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The Open Mind Season 2018

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Season 2018 Episodes

46 episodes
Representing Us
1
Representing Us
Jan 6, 2018
Congressional Candidate, Millennial and geologist Jess Phoenix on representative democracy.
Misinformation Crisis
2
Misinformation Crisis
Jan 13, 2018
University of Amsterdam’s Claes de Vreese on global populism and the post-truth present.
Automating Inequality
3
Automating Inequality
Jan 16, 2018
Political scientist Virginia Eubanks on her new book, “Automating Inequality.”
Law, Order and Justice
4
Law, Order and Justice
Jan 24, 2018
Roosevelt Institute Fellow Dorian Warren discusses the politics of inequality today.
All the President’s Twitter Blocks
5
All the President’s Twitter Blocks
Feb 3, 2018
Knight First Amendment Institute’s Katie Fallow on free speech violations in government.
Fascism Strikes Back
6
Fascism Strikes Back
Feb 10, 2018
Shane Burley discusses his new book “Fascism Today: What It Is and How We End It.”
Solutions Journalism and Solutions for Journalism
7
Solutions Journalism and Solutions for Journalism
Feb 17, 2018
Solutions Journalism and NYTimes’ David Bornstein on the constructive force of journalism.
A Union of Concerned Technologists
8
A Union of Concerned Technologists
Feb 24, 2018
Renee DiResta of Data for Democracy on how antisocial media-tech companies are a threat.
Combating Extremism Online
9
Combating Extremism Online
Mar 3, 2018
Counter Extremism Project’s Mark Wallace and Dartmouth’s Hany Farid on online extremism.
Securing American Democracy
10
Securing American Democracy
Mar 10, 2018
Jamie Fly and Laura Rosenberger of the Alliance for Securing Democracy on Russia and US.
China’s Contentious Public Sphere
11
China’s Contentious Public Sphere
Mar 17, 2018
Harvard University sociologist Ya-Wen Lei on her new book “The Contentious Public Sphere.”
Democrats vs. Authoritarians
12
Democrats vs. Authoritarians
Apr 7, 2018
Yascha Mounk on “The People vs Democracy: Why Our Freedom is in Danger and How to Save It.”
Mother Internet
13
Mother Internet
Apr 10, 2018
Claire Evans on her new book “Broad Band: The Untold Story of Women Who Made the Internet.”
Guardians of the Web
14
Guardians of the Web
Apr 21, 2018
Microsoft Research Principal Researcher Tarleton Gillespie on "Custodians of the Internet."
The Post-Millennial Wave
15
The Post-Millennial Wave
Apr 24, 2018
NextGen America’s executive director Heather Hargreaves on the 2018 midterm elections.
A Pro and Antibiotic Future
16
A Pro and Antibiotic Future
May 5, 2018
“Good Germs, Bad Germs” author Jessica Snyder Sachs on the rise of drug resistance.
At War With Cambridge Analytica
17
At War With Cambridge Analytica
May 12, 2018
David Carroll of Parsons School of Design on privacy, media, and suing Cambridge Analytica.
The Real Drug Crisis
18
The Real Drug Crisis
May 19, 2018
Investigative reporter Katherine Eban on generic pharmaceutical manufacturing dangers.
Getting the Rust Belt Story Straight
19
Getting the Rust Belt Story Straight
May 26, 2018
Founder and director of Belt Publishing Anne Trubek on “Voices From the Rust Belt.”
Oversight, Partisanship, and 2018
20
Oversight, Partisanship, and 2018
May 31, 2018
John Lawrence, former Chief of Staff to Nancy Pelosi, on his book “The Class of ’74”.
Tech Troublemakers
21
Tech Troublemakers
Jun 9, 2018
Leslie Berlin of Silicon Valley Archives at Stanford, on “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s.
The Lore of Life
22
The Lore of Life
Jun 13, 2018
Bar-Ilan University chair in Science, Technology, and Society Oren Harman talks about his new book “Evolutions: 15 Myths That Explain Our World.”
Confronting Algorithms of Bigotry
23
Confronting Algorithms of Bigotry
Jun 23, 2018
Investigative reporter Julia Angwin on exposing technologies that injure society.
Our Galaxy and Beyond
24
Our Galaxy and Beyond
Jun 27, 2018
Dr. Alan Stern and Dr. David Grinspoon on their book on Pluto: “Chasing New Horizons.”
The Future Caucus
25
The Future Caucus
Jul 3, 2018
Steven Olikara, founder of the Millennial Action Project on activating the next generation.
Democracy in the Internet Age
26
Democracy in the Internet Age
Jul 14, 2018
Democracy Works’ Kathryn Peters on election security, voter registration and democracy.
Building Bridges
27
Building Bridges
Jul 17, 2018
David Nevins of the Bridge Alliance, talks about reversing America's political disunity.
Sweet Little (and Big) Lies
28
Sweet Little (and Big) Lies
Jul 28, 2018
Daniel Dale of the Toronto Star on fact-checking President Trump and covering activism.
The Right to Have Rights
29
The Right to Have Rights
Aug 4, 2018
Stephanie DeGooyer, Fellow at Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study on authoritarianisim.
Documenting a Fascist Ascent
30
Documenting a Fascist Ascent
Aug 7, 2018
Jack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.
Quarantining Hate Speech
31
Quarantining Hate Speech
Aug 14, 2018
Joan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society.
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule
32
Guts, Heart and Minoritarian Rule
Aug 25, 2018
Al Cross, dir. Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, U Kentucky, on media.
The Creative Wealth of Nations
33
The Creative Wealth of Nations
Aug 27, 2018
Patrick Kabanda talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the arts.
Manchurian President and Alternative Realities
34
Manchurian President and Alternative Realities
Sep 5, 2018
Tom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor, on his book “The Death of Expertise.”
Rage at the Ballot Box
35
Rage at the Ballot Box
Sep 12, 2018
Soraya Chemaly, Women's Media Center Speech Project, on her new book “Rage Becomes Her.”
News, Disinformation, and Free Expression
36
News, Disinformation, and Free Expression
Sep 21, 2018
Richard Gingras, VP of News at Google, on journalism, citizenship, and disinformation.
United Against Citizens
37
United Against Citizens
Sep 25, 2018
Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United, on her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.
Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms
38
Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms
Oct 1, 2018
Jeffrey Prescott of National Security Action on an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.
Truth Decay in America
39
Truth Decay in America
Oct 9, 2018
RAND CEO Michael D. Rich and political scientist Jennifer Kavanagh on “Truth Decay.
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
40
Immigration, Dignity, and U.S.-Mexico Relations
Oct 16, 2018
KPBS investigative reporter Jean Guerrero on her new book “Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir.
Truth and Lies of Education
41
Truth and Lies of Education
Oct 22, 2018
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses his new book “How Schools Work.
The Microbes Among Us
42
The Microbes Among Us
Nov 2, 2018
North Carolina State scientist Rob Dunn discusses his new book “Never Home Alone.”
The Splintering of the American Mind
43
The Splintering of the American Mind
Nov 10, 2018
Philosopher William Egginton discusses his book "The Splintering of the American Mind."
Discovering Genes
44
Discovering Genes
Nov 13, 2018
Carl Zimmer discusses "She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity."
Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court
45
Disequilibrium on the Supreme Court
Nov 19, 2018
Knight First Amendment Institute inaugural scholar David Pozen discusses the future of American law.
46
The Creative Wealth of Nations
Dec 2, 2018
Patrick Kabanda, musician and consultant to the World Bank, talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the importance of the arts in development.