LIVING COLOUR: CULT OF PERSONALITY: THE PSYCHOLOGY AND DYNAMICS OF TYRANNYwith Vernon Reid and Corey Glover from the band Living Colourand Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Fascism and propaganda professor at NYUIn this episode we discuss:- The fascism playbook- How authoritarian regimes end- Fascism and the illusion of authenticity- Cause for hope- Billy Joel's smashed pianoAIRS 11/18/20

MAC DEMARCO: CHAMBER OF REFLECTION: UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SOUND withMac DeMarco and Russ Berger, acoustician.In this episode we discuss:- what sound is- how speakers work- how sound affects the human body- how the brain interprets sound in a space- Astronautical elimination

Renée Fleming: AVE MARIA: HEALING THE BRAIN THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSICwith Renée Fleming and Dr. Bin Hu, neuroscientist and Parkinson's expert at the University of CalgaryIn this episode we talk about:- How neuroscientists measure brain activity- Oliver Sachs and Dr. Hu's research- Bypassing Parkinson's with music therapy- Dr. Hu's iphone app that helps Parkinson's patients- Supreme Court sing along

CONNIE BRITTON: THE RIVERS BETWEEN US: HOW WE PROTECT AMERICA'S WATERWAYSwithActress Connie Britton and Paul Gallay, rivers expert and president of Riverkeeper.In this episode we talk about:- Where drinking water comes from- How toxic spills in rivers are cleaned up- How to protect your local waterway- Covid and rivers- A romantic way to spend valentine's day in NYC**"Restore Mother Nature Bond Act" referred to at the very end was pulled from the ballot 

NORAH JONES: DON’T KNOW WHY: EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY IN ART AND SCIENCEwith Norah Jones and "War On Science" author Shawn OttoIn this episode we discuss:- how the war on science began- the story of how Exxon PR created climate change denial- the scientific method- how to talk to people with whom you disagree- Keith Richards' giant tape recorder

A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor.In this episode we discuss:- how trees communicate with one another- the folly of industrialized logging- how trees help other trees- Native American ancestral DNA in cedar- where to buy mushrooms in Connecticut

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