The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

A Memory of Political Violence 21.04.2025 28:28 ↓

Chicago Project on Security & Threats founder Robert Pape discusses January 6th's legacy.

The Politicization of Everything 15.04.2025 28:31 ↓

TYT Network CEO Cenk Uygur discusses the second Trump administration, Democratic Party, and future of populism.

The Case for Bipartisan Justice Reform 07.04.2025 28:22 ↓

FWD.us executive director Zoë Towns discusses the path to bipartisan justice reform.

Demolishing the Monopoly to Inflation Complex 31.03.2025 27:49 ↓

Economic Security Project president Natalie Foster discusses antitrust policies.

The Great Climate Migrations and Fortifications 24.03.2025 28:12 ↓

Author Abrahm Lustgarten discusses how future environmental conditions will impact U.S. states and cities.

Stopping Nuclear Inevitability 18.03.2025 28:00 ↓

Counterproliferation leader Emma Belcher discusses reversing the likelihood of nuclear war.

The Future of Human Rights – Part II 10.03.2025 28:11 ↓

"Liberty Paradox" author David Kinley discusses the pursuit and meaning of liberty.

The Future of Human Rights – Part I 03.03.2025 28:32 ↓

"Liberty Paradox" author David Kinley discusses the pursuit and meaning of liberty.

Compassion and Renewal 29.01.2025 28:14 ↓

The Omowale Project leader Emani Davis discusses healing system-impacted people.

Regressive and Inhumane 21.01.2025 28:17 ↓

Illinois Prison Project Jennifer Soble discusses opportunities for back-end justice reform.

Clemency for America 14.01.2025 28:31 ↓

Legal scholar Mark Osler discusses the justice solution of clemency.

The Public Defense 06.01.2025 28:23 ↓

Civil rights attorney Scott Hechinger discusses the state of public defenders in America.

A Parole to Possibility Pipeline 30.12.2024 28:12 ↓

Louisiana Parole Project founder Andrew Hundley discusses his personal journey in the justice system.

State Constitutional Imperatives 23.12.2024 28:20 ↓

State Law Research Initiative director Kyle Barry discusses state constitutions.

Ending Mass Incarceration on the Back End 16.12.2024 28:29 ↓

Sentencing Project research director Nazgol Ghandnoosh discusses mass incarceration data.

Tree Policy 09.12.2024 28:28 ↓

Scientist Lauren Oakes discusses environmental conservation.

The State of American Justice 02.12.2024 28:23 ↓

Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson discusses his prescriptions for reform.

What’s Next for America? 25.11.2024 27:16 ↓

“The West Wing” actress Melissa Fitzgerald discusses President Bartlet-inspired activism.

Generation Refrigerant 19.11.2024 27:53 ↓

Gastropod host Nicola Twilley discusses her new book “Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves.”

Wikipedia's Survival and Resilience 12.11.2024 27:51 ↓

Wikimedia leader Rebecca MacKinnon discusses the future of the encyclopedia platform.

Peace Policies 04.11.2024 28:30 ↓

Win Without War director Sara Haghdoosti discusses strategies for counterproliferation.

The Great Buildup 28.10.2024 28:21 ↓

Carnegie Endowment fellow Tong Zhao discusses central and rogue nuclear powers of Asia.

Unwinding the Doomsday Clock 21.10.2024 28:05 ↓

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists CEO Rachel Bronson discusses a potential nuclear event.

Counterproliferation and De-escalation in the Middle East 15.10.2024 28:21 ↓

Arms Control Association nonproliferation policy director Kelsey Davenport discusses Iran.

The Reverend Senator 04.10.2024 28:33 ↓

In his hometown of Savannah, Georgia, Senator Raphael Warnock and Alexander break bread over chicken and waffles (and crab cake benedict); then visit his childhood home.