsunami of Misery
A monstrous wave and then a nuclear disaster forced Mikio and Hamako Watanabe from their home. But being saved from the potential dangers of a radiation leak destroyed their lives…
Dragon Psychology 101
Dragons hoard treasure, deep in their lairs. They don’t show it off to their neighbors. Revisionist History applies dragon psychology to the strange world of art museums, with help from…
Cell Strain
In the 1950s, polio spread throughout the United States. Heartbreakingly, it affected mainly children. Thousands died. Thousands more were paralyzed. Many ended up surviving only in iron lungs, a machine…
LGBTQ Rights and the Supreme Court
William Eskridge, a professor at Yale Law School and author of the forthcoming book “Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws,” discusses this week’s historic Supreme Court ruling that protects gay…
Unjust Systems of Power are Solvable
Host Anne Applebaum speaks with Srdja Popovic about how strategic nonviolent action can bring about lasting and meaningful social change.Srdja Popovic is the executive director of the Centre for Applied…
Aim Higher
Can everyone be coached — or are some people beyond help?The transformative power of coaching is put to the test as Michael enlists a coach to help him tackle his…
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is defying convention. While most of her peers have settled into a well worn groove, the alt-country icon just released an album that’s way more punk than country.…
John Legend
During these tough times, Rick Rubin wanted to have a chat with an artist he finds inspiring. Top of mind was John Legend. So he called him up via Zoom,…
Why Experiences Make You Happier Than Things
Cait Flanders went deep into debt to buy all the clothes, books and gadgets she was convinced would make her happier. But she soon realized that doing things—rather than having…