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The biases embedded in technology are more than mere glitches, argues Meredith Broussard in her new book, "More than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Ge...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
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A few years ago, Douglas Rushkoff was invited to speak to a group of billionaires. Rather than asking about current tech trends, the billionaires w...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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The Flat Earth conspiracy got a huge boost from Facebook and YouTube, as Kelly Weill explains in her book "Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy ...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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Many tech employees in Silicon Valley are pressured into joining a new religion, worshiping work and taking spiritual direction from their companie...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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"Tech companies have abused their power and it is time to resist them." Oxford professor Carissa Véliz describes why privacy is so important, and h...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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Amazon took over books, Spotify and Google took over music, and musicians and authors are struggling as a result. Cory Doctorow talks about what we...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
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Alec MacGillis discusses his book "Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America" – about how Amazon has had drastic effects on the economy,...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
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The tech industry is launching new brain-surveillance devices intended to monitor your mental state and, yes, even read your thoughts. Nita Farahan...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:01
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Internet addiction is a growing problem, thanks to the intentional design of Silicon Valley platforms to "hook" users. The ITAA can help: Internet ...
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- Added: Apr 04, 2024
- Length: 59:00
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For more than a century, it was almost impossible to find out much about people buried on Hart Island. But in 2008, that all changed — thanks in la...
- Added: Jan 25, 2024
- Length: 17:56
Host mónica teresa ortiz examines the experiences and cultural shifts of communities impacted by climate and disaster in the Texas Panhandle.
Lea...
- Added: Mar 25, 2023
- Length: 14:23
The final part of my interview with Dr. Fiona Hill. She discusses her dealings with former President Trump.
- Added: Jun 15, 2021
- Length: 10:59
The urban-rural divide is growing in the United States. How can disparate communities find common ground?
- Added: May 08, 2021
- Length: 28:34
In her book, “Unsafe At Any Meal: What the FDA Does Not Want You To Know About the Foods You Eat,” former food investigator for the Food and Drug A...
- Added: Nov 10, 2020
- Length: 17:29
Joe Newman is 107 years old. He was 5 during the flu pandemic of 1918. Today, he lives in a senior apartment complex in Sarasota, Florida with his ...
- Added: Apr 17, 2020
- Length: 05:23
The theme of this episode is, "Marijuana".
- Added: Nov 07, 2019
- Length: 52:00
Constance votes in the 2nd US Congressional District of Texas and resides in Houston. She's considering several major issues when casting her ball...
- Added: Nov 02, 2018
- Length: 06:07
Sheri is part of the 25th US Congressional District in Texas. She's following and has met multiple candidates on her ballot, including those for U...
- Added: Nov 02, 2018
- Length: 06:34
We're all familiar with the title, but what does a White House Chief of Staff actually do? What does the daily routine entail? And how much power d...
- Added: Jan 17, 2017
- Length: 13:01
Melissa Zirkle grew up near Lake Erie, but didn't learn about the dangerous currents in the Great Lakes. She lost her son to a powerful current in...
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- Added: Aug 12, 2016
- Length: 03:13
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In part two of Tiny Spark's Guide to Good Giving, we speak with Stacy Palmer, editor of the Chronicle of Philanthropy. She offers advice on vetting...
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- Added: Dec 01, 2015
- Length: 14:17
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Two weeks before devastating flooding ravaged South Carolina, Stephanie Bridgers opened a community coffee shop, just blocks from one of many delug...
- Added: Oct 13, 2015
- Length: 04:44
- Added: Sep 30, 2014
- Length: 06:34
- Added: Sep 21, 2014
- Length: 06:00
Devils Coach DeBoer meets the media to provide for his thoughts and observations on a Game, Season, and Hockey.
- Added: Sep 21, 2014
- Length: 04:16
