Join Ryan as he sits down with Ellen to discuss her background as the first Hispanic woman to enter Space in 1993, the second female director of NASA's Johnson Space Center, and more. They discuss her career at NASA, challenges she faced, and the future of space exploration.

Natalie and Grace interview Michelle on her experience growing up in a family cult, encapsulating the emotional and physical barriers she faced while learning how to forage and live off the land her cult owned.

Ellie and Natalie sit down with Professor Ahuja to discuss India's democratic framework, ethnic parties, and more.

Wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 60 years to life in prison, Ruben Piñuelas began studying the law in his solitary confinement cell, which led to his exoneration. Join us as Caren interviews Ruben on his experience and reflections upon being released.

Natalie and Kimmy sit down with Robert and Brenda to discuss poetry's role in modern society, the evolution of poetry's role throughout time, and the mechanisms that shape its meaning.

Tudor and Lucy sit down with Memo to discuss the intersection of art, technology, and the human experience. Together, they unpack speculative simulations, data dramatizations, and the influence of AI on art.

Rohan sits down with Sohrab and Jason to discuss the evolving news industry, partisanship, populism, border security, and the impact of immigration on the 2024 election.

Lucy sits down with Richard to discuss his Juvenile in Justice project, restorative justice, and family structures.

Ryan sits down with Dean Logan to explore his upbringing, career journey, election administration, the role of election watchdogs, and more. Dean Logan is the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk for Los Angeles County, California -- the nation’s largest, most diverse local election jurisdiction serving more than 5.7 million registered voters. In additi…

Join Tudor and Natalie as they interview Ben Laude on preserving and revitalizing classical Piano for younger audiences. Ben Laude is a concert pianist, music educator, and video producer whose playing has been described by the New York Times as “superb in pace, tone, and eloquence.” He has performed in recent seasons with the Southern Tier Symphon…

Marshal and Ellie sit down with Omer Bartov, the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, to speak about his new novel, "The Butterfly and the Axe," the Holocaust, and the history of Ukraine in this enlightening episode.

Nathaniel Worley sits down with professor of Philosophy Dr. Susan Schneider in this insightful episode.

Nathaniel joins Brookings fellow Michael O'Hanlon for a conversation on college, war, and speech.

Nathaniel sits down with Gabby in this insightful episode.

In this episode, Marshall Bessey sat down with Felicia Marcus, the William C. Landreth Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Water in the West Program and an attorney, consultant, and member of the Water Policy Group to discuss a range of topical issues.

Marshall and Nathaniel sat down with Professor Emeritus at the University of Leeds Ian Wood to discuss his upbringing, the Franks, and the church as a socio-economic power.

Ellie Lerner and Vedanth Reddy sit down with Taner Akçam discuss the national security implications of Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide on stability and reconciliation efforts in the region today. Historian Taner Akçam is the inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA. Previously he…

Emma Pan and Tutu Jereissati sit down with Professor Cassia Roth to talk about women's reproductive health in relation to legal and medical policy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cassia Roth is associate professor of history and Latin American & Caribbean Studies at the University of Georgia. Her book, A Miscarriage of Justice: Women’s Reproductive Live…

Emma Pan and Ryan Lenney sit down with Justin Brooks, director and co-founder of the California Innocence Project.

Nathaniel and Emma sat down with Richard Sander — economist and Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA — to discuss his work on the problems of social inequality.

Emma Pan sat down with David Tolchinsky to discuss if and how film and television can help normalize mental health.

Nathaniel and Ellie sat down with Lingling Wei, chief China correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and co-author of Superpower Showdown, to discuss how Xi Jinping is reshaping and ring-fencing China's economy amid heightened competition with the U.S.

Nathaniel Worley sits down with Mia Mask, professor of film at Vassar College and author of Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film. They have an engaging conversation about the African American western hero within the larger context of film history. Mia Mask is the Mary Riepma Ross Professor of Film at Vassar College. She is the author of Di…

Vedanth Reddy and Natalie Chen sit down with Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at UC Riverside, to talk about consciousness and the ethics of artificial intelligence. Eric Schwitzgebel is professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside, and author of four books and over a hundred research articles spanning widely across phil…

Joelle Min and Daniella Reyes sit down with Elizabeth Farfán-Santos to talk about her new book, Undocumented Motherhood: Conversations on Love, Trauma, and Border Crossing. Elizabeth Farfán-Santos has a Ph.D. and M.A. in medical anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. An accomplished researcher and scholar, Farfán-Santos is the au…

Justin Ongchin and Joelle Min sit down with Bruce G. Carruthers—professor of sociology at Northwestern University and author most recently of The Economy of Promises—to talk about the evolution of lending in America. His current research projects include a study of the historical evolution of credit as a problem in the sociology of trust, regulator…

Emma Pan and Joelle Min sit down with Phia Salter, associate professor of psychology at Davidson College, to talk about viewing systematic racism through critical race and cultural-psychological perspectives. Phia S. Salter is associate professor of psychology at Davidson College. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the Universi…

Vedanth Reddy and Nathaniel Worley sit down with Professor Daniel W. Drezner to talk about the state of globalization today. Daniel W. Drezner is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is also the co-director of …

