Robert Kolker joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the story of nine siblings who began to lose themselves to frontotemporal dementia.

Lindsay Crouse joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the courage it takes to let go and change course and why “strategic quitting” is a skill.

Steve Thompson joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why lawmakers are worried about the looming budget deficit.

Allison Aubrey joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how taking on mid-life head-on can be both rewarding and fulfilling.

Olga Khazan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss adverse effects from meditation.

Erin D. Dumbacher joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why having too many weapons can pose problems

O'Callaghan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the enormous numbers of satellites being launched into space, and why, despite concerns, there are plans to launch 2 million more in the next few years.

Vox correspondent Allie Volpe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how tech is offering solutions to social isolation (a problem it created).

Antonio Damasio joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why he believes consciousness came before feelings and why feelings came early in the evolutionary process.

Kai Bird joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Roy Cohn's mentorship of a young Donald Trump and his eventual disbarment for unethical conduct.

Graeme Wood is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss whether the terrorist organization al-Qaeda has been lying low or regenerating power in the background, why analysts...

Paris used to be a cool 70 degrees in summer. Now it’s often 95 and climbing —with no A/C to help. Eric Klinenberg is Helen Gould Shepard Professor in the Social Sciences and director of the Institute...

Journalist Billy Brennan joins host Krys Boyd to discuss “paradoxical lucidity,” where dementia patients seem to “wake up” and interact right before they decline again.

Abigail R. Hall is an Independent Institute Senior Fellow and professor of economics at the University of Tampa. She joins host Krys Boyd to make the case that some of these laws have outlived their intended...

Perrin Roosevelt Ireland joins host Krys Boyd to discuss interesting facts about animal sex – from gender fluidity to procreation to co-parenting – and offer a glimpse into why so many species are...

Annie Lowrey is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and she joins us to talk about just how much the government makes us work for the services it provides and how those systems could become more efficient.

Jon Ronson joins host Krys Boyd to talk about what he found while looking for strange displays of masculinity.

Tyler Austin Harper joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how DEI policies burdened him as a black scholar.

Alina Chan is a molecular biologist, and she joins host Krys Boyd to talk about precautions that can be put in place that allow for important research to be conducted while protecting the public.

Michael Powell, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Burlington, Vt., Seattle and other places where needle exchanges have made public spaces unwelcoming.

Rin Reczek is professor of sociology and co-director of the Center for Aging Families at The Ohio State University. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss two distinct family units she calls “compulsory...

New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why, when America has pulled research funding, China is funneling billions of dollars to remake its economy.

Dr. Helen Ouyang is a physician and associate professor at Columbia University and a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the teens who take on changing...

We’ve all heard of “imposter syndrome” and something similar is going on in your brain in regard to your intelligence. Dr. Josh Turknett, M.D joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why we all have the...

For every exonerated individual in the criminal justice system, there is another forgotten victim: the original victim’s family. Barbara Bradley Hagerty joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a case involving...

If you need to call the IRS to answer a tax question, you could wait hours on the line thanks to funding cuts. Stephanie Mencimer joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why 7 million people are waiting to hear...

We’ve all heard the advice to “do what we love” for our careers, but burnout and low wages make that advice seem like a cruel joke. Emi Nietfeld joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her disillusionment...

President Trump’s frequent tariff announcements put global trade in a new, precarious position. Chad P. Bown joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how tariffs push up prices, what lessons from history can...

President Trump thought defeating Iran would be a clean and easy operation. David E. Sanger joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Trump’s options for ending the war, which include military escalation, economic...

For millions of Americans, health care benefits come from their jobs and now small businesses are finding they can no longer afford to offer them. Bob Herman joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how the end...

The San Andreas fault in California should produce a sizeable earthquake about every 150 years and it’s starting to worry some that it hasn’t. Rong-Gong Lin II joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what...

A.I. and drones are changing warfare are the U.S. and its allies ready to meet the challenge? Yaroslav Trofimov joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why billions invested in new tanks, planes and warships...

Colombia is known for its illicit drug trade and now cartels there are counterfeiting U.S. dollars. Yudhijit Bhattacharjee joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how Colombian authorities are trying to track...

Long before A.I., people have worried about technology taking away the ability to work with our hands. Joshua Habgood-Coote joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the centuries-old longing to get back to the...

Open caskets used to be fairly standard, but we’re losing the artists who make that possible. John Semley joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history, culture and economics of morticians, why their...

Stephanie Fairyington is a journalist who writes on gender, sexuality, family and parenting. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her perception that she didn’t live up to modern standards of pretty.

Open caskets used to be fairly standard, but we’re losing the artists who make that possible. John Semley joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history, culture and economics of morticians.

For millions of caregivers, taking care of parents is a matter of love. But caregiving gets complicated when relationships are estranged. Katie Engelhart joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the children who...

Thomas Jefferson wrote passionately about individual freedoms, yet he enslaved hundreds. How did he square the two? Annette Gordon-Reed joins host Krys Boyd to discuss Jefferson’s own words on race,...

There is comfort in certainty, but there is resilience in embracing the uncertain. Simone Stolzoff joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why striving for certainty cuts off creative thinking.

Consumers are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. Heather Timmons joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why American shoppers are fed up with higher prices, inflation, private equity and...

Taylor Swift’s world tour was a huge hit, but she might be the last of her kind. Tom Wainwright joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the rise of “local” entertainment, where artists want to appeal to...

Training to blast off in a rocket is one thing, but being the first mother in space turned out to be much harder. Anna Fisher joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her record as the longest serving astronaut...

Motherhood changes a woman’s brain in many ways and now we know dad’s minds are impacted, too. Darby Saxbe joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the changes fathers go through when a baby is born from hormones.

The Department of Justice traditionally operated with a certain level of independence until President Trump took office. Devlin Barrett joins host Krys Boyd to discuss evidence that Trump is using the...

Consciousness is something we can’t touch, see or even measure and yet each of us possesses it. Michael Pollan joins host Krys Boyd to explore what we do and don’t know about the mysteries of the...

When you have the natural curiosity of David Sedaris, ordinary observations turn into moments of humor and humanity. The best-selling author joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his latest book of essays that...

America has long enjoyed a relatively calm home in North America, but President Trump’s recent moves could upend that stability. Krys Boyd sits down with three guests to break down the state of U.S....