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Vaccinating America
December 23, 2020
- 34:19
Michelle Mello, a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,...
Vaccinating America
December 23, 2020
- 34:19
Michelle Mello, a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,...
Finding Peace in Turbulent Times
December 16, 2020
- 36:40
Michael Alexander, a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Riverside and the author of the new book “Making...
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Every story has a backstory, even in today's 24-hour news cycle. In Deep Background, Harvard Law School professor and Bloomberg View columnist Noah Feldman will bring together a cross-section of expert guests to explore the historical, scientific, legal, and cultural context that help us understand what's really going on behind the biggest stories in the news.
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Vaccinating America
December 23, 2020
- 34:19
Michelle Mello, a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,...
Vaccinating America
December 23, 2020
- 34:19
Michelle Mello, a professor of law at Stanford Law School and a professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,...
Finding Peace in Turbulent Times
December 16, 2020
- 36:40
Michael Alexander, a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Riverside and the author of the new book “Making...
Finding Peace in Turbulent Times
December 16, 2020
- 36:40
Michael Alexander, a professor of religious studies at the University of California, Riverside and the author of the new book “Making...
The Power of the Presidential Pardon
December 9, 2020
- 35:40
Seth Berman, a former state and federal prosecutor and a visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School, discusses how Trump could use his...
The Power of the Presidential Pardon
December 9, 2020
- 35:40
Seth Berman, a former state and federal prosecutor and a visiting lecturer at Harvard Law School, discusses how Trump could use his...
Noah Feldman on Axios Today
December 4, 2020
- 09:37
Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, discussing what we learned from the presidential election about our democratic...
Noah Feldman on Axios Today
December 4, 2020
- 09:37
Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, discussing what we learned from the presidential election about our democratic...
The Big Data Revolution
December 2, 2020
- 28:33
Eric Lander, the head of the Broad Institute and the host of the Pushkin podcast “Brave New Planet,” explains how big data helped...
The Big Data Revolution
December 2, 2020
- 28:33
Eric Lander, the head of the Broad Institute and the host of the Pushkin podcast “Brave New Planet,” explains how big data helped...
What We Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
November 18, 2020
- 37:35
Dr. Paul Offit, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the F.D.A.’s vaccine advisory panel,...
What We Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
November 18, 2020
- 37:35
Dr. Paul Offit, a professor of vaccinology at the University of Pennsylvania and member of the F.D.A.’s vaccine advisory panel,...
Becoming a District Attorney
November 12, 2020
- 31:57
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the host of the Pushkin podcast “Hearing” and a candidate to become the next District Attorney of Manhattan,...
Becoming a District Attorney
November 12, 2020
- 31:57
Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the host of the Pushkin podcast “Hearing” and a candidate to become the next District Attorney of Manhattan,...
A Former Surgeon General on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Rebroadcast)
November 11, 2020
- 35:57
This week, President-elect Joe Biden named Vivek Murthy as one of the co-chairs of his COVID-19 Advisory Board. We spoke to Dr. Murthy...
A Former Surgeon General on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Rebroadcast)
November 11, 2020
- 35:57
This week, President-elect Joe Biden named Vivek Murthy as one of the co-chairs of his COVID-19 Advisory Board. We spoke to Dr. Murthy...
The Election and the Courts
November 4, 2020
- 44:30
Richard Pildes, a professor at New York University School of Law who specializes in legal issues affecting democracy, discusses the role...
The Election and the Courts
November 4, 2020
- 44:30
Richard Pildes, a professor at New York University School of Law who specializes in legal issues affecting democracy, discusses the role...
Deep Background Presents: Axios Today Election Special
November 3, 2020
- 09:13
Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, giving listeners a taste of what to expect for election night.For more,...
Deep Background Presents: Axios Today Election Special
November 3, 2020
- 09:13
Noah Feldman is a guest on this episode of Axios Today, giving listeners a taste of what to expect for election night.For more,...
Deep Bench: The Coming War
October 31, 2020
- 31:32
Over the past few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: The Coming War
October 31, 2020
- 31:32
Over the past few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
The Road out of the Pandemic
October 28, 2020
- 29:34
Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, comes back to Deep Background to discuss...
The Road out of the Pandemic
October 28, 2020
- 29:34
Marc Lipsitch, a professor of epidemiology at Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, comes back to Deep Background to discuss...
