The Open Mind, hosted weekly by Alexander Heffner, is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, science, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life.
Episodes
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Episode 32, Season 2017
Populists RevoltSteve Hilton, founder of Crowdpac and former advisor to David Cameron, on populism.28:35 -
Episode 31, Season 2017
Escaping VelocityTrumpeter Theo Croker talks about creating a unique jazz for the next generation.28:35 -
Episode 30, Season 2017
Monuments and Identity PoliticsVann Newkirk of The Atlantic, on culture wars and the memorialization of American history28:35 -
Episode 29, Season 2017
Destiny of the HeartlandMayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio, candidate for governor, on Rust Belt politics.28:08 -
Episode 28, Season 2017
Securing American SuffrageKentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes on gerrymandering and voting rights.28:19 -
Episode 27, Season 2017
The Wisdom of EldersBritish-Barbadian saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings on how ancestors shape his music and life28:40 -
Episode 26, Season 2017
Problem-Solving HeroismCongressman Tom Suozzi talks about modeling a way forward for politics beyond dogma.28:38 -
Episode 25, Season 2017
American HardshipEconomic Hardship Reporting Project’s Alissa Quart talks about a broken American economy.26:57 -
Episode 24, Season 2017
What's the Matter with the Democrats?Thomas Frank, author of "Listen, Liberal: Whatever Happened to the Party of the People?"27:21 -
Episode 23, Season 2017
Don't March, Run…Run for Something's Amanda Litman on recruiting Millennials to run for local office.27:41 -
Episode 22, Season 2017
Constitutional Crisis or Consensus?U. Missouri, Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy’s Justin Dyer on legal polarity28:23 -
Episode 21, Season 2017
Putin and Political MurderScholar Amy Knight on her new book "Orders to Kill: The Putin Regime and Political Murder"27:15 -
Episode 20, Season 2017
All Politics is ReproductiveU Mass Professor Laura Briggs on her book "How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics"27:23 -
Episode 19, Season 2017
Defining Civic MediaMIT Center for Civic Media’s Ethan Zuckerman on activism, technology and the digital world28:37 -
Episode 18, Season 2017
Dreams and DaggersJazz singer Cécile McLorin Salvant on identity, soul and political purpose of her music.27:39 -
Episode 17, Season 2017
The Town Hall LivesTown Hall Project’s Jimmy Dahman on promoting civic engagement with elected officials.28:20 -
Episode 16, Season 2017
Readers and the CitizenryHanna Ingber of The New York Times Reader Center, on connecting journalists and readers27:57 -
Episode 15, Season 2017
DEFCON U.S.A.Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Stephen Cheney of the American Security Project on security concerns.28:27 -
Episode 14, Season 2017
We the…Bots and TrollsOxford Internet Institute’s Nick Monaco on bots, trolls and their influence on society27:57 -
Episode 13, Season 2017
Educating Hip HopDJ, Producer, and Professor 9th Wonder on the preservation of a Hip Hop archive and legacy27:35 -
Episode 12, Season 2017
A Politics in CrisisHost of MSNBC’s The Last Word, Lawrence O’Donnell on the condition of American politics.28:46 -
Episode 11, Season 2017
Rust Belt PopulismJohn Fetterman, Mayor of Braddock, PA, discusses authentic solutions to serve the public.28:27 -
Episode 10, Season 2017
Twitter and Tear GasZeynep Tufekci on “Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest.”28:36 -
Episode 9, Season 2017
United to Protect DemocracyIan Bassin of United to Protect Democracy on holding the Executive Branch accountable.28:13 -
Episode 8, Season 2017
Centrism for AmericaNick Troiano of the Centrist Project on electing independent candidates amidst dysfunction28:01 -
Episode 7, Season 2017
Full-Hearted HymnsFrench-American songwriter Madeleine Peyroux on soulful music in times of political unease28:31 -
Episode 6, Season 2017
Rescuing the Middle Class RepublicGanesh Sitaraman on his new book “The Crisis of the Middle Class Constitution”28:20 -
Episode 5, Season 2017
Tolerating IntoleranceTeresa Bejan of Oxford, on “Mere Civility: Disagreement and the Limits of Toleration.”28:02 -
Episode 4, Season 2017
The Story of ScienceDoron Weber of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on human understanding, science and the arts28:25 -
Episode 3, Season 2017
Taxation With PatriotismVanessa Williamson on her new book “Read My Lips: Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes.”27:35 -
Episode 2, Season 2017
Can Civility Survive?Keith Bybee, author of "How Civility Works," on finding common ground in public discourse28:17 -
Episode 1, Season 2017
The Audacity of NewsHBO VICE correspondent Isobel Yeung on reporting from the frontlines of Syria and Sudan.26:49
