No Jargon.
Episode 289

The Rising Costs of Healthcare

December 2, 2025
Miranda Elyse Yaver
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Miranda Elyse Yaver
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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 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
The Treasury Department
Episode 250

Climate, Health Care, and the IRS

Matto Mildenberger
University of California-Santa Barbara
Soumitra Bhuyan
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Vanessa S. Williamson
The Brookings Institution
August 14, 2023
  • Environment & Energy
  • Health Care
  • Economy
Birds Eye View of San Diego
Episode 249

Unhoused and Underserved

Megan B. Welsh Carroll
San Diego State University
June 6, 2023
  • Public Health
  • Housing
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