Reasonably Optimistic
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How America can recover from Trump-era politics
Oct 7, 202640 min
The job interview advice Gen Z needs to hear
Oct 2, 202627 min
Is AI taking Gen Z’s jobs? It’s not that simple.
Sep 30, 202650 min
The $1 million prize for academics who tell unwelcome truths
Sep 25, 20261h 5m
How conservatism went from Reagan to Trump
Sep 23, 202636 min
Why everyone seems to hate Flock cameras
Sep 18, 202645 min
What AI experts fear most
Sep 16, 202648 min
This medieval revolt has a warning for today
Sep 11, 202631 min
The strange truth behind our obsession with UFOs and aliens
Sep 9, 202650 min
My mother’s secret changed how I think about abortion
Sep 4, 202632 min
The myths fueling America’s AI data center backlash
Sep 2, 202655 min
Football is back. A new CTE study asks what it costs.
Aug 28, 202616 min
The hidden forces behind America’s baby bust
Aug 26, 202656 min
A sociologist’s perspective on the Jason Arday story
Aug 21, 202649 min
What empty pews reveal about America
Aug 19, 202652 min
Why this professor lost faith in higher education
Aug 14, 202659 min
Why your cost of living keeps rising
Aug 12, 202635 min
Is TikTok rewiring childhood?
Aug 7, 202654 min
Stop cooking the ‘right’ way
Aug 5, 202634 min
How to fix higher education without destroying it
Jul 31, 202621 min
A therapist on relationships, ghosting and realistic standards
Jul 29, 202646 min
Why homeownership feels impossible for Gen Z
Jul 24, 202621 min
What America got wrong about drug addiction
Jul 22, 202625 min
Lonely Gen Z needed this wake-up call
Jul 17, 202632 min
This actor drove 10,000 miles to ask men about loneliness
Jul 15, 202633 min
The problem with ‘Tax the rich!’
Jul 10, 202621 min
How populists turn distrust into power
Jul 8, 202631 min
Why Europeans are falling in love with America
Jul 3, 202618 min
What happened when fashion moved online
Jul 1, 202632 min
What's behind the South's sudden boom
Jun 26, 202617 min
Modern dating is miserable. Can it be fixed?
Jun 24, 202637 min
Voters can push back against unsavory politicians
Jun 19, 202613 min
Is there such a thing as too much empathy?
Jun 17, 202635 min
Gen Zers don’t cook. It’s costing them.
Jun 12, 202620 min
Do aliens exist? I asked an astrophysicist.
Jun 10, 202637 min
How weddings got so expensive
Jun 5, 202618 min
Why $1 million doesn’t feel rich for Gen Z
Jun 3, 202638 min
Why everyone is talking about peptides
May 29, 202628 min
What’s going on with Ebola and hantavirus?
May 27, 202623 min
Is life better in Europe? It's not so simple.
May 22, 202613 min
Men are falling behind. Let's talk about it.
May 20, 202634 min
The problem with celebrity politicians
May 15, 202617 min
What prediction markets tell us about the future
May 13, 202634 min
Introducing ‘Make It Make Sense’: Should you be worried about hantavirus?
May 11, 202647 min
Tax the rich! But then what?
May 8, 202618 min
Why is anger so addictive? A psychologist weighs in.
May 6, 202636 min
Longing for 'simpler times'? Consider this first.
May 1, 202617 min
Why Americans aren’t having as many kids
Apr 29, 202633 min
Everyone wants to live like an influencer now
Apr 24, 202614 min
How Americans developed an unhealthy relationship with the Supreme Court
Apr 22, 202632 min