7/9/21 7/9/21

The Chicago 7: Mark L. Levine

Mark L. Levine is a lawyer and co-editor of The Trial of the Chicago 7: The Official Transcript. We discuss how the edited transcripts were published, the parallels of social injustice and use of political protests in the late 1960s with today, and the necessity for all of us to be engaged.

7/1/21 7/1/21

Responsible Drug Use: Dr. Carl L. Hart

Dr. Carl L. Hart is a psychologist, professor, and author of Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear. We unpack our deepest misconceptions around drug use, reveal prohibition as an utter policy failure, and make a case for legalization and regulation.

6/24/21 6/24/21

The Punishment Bureaucracy: Alec Karakatsanis

Alec Karakatsanis is a lawyer, founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, and author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. We discuss how the punishment bureaucracy works and how we can re-think our legal system.

6/18/21 6/18/21

White Collar Crime: Jennifer Taub

Jennifer Taub is a lawyer, advocate, and author of Big Dirty Money: The Shocking Injustice and Unseen Cost of White Collar Crime. We discuss who gets a pass for committing such crimes, what the actual consequences are to our society, and how to hold the perpetrators accountable.

Future Hindsight 6/11/21 Future Hindsight 6/11/21

Abuse and Accountability: Martha Nussbaum

Martha Nussbaum is a renowned philosopher, professor, and author of Citadels of Pride: Sexual Abuse, Accountability, and Reconciliation. We discuss the objectification of women, progress in holding perpetrators and the system accountable, and a radical form of justice.

Future Hindsight 6/3/21 Future Hindsight 6/3/21

Coercive Work: Erin Hatton

Erin Hatton is a sociology professor and author of Coerced: Work Under Threat of Punishment. We discuss status coercion at non-traditional workplaces like university labs and sports teams, ideological reframing about work, and extending the rights and benefits of labor laws across the board.

5/28/21 5/28/21

Understanding Poverty: Mark Rank

Mark Rank is a poverty expert, professor, and author of Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty. We discuss the true causes and systemic nature of poverty, and poverty reduction as being both moral and smart public policy.

5/21/21 5/21/21

Better Peacebuilding: Séverine Autesserre

Séverine Autesserre is an award-winning peacebuilder and author of The Frontlines of Peace: An Insider's Guide to Changing the World. We learn the crucial importance of bottom-up peacebuilding, the current dominance of the top-down approach, and the ideal model that effectively relies on both.

Future Hindsight 5/13/21 Future Hindsight 5/13/21

Public-Private Paradox: Colin Jerolmack

Colin Jerolmack is an environmental sociologist and author of Up to Heaven and Down to Hell: Fracking, Freedom, and Community in an American Town. We discuss the public-private paradox and the tragedy of the commons, as well as the undemocratic aspects of American property rights.

Future Hindsight 5/6/21 Future Hindsight 5/6/21

Boosting Mental Immunity: Andy Norman

Andy Norman is a philosopher, professor, and author of Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think. We learn how to strengthen our reasoning, change minds, and engage with big ideas.

Future Hindsight 4/29/21 Future Hindsight 4/29/21

The Erosion of America: Sarah Kendzior

Sarah Kendzior is a journalist, authoritarianism expert, and author of Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America. We look at the decades-long rise of the former president and the various reasons why we are not immune to the threat of authoritarianism.

4/23/21 4/23/21

America’s Evil Geniuses: Kurt Andersen

Kurt Andersen is a writer and author of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History. We learn how conservatives successfully moved our society culturally, economically, and politically to the right; and why continuous civic engagement and investment in Americans can restore basic fairness.

Future Hindsight 4/16/21 Future Hindsight 4/16/21

Pandemic Podcasting: Laura Joyce Davis

Laura Joyce Davis is the host and founder of the Shelter in Place podcast. She and Mila discuss what they’ve learned from podcasting during the COVID pandemic and why aiming to be good neighbors is an important step to realizing the full potential of our society.

Future Hindsight 4/8/21 Future Hindsight 4/8/21

Our Unjust SCOTUS: Adam Cohen

Adam Cohen is the author of Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America. We discuss how a myriad of Supreme Court rulings have advanced conservatism, made elections less fair, and punished the poor.