No Jargon.

Episode 283

How Maps Decide Elections

August 25, 2025

Michael S. Latner

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Michael S. Latner

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Silicon Valley

Episode 258

Archive Episode: The Past and Future of Big Tech

Margaret O'Mara

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

April 3, 2024

Science & Technology
Governance

Refugee services meeting

Episode 257

Archive Episode: Supporting the Needs of Refugees

Anna Nicole Kreisberg

Pennsylvania State University-University Park

March 5, 2024

Immigration
Labor

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial white statue

Episode 256

MLK's Contested Legacy

Hajar Yazdiha

University of Southern California

February 6, 2024

Race & Ethnicity
Movements & Political Parties
Media & Public Opinion

Hotel works on strike

Episode 255

The Year of Strikes

Nathan Wilmers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

January 9, 2024

Labor

ChatGPT and other AI apps

Episode 254

The Rise and Risks of AI

Jim Samuel

Rutgers University-New Brunswick

December 5, 2023

Science & Technology

Patient looking out window

Episode 253

The Long History of Conservatorships

Alex Vosick Barnard

New York University

November 7, 2023

Health Care

Woman in hospital gown

Episode 252

Ignoring Women’s Pain

Dara E. Purvis

Temple University Beasley School of Law

October 3, 2023

Health Care
Reproductive Health
Gender & Sexuality

Black and white photo of classroom desks

Episode 251

Segregation in our Schools

Erica Frankenberg

Pennsylvania State University-University Park

September 6, 2023

Race & Ethnicity
Education
Inequality