Our guest in this episode is Samantha Laine Perfas, host of the new podcast series, "Perception Gaps". She tells us "there are things we perceive to be true that are simply not. And challenging us to think about these misperceptions... begins to peel back the layers of why we believe what we believe."
Read more#182 Has The Opioid Crisis Peaked? Sam Quinones
For this episode, we include last year's "How Do We Fix It?" interview with journalist Sam Quinones, author of the highly praised book, "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic."
Read more#181: AI Will Change All of us Kai-Fu Lee
Dr. Lee, is one of the world's leading AI experts. He has been in AI research, development and investment for more than thirty years.
Read more#180 Thanks a Thousand. Gratitude: A.J. Jacobs
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we speak with best-selling author and "immersive journalist" A.J. Jacobs about his extraordinary gratitude project and brand new book, "Thanks a Thousand".
Read more#179 Election Special: Our Take
What are the most inspiring, exasperating, unique, important, and first-in-our-lifetime results from the Midterm Elections? In this special edition, Jim and Richard give their Quick Fixes take on how American voted.
Read more#178 Bridging Divide. ReCity. Durham, North Carolina
#177 Bridging Divide Renewing Democracy: Minnesota
We visit a Living Room Conversation discussion on race at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, and speak with the co-founder of Better Angels, Bill Doherty, a University of Minnesota Professor, who is working with others to bridge partisan divides.
Read more#176 Bridging Divide: The Case for Civility Iowa
This episode is the first of three to report on local efforts that push back against the toxic impact of tribalization and political polarization.
Read more#175 Bridging Divide. Renewing Democracy: Carolyn Lukensmeyer
Dr. Carolyn Lukensmeyer, is the Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse. She has a track record of working for notable non-profits and has worked for the state and federal government.
Read more#174 Lessons from Reagan: Bob Spitz
Our guest, best-selling biographer Bob Spitz, is the author of "Reagan: An American Journey", a richly detailed, riveting, and account of a remarkable life.
Read more#173 Fighting Back Against Fake News: Steven Brill
Steven was founder of Court TV, The American Lawyer Magazine, Brill's Content Magazine, and The Yale Journalism Initiative. His new company is Newsguard. Newsguard's web browser extension rates websites that appear in searches on their reliability.
Read more#172 Identity Politics: Dignity and Resentment. Francis Fukuyama
Francis Fukuyama is a political scientist at Stanford University. His best-known book is "The End of History and the Last Man", published after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. In his new book, "Identity: The Demand for Dignity and The Politics of Resentment," he warns that unless we forge a universal understanding of human dignity, we will doom ourselves to continual conflict.
Read more#171 Collaboration Beats Competition: Paul Skinner
Paul Skinner the founder of the U.K.-based Agency of the Future, and founder of Pimp My Cause, which uses cause-related marketing to boost the capabilities of teams and individuals. His new book is “Collaborative Advantage: How Collaboration Beats Competition as a Strategy for Success."
Read more#170 The Coddling of the American Mind: Jonathan Haidt
Our guest is social psychologist, Professor Jonathan Haidt, co-author of the highly-praised book, "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation For Failure."
Read more#169 Astrophysics For People In a Hurry: Neil deGrasse
Tyson talks about the possibility of intelligent life on other planets, tackles science deniers on the right and left, and explains why we should invest more in pure science. Tyson also discusses his book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.”
Read more#168 The Case for Space Travel: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson, America’s most prominent spokesman for science and Director of New York City’s Hayden Planetarium, talks about the benefits of a cosmic perspective, the case for manned space flight and much more in this first part of our wide-ranging conversation. We also discussed Tyson's book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry."
Read more#167 Soaring Suicide Rates: Dr. Richard Friedman
Our guest is Dr. Richard Friedman, a professor of clinical psychiatry and Director of the psychopharmacology Clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York.
Read more#166 Populism: Bigger Than Trump? Salena Zito
Most political experts did not think that Trump could win the 2016 election. Was Trump’s win a one-off event, or did it represent a fundamental realignment of American politics?
Our guest, Salena Zito, author of "The Great Revolt", argues that experts and elites are out of touch with Trump supporters. Zito has written extensively about Trump and populism. Her work has appeared in the New York Post, the Washington Examiner, and she has been a contributor to The Atlantic.
Read more#165 Can Podcasting Save The Planet?
In this "Quick Fix" episode, Richard and Jim discuss the future of podcasting-- an industry that faces both opportunities and challenges.
Read more#164 The Fight For Free Expression: Deb Mashek
Deb Mashek is the first Executive Director of Heterodox Academy. For 13 years, she was a professor of psychology at Harvey Mudd College. Heterodox Academy was formed in 2015 to encourage political and ideological diversity on college campuses.
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