Monday, October 30, 2023

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On this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, I explore the intricate landscape of global terrorism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the geopolit...
Monday, October 23, 2023

Navigating the New Geopolitics: A Conversation with Sam Ramani

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Sam Ramani, is a distinguished Oxford scholar specializing in international relations. Ramani, also a member of London's Royal United Se...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Carl Safina on Nature, Philosophy, and Unexpected Teachers

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In a digital age that often alienates us from nature, ecologist and author Carl Safina offers a transformative tale in 'Alfie & Me....
Sunday, October 15, 2023

Can America Survive Its Own Constitution? The Tyranny of the Minority

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On this week’s WhoWhatWhy podcast, Harvard professor Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of the new book Tyranny of the Minority , takes a hard look a...
Saturday, October 7, 2023

The Invisible Frontlines: Israel’s Secret War Against a Nuclear Iran

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Updated October 8, 2023 — The podcast below was recorded earlier this week before the horrific events in Israel and Gaza. However, while the...
Monday, September 18, 2023

When the Game Was War: The 1987-88 NBA Season: A Conversation with Rich Cohn

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Teams and athletes often define more than games; they encapsulate eras and collective memories. While some teams symbolize a specific year, ...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Power Play: How Just 12 People Control America’s Economic Destiny: A conversation with John Coates

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In this WhoWhatWhy podcast, I talk with Harvard Law Professor John Coates who discusses his new book, "The Problem of Twelve ," wh...
Saturday, August 26, 2023

Living History: A Conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust on the Pivotal Moments That Shaped Her and All of Us

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As we mark the 60th Annerversay of the March on Washington, it takes us back to the issues of mid-century America.  So it's only appropr...
Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Can Boomers Ever Age Out Gracefully? A Conversation with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig

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In the 1960s, baby boomers captured the world's attention with their youthful zeal, setting the cultural tone for fifty years. Today, as...

What Sports Teach Us About Work and Life: A Conversation with Sally Jenkins

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Today we idolize those who excel in nearly every sport, viewing them as heroes and role models, and they are among the highest earners in ou...

What We Imagine "Out There" Reflects How We See Each Other

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It appears we're not alone. No one enjoys solitude, and based on yesterday's testimony, we seem to have company in the cosmos. Scien...
Monday, July 24, 2023

Why the Fentanyl Crisis Calls for a New War On Drugs

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In the latest WhoWhatWhy podcast, I talk with award-winning author Sam Quinones about the growing crisis of fentanyl in America, arguing it...
Saturday, July 15, 2023

Oppenheimer is Not The First Movie About the Deveopment of the Atom Bomb...The First One Was a Bomb

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Exactly 78 years ago this week, the first atomic bomb test took place in Alamogordo, New Mexico.  A scene so profound it was likened to witn...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

How Women Changed Journalism: A conversation with Brooke Kroeger

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Today, every major news network is steered by women; Fox, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, not to mention leading papers like The Washington Post,...
Wednesday, June 28, 2023

AI May Tell Us More About the Cosmos Than Telescopes: A Conversation with Andrew Pontzen

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Unleashing the power of AI and supercomputers, we're on the brink of a cosmic revelation. The creation of galaxies in code, a feat akin ...
Wednesday, June 21, 2023

How the Memory of the ’60s Civil Rights Era Is Being Co-Opted

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Our celebration of Juneteenth is a direct result of the civil rights struggles of the 1960s. The battles led by Martin Luther King Jr. and m...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Space: It’s Not Just for Governments Anymore: A conversation with Ashley Vance

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The recent congressional budget battles have underscored the scarcity of public funds for space, science, and technology. This has paved the...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

Flying Green, Climate Justice, and Higher Prices

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One of the great ironies of the world today is that while the problems we face, particularly with respect to climate, must, if they’re ever ...
Friday, May 12, 2023

The Era of Social Media Journalism Is Over: A Conversation with Ben Smith

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In the early 2000s, a significant media-business mistake emerged: the belief that website traffic is a commodity like oil, which would gener...

A Conversation with Hernan Diaz about his Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel "Trust"

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Hernan Diaz was just awarded the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, "Trust." Last year, I had the opportunity to talk with Diaz a...