How did the right-wing movement in the United States develop? 🔊
How does the current right-wing political movement in the United States fit into American history? How did it develop? How has the movement been changing politics and policy in America? Maria Armoudian sits down with Kathleen Blee, Lawrence Rosenthal, and Martin Cohen...
What goes on inside intelligence agencies? 🔊
The inner workings of intelligence gathering agencies have long been a black box to the public. How many are there? How do they cooperate and function? How have they changed? Glenn Carle served twenty-three years in the Central Intelligence Agency, and he sat down...
What needs to be done to solve the fake news crisis? 🔊
Some call it a post-truth society. With increased media consolidation, fake news, and plummeting trust in the media, what needs to be done to solve our epistemological crisis? Maria Armoudian speaks to Robert Entman and Victor Pickard about fake news and what can be...
What have we learned from past genocides? 🔊
Scholars of genocide have identified nearly three-dozen situations around the world that could be considered pre-genocidal. These are states that could attempt to annihilate their ethnic and religious minorities. What have we learned from past genocides, including the...
What technological changes are needed to power the renewable revolution? 🔊
What technological changes will be needed to power the renewable revolution? Sung-Young Kim has been studying the political economy of the new clean energy revolution. Maria Armoudian sat down with him to discuss his research and what needs to happen as we move...
What does the future hold for universities? 🔊
What does the future hold for universities, and why does this matter for the rest of society? Cris Shore, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Auckland, is co-editor (with Susan Wright) of a new book entitled Death of the Public University? Uncertain Futures...
Are Google and Facebook harming the arts and democracy? 🔊
Are Google and Facebook increasing economic inequality? Harming the arts? Damaging democracy? Jonathan Taplin says yes. Maria Armoudian sits down with Taplin to discuss the impact of these internet giants. Jonathan Taplin was the founding director of the USC Annenberg...
What does it mean to have an equitable and sustainable food system? 🔊
Saru Jayaraman and Raj Patel have studied the food system and what it means to have an equitable and sustainable system. What are the problems in the system, and what are the solutions? Maria Armoudian discusses the food system with them. Saru Jayaraman is the...
How do you design peace in a post-conflict world? 🔊
How do you make peace after fatal conflicts and loss of lands? What is the role of identity in conflict and in peacemaking? Maria Armoudian discusses peacemaking with Neophytos Loizides and Madura Rasaratnam. Neophytos Loizides is a Professor and Chair in...Subscribe by Email
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