Deep Bench: Donald Trump's "Very Excellent List"
October 24, 2020
- 27:56
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: Donald Trump's "Very Excellent List"
October 24, 2020
- 27:56
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: Winning
October 24, 2020
- 26:16
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: Winning
October 24, 2020
- 26:16
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
The Election Pollster’s Song
October 21, 2020
- 32:43
Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ director of Elections and Surveys, discusses the latest polling data and how to make sense of it.
The Election Pollster’s Song
October 21, 2020
- 32:43
Anthony Salvanto, CBS News’ director of Elections and Surveys, discusses the latest polling data and how to make sense of it.
Deep Bench: The Vision Thing
October 17, 2020
- 24:51
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: The Vision Thing
October 17, 2020
- 24:51
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show, we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: How to Start a Revolution
October 17, 2020
- 31:03
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Bench: How to Start a Revolution
October 17, 2020
- 31:03
For the next few weeks on Deep Background, in addition to our regular show we’re bringing you a special five-part series about the...
Deep Background Presents: Brave New Planet
October 14, 2020
- 1:13:21
Introducing Brave New Planet, a seven-part series that delves deep into powerful technologies changing our world. They have amazing...
Deep Background Presents: Brave New Planet
October 14, 2020
- 1:13:21
Introducing Brave New Planet, a seven-part series that delves deep into powerful technologies changing our world. They have amazing...
Will Trump Concede?
October 7, 2020
- 31:03
Adam Przeworski, a politics professor at New York University and one of the world’s foremost scholars on democratic transitions,...
Will Trump Concede?
October 7, 2020
- 31:03
Adam Przeworski, a politics professor at New York University and one of the world’s foremost scholars on democratic transitions,...
A Former Surgeon General on the Coronavirus Pandemic
September 30, 2020
- 35:58
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former Surgeon General of the United States and health care advisor to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden,...
A Former Surgeon General on the Coronavirus Pandemic
September 30, 2020
- 35:58
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the former Surgeon General of the United States and health care advisor to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden,...
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
September 23, 2020
- 34:36
Richard Primus, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former clerk of Justice Ginsburg, discusses what it was like...
Remembering Justice Ginsburg
September 23, 2020
- 34:36
Richard Primus, a professor at the University of Michigan Law School and a former clerk of Justice Ginsburg, discusses what it was like...
Why a Leading Election Scholar Can’t Sleep
September 16, 2020
- 32:53
Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford Law professor who specializes in election law, discusses his biggest concerns about the upcoming election.
Why a Leading Election Scholar Can’t Sleep
September 16, 2020
- 32:53
Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford Law professor who specializes in election law, discusses his biggest concerns about the upcoming election.
The Allure of QAnon
September 9, 2020
- 28:12
Adrian Hon, the CEO of the gaming company Six to Start, says the conspiracy theory QAnon is compelling to believers because it operates...
The Allure of QAnon
September 9, 2020
- 28:12
Adrian Hon, the CEO of the gaming company Six to Start, says the conspiracy theory QAnon is compelling to believers because it operates...
“Where Is The Truth Going to Come From?”
September 2, 2020
- 30:17
Dr. Walid Gellad, the Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses a...
“Where Is The Truth Going to Come From?”
September 2, 2020
- 30:17
Dr. Walid Gellad, the Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing at the University of Pittsburgh, discusses a...
Can the Post Office Handle the Election?
August 26, 2020
- 28:25
Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies the post office and electoral politics, discusses whether the...
Can the Post Office Handle the Election?
August 26, 2020
- 28:25
Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who studies the post office and electoral politics, discusses whether the...
How to Safely Reopen Schools
August 19, 2020
- 27:08
Dr. Sean O'Leary, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado and the vice chair of the American Academy...
How to Safely Reopen Schools
August 19, 2020
- 27:08
Dr. Sean O'Leary, a professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado and the vice chair of the American Academy...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Nadine Strossen
August 13, 2020
- 28:34
Nadine Strossen, a former president of the ACLU and author of the book HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship,...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Nadine Strossen
August 13, 2020
- 28:34
Nadine Strossen, a former president of the ACLU and author of the book HATE: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship,...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Eugene Volokh
August 12, 2020
- 30:26
Eugene Volokh, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses workplace harassment, racial discrimination,...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Eugene Volokh
August 12, 2020
- 30:26
Eugene Volokh, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles, discusses workplace harassment, racial discrimination,...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Osita Nwanevu
August 5, 2020
- 30:03
Osita Nwanevu, a staff writer at The New Republic, explains why he’s not worried about “cancel culture.”
