The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner
The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.
Episodes
St. John's College president J. Walter Sterling discusses the meaning and nomenclature of the liberal arts.
Civil Rights Corps executive director Alec Karakatsanis discusses his book "Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News."
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president emeritus Robert Kaplan discusses the historical and contemporary U.S. economy.
"The Vagina Business" author Marina Gerner discusses long overdue innovation in women's reproductive health.
Investigative reporter Jake Adelstein discusses the Japanese government, yakuza, and fight against corruption.
"Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop" author Lee Drutman discusses the urgency of electoral reform.
GWU president emeritus Stephen Trachtenberg discusses the future of American education.
Science journalist Dan Levitt discusses his book "What's Gotten Into You: The Story of Your Body's Atoms, from the Big Bang Through Last Night's Dinner."
University of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery director Jo Handelsman discusses threats to scientific research.
Investigative journalist Charles Piller discusses his new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s.”
Science writer Lynne Peeples discusses her book "The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms."
Full Citizens Coalition James Jeter discusses the voting rights of system-impacted people.
Redemption Project of Washington legal counsel Jeffrey Ellis discusses sentencing reform.
Texas Defender Service executive director Burke Butler discusses the legal system in the second most populous state.
New York Times bestselling author Leigh Ann Henion discusses her book "Night Magic: Adventures Among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark."
Worth Rises founder Bianca Tylek discusses the campaign to demonetize the prison industrial complex.
Science journalist Jaime Green discusses her book "The Possibility of Life: Science, Imagination, and Our Quest for Kinship in the Cosmos."
Chicago Project on Security & Threats founder Robert Pape discusses January 6th's legacy.
TYT Network CEO Cenk Uygur discusses the second Trump administration, Democratic Party, and future of populism.
FWD.us executive director Zoë Towns discusses the path to bipartisan justice reform.
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