The Open Mind

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump’s defiance of the 2020 election results and history.

Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat on Trump’s defiance of the 2020 election results and history.

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EP45 Republicanism vs. Trumpism

Nov. 24,2020

Lincoln Project’s Mike Madrid on Georgia’s Senate run-off election and defeating Trumpism.

Lincoln Project’s Mike Madrid on Georgia’s Senate run-off election and defeating Trumpism.

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EP44 Our Brains on Totalitarianism

Nov. 16,2020

Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on her book "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain."

Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett on her book "Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain."

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EP43 Chinese Hegemony

Nov. 09,2020

CSIS fellow Jon Hillman on his new book "The Emperor’s New Road" and relations with China.

CSIS fellow Jon Hillman on his new book "The Emperor’s New Road" and relations with China.

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EP42 The Flight of Humane Poetics

Nov. 02,2020

Julie Swarstad Johnson and Christopher Cokinos on their new book "Beyond Earth’s Edge."

Julie Swarstad Johnson and Christopher Cokinos on their new book "Beyond Earth’s Edge."

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EP41 Voting is the Civil Rights Movement of 2020

Oct. 26,2020

Voting is the Civil Rights Movement of 2020

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Kristen Clarke on justice at the polls.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law’s Kristen Clarke on justice at the polls.

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EP40 Four More Years of Social Media Failure

Oct. 19,2020

MIT scholar Sinan Aral on how to regulate social media to have a constructive impact.

MIT scholar Sinan Aral on how to regulate social media to have a constructive impact.

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EP39 After 200K+ Dead, Vote For Your Life

Oct. 13,2020

Civil Rights leader and MSNBC’s Rev. Al Sharpton on the mobilization of Black voters.

Civil Rights leader and MSNBC’s Rev. Al Sharpton on the mobilization of Black voters.

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EP38 American Autocracy

Oct. 07,2020

U.S. democracy and authoritarianism.

U.S. democracy and authoritarianism.

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EP37 Will Trump Hoax the Nation on Election Night?

Oct. 05,2020

Will Trump Hoax the Nation on Election Night?

CNN’s Brian Stetler on the danger of disinformation on Election Night, Week, and Month.

CNN’s Brian Stetler on the danger of disinformation on Election Night, Week, and Month.

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EP36 Supercharging Antibodies for a COVID Vaccine

Sep. 28,2020

Supercharging Antibodies for a COVID Vaccine

Yale University immunologist Akiko Iwasaki discusses an efficacious COVID vaccine.

Yale University immunologist Akiko Iwasaki discusses an efficacious COVID vaccine.

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EP35 Will There Be a Legitimate 2020 Election?

Sep. 21,2020

Will There Be a Legitimate 2020 Election?

Election security advocate Jennifer Cohn on election oversight and hand-marked paper trail.

Election security advocate Jennifer Cohn on election oversight and hand-marked paper trail.

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EP34 Calling Bull____ and the Threat of a Show Vaccine

Sep. 14,2020

Calling Bull____ and the Threat of a Show Vaccine

Carl Bergstrom on "Calling Bull____: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World."

Carl Bergstrom on "Calling Bull____: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World."

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EP33 Political and Personal Accountability

Sep. 07,2020

Cong. (Ret.) Katie Hill on her new book "She Will Rise" and the battle for true equality.

Cong. (Ret.) Katie Hill on her new book "She Will Rise" and the battle for true equality.

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EP32 Will the Pandemic Mean Justice in America?

Aug. 31,2020

Will the Pandemic Mean Justice in America?

Minister, activist and Princeton scholar Nyle Fort on re-imagining a post-pandemic America.

Minister, activist and Princeton scholar Nyle Fort on re-imagining a post-pandemic America.

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EP31 Gaslighting 2020 and Comorbidities of the GOP

Aug. 24,2020

Gaslighting 2020 and Comorbidities of the GOP

Republican presidential campaign veteran Stuart Stevens on his new book "It Was All a Lie."

Republican presidential campaign veteran Stuart Stevens on his new book "It Was All a Lie."

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EP30 How to Speak Justly and Bridge Divides

Aug. 17,2020

University of Chicago psychologist Katherine Kinzler on her new book “How You Say It.”

University of Chicago psychologist Katherine Kinzler on her new book “How You Say It.”

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EP29 John Lewis and The Third Reconstruction

Aug. 10,2020

Atlantic Magazine’s Adam Harris on John Lewis and a new Civil Rights Movement in America.

Atlantic Magazine’s Adam Harris on John Lewis and a new Civil Rights Movement in America.

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EP28 America Without Law

Jul. 27,2020

Jack Jackson on "Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right."

Jack Jackson on "Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right."

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EP27 American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic

Jul. 20,2020

American Hospitals...Surviving and Treating the Pandemic

Dr. Jeffrey Matthews, of U of Chicago Medicine, on hospitals’ response to the pandemic.

Dr. Jeffrey Matthews, of U of Chicago Medicine, on hospitals’ response to the pandemic.

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EP26 Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?

Jul. 13,2020

Will COVID Paralyze the Vote in November?

Mother Jones voting rights correspondent Ari Berman on the pandemic and voting turnout.

Mother Jones voting rights correspondent Ari Berman on the pandemic and voting turnout.

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EP25 Renewing Democracy for Today

Jul. 06,2020

Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein of the Renew Democracy Initiative on authoritarian rule.

Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein of the Renew Democracy Initiative on authoritarian rule.

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EP24 Dystopia for Realists

Jun. 29,2020

"Humankind" author and historian Rutger Bregman on hope for a prosocial society.