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Osita Nwanevu
August 5, 2020
- 30:03
Osita Nwanevu, a staff writer at The New Republic, explains why he’s not worried about “cancel culture.”
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Suzanne Nossel
July 29, 2020
- 31:18
For the next couple of weeks on Deep Background, we’re bringing you a special series exploring questions of liberty, equality, and...
FREEDOM OF SPEECH: Suzanne Nossel
July 29, 2020
- 31:18
For the next couple of weeks on Deep Background, we’re bringing you a special series exploring questions of liberty, equality, and...
SPECIAL: Turning Fact into Fiction with Roxane Gay
July 24, 2020
- 19:08
Roxane Gay, the best-selling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger and the co-host of the podcast Hear to Slay, discusses her new short...
SPECIAL: Turning Fact into Fiction with Roxane Gay
July 24, 2020
- 19:08
Roxane Gay, the best-selling author of Bad Feminist and Hunger and the co-host of the podcast Hear to Slay, discusses her new short...
A Commitment to Justice
July 22, 2020
- 29:32
Debo Adegbile, who twice defended the Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court, discusses John Lewis’ legacy.
A Commitment to Justice
July 22, 2020
- 29:32
Debo Adegbile, who twice defended the Voting Rights Act before the Supreme Court, discusses John Lewis’ legacy.
Is Coronavirus the End of Cities?
July 15, 2020
- 32:51
Jennifer Bradley, the Founding Director of the Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute, discusses how the coronavirus has...
Is Coronavirus the End of Cities?
July 15, 2020
- 32:51
Jennifer Bradley, the Founding Director of the Center for Urban Innovation at the Aspen Institute, discusses how the coronavirus has...
The Coronavirus is Mutating
July 8, 2020
- 31:56
Neville Sanjana, a geneticist at the New York Genome Center and New York University, discusses his research into a coronavirus mutation...
The Coronavirus is Mutating
July 8, 2020
- 31:56
Neville Sanjana, a geneticist at the New York Genome Center and New York University, discusses his research into a coronavirus mutation...
Vaccines and New Treatments for COVID-19
June 24, 2020
- 27:56
Dr. Saad Omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, brings us up to speed on the latest coronavirus research. Plus,...
Vaccines and New Treatments for COVID-19
June 24, 2020
- 27:56
Dr. Saad Omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, brings us up to speed on the latest coronavirus research. Plus,...
How to Have a Life in the Pandemic
June 19, 2020
- 30:34
Julia Marcus, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses how to assess risk when engaging in...
How to Have a Life in the Pandemic
June 19, 2020
- 30:34
Julia Marcus, an epidemiologist and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, discusses how to assess risk when engaging in...
LGBTQ Rights and the Supreme Court
June 17, 2020
- 32:05
William Eskridge, a professor at Yale Law School and author of the forthcoming book "Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws,"...
LGBTQ Rights and the Supreme Court
June 17, 2020
- 32:05
William Eskridge, a professor at Yale Law School and author of the forthcoming book "Marriage Equality: From Outlaws to In-Laws,"...
Protests in a Pandemic
June 11, 2020
- 28:28
Dr. Manisha Juthani, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, provides tips for...
Protests in a Pandemic
June 11, 2020
- 28:28
Dr. Manisha Juthani, an infectious disease specialist and associate professor of medicine at Yale School of Medicine, provides tips for...
The Barriers to Reform
June 10, 2020
- 28:39
Paul Butler, a law professor at Georgetown, a former federal prosecutor and the author of the book "Chokehold: Policing Black Men," on...
The Barriers to Reform
June 10, 2020
- 28:39
Paul Butler, a law professor at Georgetown, a former federal prosecutor and the author of the book "Chokehold: Policing Black Men," on...
Why Debt Isn't Always a Bad Thing
June 3, 2020
- 29:52
Jason Furman, a professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, explains why we don't need to be too...
Why Debt Isn't Always a Bad Thing
June 3, 2020
- 29:52
Jason Furman, a professor of the Practice of Economic Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, explains why we don't need to be too...
A Top Obama Official on Police Brutality
June 2, 2020
- 32:56
Vanita Gupta, the former head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, discusses the protests across the country, and...
A Top Obama Official on Police Brutality
June 2, 2020
- 32:56
Vanita Gupta, the former head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, discusses the protests across the country, and...
How Accurate Are Antibody Tests?