Nathaniel Worley sits down with Davy Rothbart in this episode. Davy Rothbart is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, the creator of Found Magazine, a frequent contributor to public radio's This American Life, and the author of a book of personal essays, My Heart Is An Idiot, and a collection of stories, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Ka…

Emma Pan and Ryan Lenney sit down with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. Justice Cuéllar is the President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of California. In this episode, Justice Cuéllar shares his experiences from his upbringing in Mexico and California. He also talks about global policy and nat…

Daniella Reyes and Natalie Chen sit down with Mukulika Banerjee—Associate Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In this episode, Mukulika Banerjee expresses her thoughts on recent social movements in India and how taking on a republican mindset will be essential to reviving the constitutional vision for …

Emma Pan and Tutu Jereissati sit down with Kevin Merida—the Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times. In this episode, Kevin Merida talks about the changing nature of the Los Angeles Times and media coverage of the government and politics.Door Free Food for Thought

Baron Zeng and Justin Ongchin sit down with Robert Simonds—media entrepreneur and prolific film producer—in this exciting episode. From creating China's number one TV Show to running Bollywood's second largest streaming platform, Robert Simonds—founder and chairman of STX Entertainment—shares his story on how he succeeded in Hollywood as a young fi…

Emma Pan and Joelle Min sit down with Phia Salter, associate professor of psychology at Davidson College, to talk about viewing systematic racism through critical race and cultural-psychological perspectives. Phia S. Salter is associate professor of psychology at Davidson College. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the Universi…

Vedanth Reddy and Nathaniel Worley sit down with Professor Daniel W. Drezner to talk about the state of globalization today. Daniel W. Drezner is professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is also the co-director of …

Nathaniel Worley sits down with Davy Rothbart in this episode. Davy Rothbart is a bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, the creator of Found Magazine, a frequent contributor to public radio's This American Life, and the author of a book of personal essays, My Heart Is An Idiot, and a collection of stories, The Lone Surfer of Montana, Ka…

Emma Pan and Ryan Lenney sit down with Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. Justice Cuéllar is the President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former Justice of the Supreme Court of California. In this episode, Justice Cuéllar shares his experiences from his upbringing in Mexico and California. He also talks about global policy and nat…

Daniella Reyes and Natalie Chen sit down with Mukulika Banerjee—Associate Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. In this episode, Mukulika Banerjee expresses her thoughts on recent social movements in India and how taking on a republican mindset will be essential to reviving the constitutional vision for …

Emma Pan and Tutu Jereissati sit down with Kevin Merida—the Executive Editor of the Los Angeles Times. In this episode, Kevin Merida talks about the changing nature of the Los Angeles Times and media coverage of the government and politics.

Baron Zeng and Justin Ongchin sit down with Robert Simonds—media entrepreneur and prolific film producer—in this exciting episode. From creating China's number one TV Show to running Bollywood's second largest streaming platform, Robert Simonds—founder and chairman of STX Entertainment—shares his story on how he succeeded in Hollywood as a young fi…

Tutu Jereissati and Ryan Lenney sit down with Tom Linebarger, executive chairman of Cummins, Inc.—a global power technology company that pioneers new technologies to sustainably meet the world’s growing power needs, to talk about his career, life, and how to live a life a purpose. For Linebarger, working for an employer whose values aligned with hi…

Dorismar Cuevas and Nathaniel Worley sat down with former Southern California journalist-turned-novelist Charmaine Wilkerson to talk about the power of storytelling and her debut novel "Black Cake."

Natalie Chen and Nathaniel Worley sit down with Pardis Mahdavi—the provost and executive vice president at the University of Montana—to talk about the political and cultural landscape in Iran.

Ellie Lerner and Marshall Bessey sit down with Omer Bartov, the Samuel Pisar Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, to have an in-depth conversation about his new book, “The Butterfly and the Axe” and the rise of antisemitism.

Nathan Verba and Nathaniel Worley interview University of Washington School of Law Dean Tamara Lawson (CMC '92) to discuss a variety of issues relating to her experiences so far as dean as well as her previous experience working as deputy district attorney at the Clark County District Attorney’s Office in Las Vegas, Nevada.…

Justin Ongchin and Baron Zeng sit down with data scientist Jay Cordes in this insightful episode. Jay Cordes co-authored the book The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science with Pomona economist Gary Smith to help guide future data scientists away from the common pitfalls he saw in the corporate world.

Nathaniel Worley sat down with SoCal legend Larry Mantle to discuss his long-running show AirTalk, public radio, and more in this engaging episode sure to please any radio-enthusiast.

Timothy Frye is the Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy at Columbia University, author of four books, and holds the Library of Congress Chair on US-Russian Relations. Vedanth Reddy and Justin Ongchin sit down with Professor Timothy Frye to discuss Putin's worldview and Russia's similarities to other autocracies.…

Nathaniel Worley sits down with Professor Joe Soss to discuss the interplay of politics, inequalities, and public policy in this insightful episode.

In this educational episode, Nathaniel Worley and Dorismar Cuevas sit down with Michelle Tusan, a Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Hear an insightful discussion on modern British history, the British Empire, and women’s history.