Theory of Change
Gary N. Smith and Jeff Schatten debate and discuss how chatbots will change education, employment, and a lot more
Washington Post columnist Philip Bump talks about his new book ‘The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America’
The Daily Beast’s Diana Falzone and Justin Baragona report from inside the troubled right-wing network
Religion scholar David Hollinger on the soteriology of reaction and his book ‘Christianity’s American Fate’
Author Wajahat Ali discusses his book ‘Go Back to Where You Came From’ and how non-believers and the faithful need to come together
Writers Seyward Darby and Katherine Abughazaleh discuss how far-right influencers have created a form of religious prudery
Author and filmmaker Douglas Rushkoff talks about why oligarchs are planning for disaster and his book, ‘Survival of the Richest’
Historian Nils Gilman on why leaders on the left and right are realizing the state must play a bigger role in the economy
David Golumbia, author of ‘The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism’ talks about the rigid ideologies behind crypto
Author Richard Barbrook talks about the failed promises of tech liberation, neoliberalism, and the ‘Californian Ideology’
Comedian Lisa Curry discusses why some standup comics are crying ‘cancel culture’ instead of coming up with new jokes
Men’s support group leader Brandon Bradford says many men are feeling lonely because society never taught them sustainable mental health
Filmmaker Melissa Jo Peltier discusses her documentary about disillusioned Trump voters, “The Game Is Up”
Jonathan Friedman of PEN America tells how far-right activists are trying to silence LGBT and progressive authors
Writers Jacob Silverman and Chris Lehmann discuss Twitter, cryptocurrency, and libertarian radicalization
Legal analyst Liz Dye discusses how the U.S. legal system is finally holding conspiracy millionaire Alex Jones to account
Author Brandi Collins-Dexter discusses her book Black Skinhead and the varieties of Black political experience
Slate writer Molly Olmstead on how EWTN and the Catholic right are spending big to shift public opinion
New Republic writer Alex Shephard discusses the larger implications of Joe Biden’s low approval ratings
Progressive strategist Max Berger on why the American left needs to focus on building institutions and making its case
Right-wing extremism researcher David Neiwert discloses how groups are trying to force their viewpoints in cities and schools