May 29, 2020
- 27:04
Dr. Alex Marson, the Director of the Gladstone-UCSF Institute for Genomic Immunology, explains what antibodies tests can and cannot tell us.
How Accurate Are Antibody Tests?
May 29, 2020
- 27:04
Dr. Alex Marson, the Director of the Gladstone-UCSF Institute for Genomic Immunology, explains what antibodies tests can and cannot tell us.
On the Front Lines
May 27, 2020
- 27:30
Dr. Emily Rubin, a critical care pulmonologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses what she has learned from treating...
On the Front Lines
May 27, 2020
- 27:30
Dr. Emily Rubin, a critical care pulmonologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses what she has learned from treating...
The Second (and Third, and Fourth) Wave of COVID-19
May 21, 2020
- 31:12
Yonatan Grad, an assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explains why we may have to practice social...
The Second (and Third, and Fourth) Wave of COVID-19
May 21, 2020
- 31:12
Yonatan Grad, an assistant professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, explains why we may have to practice social...
Coronavirus and Climate Change
May 20, 2020
- 30:40
Bill McKibben, who was one of the first people to warn us about climate change more than 30 years ago with his book "The End Of Nature,"...
Coronavirus and Climate Change
May 20, 2020
- 30:40
Bill McKibben, who was one of the first people to warn us about climate change more than 30 years ago with his book "The End Of Nature,"...
BONUS: How the Bond Market Broke in March
May 15, 2020
- 19:10
In this bonus episode, Boaz Weinstein, founder of the hedge fund Saba Capital, tells the story of how the bond market broke for a few...
BONUS: How the Bond Market Broke in March
May 15, 2020
- 19:10
In this bonus episode, Boaz Weinstein, founder of the hedge fund Saba Capital, tells the story of how the bond market broke for a few...
The Financial Markets and COVID-19
May 13, 2020
- 25:06
Boaz Weinstein, founder of the hedge fund Saba Capital, discusses why the stock market seems to be doing relatively well when the...
The Financial Markets and COVID-19
May 13, 2020
- 25:06
Boaz Weinstein, founder of the hedge fund Saba Capital, discusses why the stock market seems to be doing relatively well when the...
SPECIAL: Noah's New Book
May 12, 2020
- 34:44
Jacob Weisberg, the CEO of Pushkin Industries, interviews Noah Feldman about his new book "The Arab Winter: A Tragedy" which comes out today.
SPECIAL: Noah's New Book
May 12, 2020
- 34:44
Jacob Weisberg, the CEO of Pushkin Industries, interviews Noah Feldman about his new book "The Arab Winter: A Tragedy" which comes out today.
The Global Fight Against COVID-19
May 7, 2020
- 25:30
Nader Mousavizadeh, who formerly served in the Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, explains why international...
The Global Fight Against COVID-19
May 7, 2020
- 25:30
Nader Mousavizadeh, who formerly served in the Executive Office of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, explains why international...
When Will We Have a Vaccine?
May 6, 2020
- 25:56
Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine, explains what types of coronavirus vaccines are...
When Will We Have a Vaccine?
May 6, 2020
- 25:56
Akiko Iwasaki, a professor of immunobiology at Yale University School of Medicine, explains what types of coronavirus vaccines are...
What to Read During a Pandemic
May 1, 2020
- 22:07
Marta Figlerowicz, an associate professor of comparative literature and English at Yale, discusses classic works of literature about...
What to Read During a Pandemic
May 1, 2020
- 22:07
Marta Figlerowicz, an associate professor of comparative literature and English at Yale, discusses classic works of literature about...
A New Strategy in the Fight Against COVID-19
April 29, 2020
- 26:46
Dr. Louise Ivers, the executive director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health, explains why states like...
A New Strategy in the Fight Against COVID-19
April 29, 2020
- 26:46
Dr. Louise Ivers, the executive director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health, explains why states like...
The Way Out of the Pandemic? Generosity.
April 23, 2020
- 24:54
Pardis Sabeti, a computational biologist at Harvard and the Broad Institute, discusses when and how to re-open colleges and...
The Way Out of the Pandemic? Generosity.
April 23, 2020
- 24:54
Pardis Sabeti, a computational biologist at Harvard and the Broad Institute, discusses when and how to re-open colleges and...
The Roadblocks to Mass Testing
April 22, 2020
- 27:44
Omai Garner, the director of clinical microbiology testing at UCLA Health, explains why more Americans have not been tested for COVID-19.