"Humankind" author and historian Rutger Bregman on hope for a prosocial society.

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EP23 Army of the Decent

Jun. 22,2020

Lincoln Project’s John Weaver on holding people in power accountable to their oaths.

Lincoln Project’s John Weaver on holding people in power accountable to their oaths.

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EP22 The Pandemic’s Prophet

Jun. 15,2020

Pulitzer Prize winning science journalist Laurie Garrett on predicting COVID-19.

Pulitzer Prize winning science journalist Laurie Garrett on predicting COVID-19.

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EP21 The Youth Vote in 2020

Jun. 08,2020

UVA professor and coauthor of "Making Young Voters," John Holbein on civic participation.

UVA professor and coauthor of "Making Young Voters," John Holbein on civic participation.

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EP20 Hiding in Plain Sight

Jun. 01,2020

Sarah Kendzior on her book "Hiding in Plain Sight" and the threat of authoritarianism.

Sarah Kendzior on her book "Hiding in Plain Sight" and the threat of authoritarianism.

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EP19 @V2019N

May. 25,2020

Rachel Graham on tracking COVID-19 from its inception to inform public health on Twitter.

Rachel Graham on tracking COVID-19 from its inception to inform public health on Twitter.

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EP18 The Alchemy of Us

May. 18,2020

Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez on her new book "The Alchemy of Us."

Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez on her new book "The Alchemy of Us."

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EP17 The Revolution is Online

May. 11,2020

Online News Association CEO Irving Washington on the future of digital news.

Online News Association CEO Irving Washington on the future of digital news.

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EP16 Gen Z in the Heartland

May. 04,2020

Nico Gendron of The Wall Street Journal on engaging rural youth in a Local News Fellowship.

Nico Gendron of The Wall Street Journal on engaging rural youth in a Local News Fellowship.

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EP15 American Demagogue

Apr. 27,2020

Jennifer Mercieca on "Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump."

Jennifer Mercieca on "Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump."

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EP14 The Cult of QAnon

Apr. 20,2020

QAnon Anonymous host Travis View on QAnon conspiracy theorists and what motivates them.

QAnon Anonymous host Travis View on QAnon conspiracy theorists and what motivates them.

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EP13 Big Tech = Dystopia Incorporated

Apr. 13,2020

NBC News dystopia reporter Ben Collins on exposing deception and companies that enable it.

NBC News dystopia reporter Ben Collins on exposing deception and companies that enable it.

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EP12 The FEC is AWOL

Apr. 06,2020

Center for Responsive Politics’ Anna Massoglia on campaign finance accountability issues.

Center for Responsive Politics’ Anna Massoglia on campaign finance accountability issues.

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EP11 Knowing the Enemy of Truth

Mar. 30,2020

Information warfare expert Molly McKew on foreign interference in US elections.

Information warfare expert Molly McKew on foreign interference in US elections.

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EP10 Breaking Up and Deradicalizing the Socials

Mar. 23,2020

Breaking Up and Deradicalizing the Socials

Mother Jones’ Ali Breland on combating bigotry online and breaking up new media monopolies.

Mother Jones’ Ali Breland on combating bigotry online and breaking up new media monopolies.

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EP9 Facts and Fears of a Pandemic

Mar. 16,2020

NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny on coronavirus, anti-vaxxers, and conspiracy-mongers.

NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny on coronavirus, anti-vaxxers, and conspiracy-mongers.

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EP8 Democratizing the Jury

Feb. 24,2020

Wesleyan University’s Sonali Chakravarti on her book "Radical Enfranchisement."

Wesleyan University’s Sonali Chakravarti on her book "Radical Enfranchisement."

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EP7 The Kremlin’s Hack Attacks

Feb. 18,2020

Wired reporter Andy Greenberg discusses the next wave of Russian cyber crimes.

Wired reporter Andy Greenberg discusses the next wave of Russian cyber crimes.

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EP6 Unbecoming a Democracy

Feb. 10,2020

Patricia Roberts-Miller of University of Texas on demagoguery and its historical origins.

Patricia Roberts-Miller of University of Texas on demagoguery and its historical origins.

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EP5 The Science and Necessity of Friendship

Feb. 03,2020

Science journalist Lydia Denworth on the evolution, biology, and power of friendship.

Science journalist Lydia Denworth on the evolution, biology, and power of friendship.

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EP4 Bias, Bigotry, and Tyrannical Discourse

Jan. 20,2020

Robert Boyers on "The Tyranny of Virtue: Identity… and the Hunt for Political Heresies."

Robert Boyers on "The Tyranny of Virtue: Identity… and the Hunt for Political Heresies."

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EP3 Grand Strategy for the Campus Commons and Beyond

Jan. 13,2020

Grand Strategy for the Campus Commons and Beyond

Vassar College president Elizabeth Bradley on free speech and engaged pluralism.

Vassar College president Elizabeth Bradley on free speech and engaged pluralism.

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EP2 The Battle for the Constitution and Pelosi's Originalism

Jan. 06,2020

The Battle for the Constitution and Pelosi's Originalism

Justin Driver of Yale Law on constitutional law and the struggle to preserve democracy.

Justin Driver of Yale Law on constitutional law and the struggle to preserve democracy.

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EP1 Baldwin and Buckley: Advocating and Denying Civil Rights

Jan. 03,2020

Baldwin and Buckley: Advocating and Denying Civil Rights

Nicholas Buccola on his book "The Fire is Upon Us: Baldwin, Buckley, and Race in America."

Nicholas Buccola on his book "The Fire is Upon Us: Baldwin, Buckley, and Race in America."