Esteemed Sociologist and policy expert Douglas Massey discusses our current state of immigration on the southern border, as well as an...

My guest is Maine author Ron Currie, Jr., who’s work covers environmental issues, politics, and some fun, fantastical fictional prose....

I’m joined by Linda Villarosa, journalist, educator, and author of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize finalist book Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll...

Political Science professor and Carnegie scholar Jennifer McCoy is my guest on Our Social Landscape, to talk about the rise of...

The “Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” as it’s officially known, was signed into law as a national holiday in 1983 by President...

My guest is health policy expert and chief health officer at Indiana University, Dr. Aaron Carroll. Dr. Carroll has written and lectured...

Physician, professor, and economist Atheendar Vankataramani joins me for this iteration of Our Social Landscape. Atheendar practices...

I'm joined by legendary musician Bruce Cockburn. With over 9 million records sold, and countless lives touched by his activism and...

My guest is the journalist and writer Chelsea Conaboy, author of the fantastic book Mother Brain, which takes the repressive notion of...

I awoke this morning, September 2nd, 2023, to a text from my old friend RT White, that Jimmy Buffett had died on the 1st. Seeing as how...

Wesleyan University President Michael Roth joins me to discuss the intersection between education and our current culture wars. Dr. Roth...

Dr. Hussein Abdullatif is a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham who has been treating transgender youth...

Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph, a folk artist who has used his platform to campaign for human rights and social justice for over...

I'm joined by contemporary American painter Vincent Valdez, an award-winning artist whose work has been shown in the Smithsonian Museum...

I originally published this essay after Independence Day 3 years ago. To listen to the audio, visit the podcast tab, or click here:...

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I'm joined by investigative journalist Jessie Singer to talk about their book There Are No Accidents: The Deadly Rise of Injury and...

Elisabeth Anker is a professor of American Studies and Political Science at George Washington University. Her first book, Orgies of...

Bits and Pieces- Sport, Part I LSU/Iowa- Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark For the audio version, visit the Podcast tab, or click here:...

Karen Washington is an activist in the food justice movement, the de facto godmother of urban farming, and is responsible for introducing...

Scott Carrier is a Peabody award winning radio producer, writer, and podcaster. His work has been featured in This American Life, All...

Bill Laswell is a bassist, producer and label owner who has worked with a staggering number and range of musicians over the last 40 years....

I originally uploaded this post on January 30th, 2020. It was the first post ever on Our Social Landscape, and since much of it remains...

Kathryn Bond Stockton is Distinguished Professor of English, former Associate Vice President for Equity and Diversity, and inaugural Dean...