The Roadblocks to Mass Testing
April 22, 2020
- 27:44
Omai Garner, the director of clinical microbiology testing at UCLA Health, explains why more Americans have not been tested for COVID-19.
Modeling the Coronavirus
April 16, 2020
- 28:07
Carl Bergstrom, a computational biologist at the University of Washington and co-author of the forthcoming book "Calling Bullshit: The...
Modeling the Coronavirus
April 16, 2020
- 28:07
Carl Bergstrom, a computational biologist at the University of Washington and co-author of the forthcoming book "Calling Bullshit: The...
A Profound Economic Problem
April 15, 2020
- 29:01
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers helped get us through the 2008 financial crisis. He has some ideas about what to do to get...
A Profound Economic Problem
April 15, 2020
- 29:01
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers helped get us through the 2008 financial crisis. He has some ideas about what to do to get...
Passover, Plagues, and Coronavirus
April 8, 2020
- 18:03
To mark the start of Passover, Idan Dershowitz, a biblical scholar and junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, discusses the...
Passover, Plagues, and Coronavirus
April 8, 2020
- 18:03
To mark the start of Passover, Idan Dershowitz, a biblical scholar and junior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, discusses the...
What Happens If We Run out of Ventilators?
April 7, 2020
- 25:37
Lydia Dugdale, the Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University, discusses how medical supplies will likely...
What Happens If We Run out of Ventilators?
April 7, 2020
- 25:37
Lydia Dugdale, the Director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics at Columbia University, discusses how medical supplies will likely...
The Search for a Treatment
April 1, 2020
- 29:19
Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discusses what treatments for COVID-19 are...
The Search for a Treatment
April 1, 2020
- 29:19
Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discusses what treatments for COVID-19 are...
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Suggestion for Fixing the Economy
March 31, 2020
- 25:45
Paul Romer, a Nobel Prize-winning economist at New York University, argues that we can keep the economy from tanking during the...
A Nobel Prize Winner’s Suggestion for Fixing the Economy
March 31, 2020
- 25:45
Paul Romer, a Nobel Prize-winning economist at New York University, argues that we can keep the economy from tanking during the...
How to Stay Sane During a Pandemic
March 27, 2020
- 30:01
Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology at Yale, shares tips for dealing with coronavirus-induced anxiety. For further listening, check...
How to Stay Sane During a Pandemic
March 27, 2020
- 30:01
Laurie Santos, a Professor of Psychology at Yale, shares tips for dealing with coronavirus-induced anxiety. For further listening, check...
Fighting Coronavirus with Data
March 25, 2020
- 28:22
Farzad Mostashari, the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the Department of Health and Human Services,...
Fighting Coronavirus with Data
March 25, 2020
- 28:22
Farzad Mostashari, the former National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the Department of Health and Human Services,...
Prisons and Jails Are a Coronavirus Time Bomb
March 24, 2020
- 26:24
Homer Venters, the former Chief Medical Officer for the New York City Jail system, says that we need to stop the spread of coronavirus...
Prisons and Jails Are a Coronavirus Time Bomb
March 24, 2020
- 26:24
Homer Venters, the former Chief Medical Officer for the New York City Jail system, says that we need to stop the spread of coronavirus...
Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19
March 19, 2020
- 25:45
Dr. Rebecca Berman, program director for UCSF’s Internal Medicine Residency, discusses the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, what to do if...
Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19
March 19, 2020
- 25:45
Dr. Rebecca Berman, program director for UCSF’s Internal Medicine Residency, discusses the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, what to do if...
Cooking Through the Crisis with Mark Bittman
March 18, 2020
- 33:32
With restaurants and bars across the country temporarily closing down due to concerns about the novel coronavirus, many of us are...
Cooking Through the Crisis with Mark Bittman
March 18, 2020
- 33:32
With restaurants and bars across the country temporarily closing down due to concerns about the novel coronavirus, many of us are...
Civil Liberties in the Time of COVID-19
March 17, 2020
- 36:47
Richard Lazarus, a law professor at Harvard and a leading Supreme Court advocate, discusses where public health stops and our individual...
Civil Liberties in the Time of COVID-19
March 17, 2020
- 36:47
Richard Lazarus, a law professor at Harvard and a leading Supreme Court advocate, discusses where public health stops and our individual...
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
March 16, 2020
- 27:58
Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics at Harvard, discusses the economic harms of COVID-19 and measures governments can take to...
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
March 16, 2020
- 27:58
Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics at Harvard, discusses the economic harms of COVID-19 and measures governments can take to...
What We Know About How Coronavirus Spreads
March 11, 2020
- 29:39
Siddhartha Mukherjee, physician, researcher, and author of the 2011 Pulitzer-Prize winning book The Emperor of All Maladies, discusses...
What We Know About How Coronavirus Spreads
March 11, 2020
- 29:39
Siddhartha Mukherjee, physician, researcher, and author of the 2011 Pulitzer-Prize winning book The Emperor of All Maladies, discusses...
The View from Beijing
March 4, 2020
- 35:23
In an effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, much of China is essentially under lockdown. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Ian...
The View from Beijing
March 4, 2020
- 35:23
In an effort to curtail the spread of coronavirus, much of China is essentially under lockdown. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Ian...
The Coronavirus Isn't Going Away
February 28, 2020
- 25:49
Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiologist at Harvard University, predicts that between 40 to 70 percent of adults in the world will become...
The Coronavirus Isn't Going Away
February 28, 2020
- 25:49
Marc Lipsitch, an epidemiologist at Harvard University, predicts that between 40 to 70 percent of adults in the world will become...
Elif Shafak's "Multiple Belongings"
February 26, 2020
- 30:06
Best-selling British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak discusses her latest novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, Turkey's...
Elif Shafak's "Multiple Belongings"
February 26, 2020
- 30:06
Best-selling British-Turkish writer Elif Shafak discusses her latest novel, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World, Turkey's...
An Interview with the Next Vice President of the United States
February 19, 2020
- 29:39
Stacey Abrams talks about how to create lasting social change, her thoughts on 2020, and her plans for the future.
An Interview with the Next Vice President of the United States
February 19, 2020
- 29:39
Stacey Abrams talks about how to create lasting social change, her thoughts on 2020, and her plans for the future.
Malcolm Gladwell and "Magical Technical Fixes"
February 12, 2020
- 34:31
Malcom Gladwell and Noah Feldman discuss whether we should add more states to the union, and why Americans are always searching for...
Malcolm Gladwell and "Magical Technical Fixes"
February 12, 2020
- 34:31
Malcom Gladwell and Noah Feldman discuss whether we should add more states to the union, and why Americans are always searching for...
Bonus: The Oscars
February 7, 2020
- 28:24
Charles Randolph, the screenwriter behind “The Big Short” and “Bombshell” discusses turning real life stories into Hollywood movies, and...
Bonus: The Oscars
February 7, 2020
- 28:24
Charles Randolph, the screenwriter behind “The Big Short” and “Bombshell” discusses turning real life stories into Hollywood movies, and...
We Testified for Impeachment and It Made No Difference
February 5, 2020
- 38:26
Noah Feldman and University of North Carolina School of Law Professor Michael J. Gerhardt both testified in front of the House Judiciary...
We Testified for Impeachment and It Made No Difference
February 5, 2020
- 38:26
Noah Feldman and University of North Carolina School of Law Professor Michael J. Gerhardt both testified in front of the House Judiciary...
The History of Policing in Cars
November 30, 2019
- 28:07
Sarah Seo, the author of How Cars Transformed Policing, talks to us about what rights we have in our cars, and what rights we don’t.
Truth in the Time of Deepfakes
November 23, 2019
- 33:53
Boston University School of Law Professor Danielle Citron says that deepfakes are just going to get more and more convincing, but there...
The Gig is Up
November 16, 2019
- 43:12
A new California law, known as AB 5, will make it harder for app-based companies like Uber and Lyft to classify their workers as...
The Opioid Epidemic and the Courts
November 9, 2019
- 34:60
Who is responsible for the opioid epidemic? Yale Law Professor Abbe Gluck walks us through the massively complex opioid litigation.
The End of Ebola
November 2, 2019
- 35:40
The Ebola outbreak in The Democratic Republic of Congo is slowing down, and a new Ebola vaccine is likely to get approved by the...
An Experiment in Universal Basic Income
October 26, 2019
- 34:21
As Universal Basic Income becomes a talking point in the Democratic Primary race, one city has already started. Last February, the city...
Why Economists Should Act More Like Weather Forecasters
October 19, 2019
- 31:28
International Monetary Fund advisor Prakash Loungani explains why economists have such a terrible track record when it comes to...
The Lawyer and the Mobster
October 12, 2019
- 35:18
Jack Goldsmith thinks his stepfather has long been unjustly suspected of being involved in the disappearance of the influential labor...
The Impeachment Episode
October 5, 2019
- 51:51
Noah Feldman speaks with his friend and legal expert Seth Berman about what to watch for as the impeachment inquiry into President Trump unfolds.
Saudi Arabia's "Genius" Crown Prince
September 28, 2019
- 42:04
Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Crown prince, seems to have charmed President Trump. But Bernard Haykel, a professor of Near Eastern...
Live Episode: Noah Feldman and Malcolm Gladwell
September 21, 2019
- 1:07:33
Noah Feldman speaks to author and Pushkin co-founder Malcolm Gladwell about his new book "Talking to Strangers" in Boston, MA, at an...
Trump's "Dangerous" Iran Policy
September 14, 2019
- 34:48
Is Donald Trump leading the US into war with Iran? Middle East scholar Vali Nasr says it definitely seems like it.
A Solution for Algorithmic Bias
September 7, 2019
- 35:60
Algorithms can determine everything from what ads you see on the internet to the interest rates on your loan. And they aren't always...
Affirmative Action Isn't Enough
August 30, 2019
- 35:55
This year, only seven black students were accepted to Stuyvesant, one of New York's most prestigious public high schools. Harvard Law...
The Party of Ideas
August 25, 2019
- 34:00
The Republican party used to tout itself as the party of ideas. Now it seems to be the party of Donald Trump. Conservative thinker Peter...
A Genetic Engineer's Perspective on "Designer Babies"
August 18, 2019
- 35:23
A Chinese scientist reportedly edited the genes of two baby twin girls last year to protect them from the AIDS virus. Harvard geneticist...
Inside MS-13
August 11, 2019
- 39:54
Hannah Dreier won a Pulitzer for her ProPublica investigation “Trapped in Gangland” about the international criminal gang MS-13. She...
Disappearing Species
August 4, 2019
- 33:14
According to a new UN report, a million species are at risk of extinction. New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert says you should be...
What is a Concentration Camp?
July 28, 2019
- 35:37
Andrea Pitzer, the author of "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps," argues that the US government is currently...
Democracy's Midlife Crisis
July 21, 2019
- 34:08
Cambridge professor David Runciman thinks that democracy is in an midlife crisis. He also thinks that might not be bad.
A Hidden Reason Behind France's "Yellow Vest" Protests
July 14, 2019
- 29:09
For Bastille Day, an interview with French journalist Agnes C. Poirier about the causes of the "Yellow Vest" protests which rocked the...
How to Report on the Russia Investigation
July 7, 2019
- 35:51
Robert Mueller, the special counsel who led the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, is famously...
Living Stonewall
June 28, 2019
- 23:14
Mark Segal and Joan Nestle were both living in New York City at the time of the Stonewall Uprising. Fifty years after the historic...
Inside the Mind of a Dictator
June 23, 2019
- 44:06
In her new book, "The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un," Anna Fifield tries to make sense...
What to Watch in 2020
June 16, 2019
- 44:49
The 2020 election is shaping up to be one of the most important elections in recent memory. Brookings fellow Andre Perry discusses why...
Trade Wars
June 9, 2019
- 44:32
Harvard Law Professor Mark Wu discusses the inevitable structural changes taking place in U.S.-China trade relations and how President...
Roe v Wade Overturned
June 2, 2019
- 35:51
Women's rights lawyer Kathryn Kolbert argued the pro-choice case last time a serious attempt was made to overturn Roe v Wade. She...
Staring into a Black Hole
May 26, 2019
- 38:08
The first-ever image of a black hole was a monumental scientific achievement. Harvard physicist Andrew Strominger talks about what the...
How Socialism Was Weaponized
May 19, 2019
- 31:27
The word "Socialism" is often demonized in American politics, but is that criticism warranted? Professor Sean Wilentz of Princeton...
Criminal Justice Reform and The Abolition of Prisons
May 12, 2019
- 47:24
Historian and author Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses the state of criminal justice and prisons in America and whether the country...
The History of the White Power Movement
May 5, 2019
- 48:51
Historian Kathleen Belew discusses the modern history of the white power movement and the often overlooked connection between incidents...
Is Merit Real?
April 23, 2019
- 42:22
Asha Rangappa, a former FBI agent and the former dean of admissions at Yale Law School, gives us a unique perspective on the college...