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The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

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The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.

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Security, Nationalism, and the Four Freedoms 05.10.2018 27:21

Jeffrey Prescott of the Penn Biden Center and National Security Action talks about an alternative to Trump's foreign policy.

United Against the Citizens 28.09.2018 27:53

Tiffany Muller, President and Executive Director of End Citizens United, talks about her mission to undo the Supreme Court decision.

News, Disinformation, and Free Expression 23.09.2018 29:18

Richard Gingras, Vice President of News at Google, talks about journalism, citizenship, and disinformation in the digital age.

Rage at the Ballot Box 14.09.2018 27:30

Soraya Chemaly Director of the Women's Media Center Speech Project, talks about her new book “Rage Becomes Her” and political equality.

Manchurian President and Alternative Realities 07.09.2018 28:02

Tom Nichols, U.S. Naval War College professor and author of “The Death of Expertise,” talks about the contemporary political climate.

The Creative Wealth of Nations 01.09.2018 27:16

Patrick Kabanda, musician and consultant to the World Bank, talks about his new book “The Creative Wealth of Nations” and the importance of the arts in development.

Guts, Heart, and Minoritarian Rule 25.08.2018 27:35

Al Cross, director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at the University of Kentucky, discusses informing rural communities, counties, and states.

Quarantining Hate Speech 18.08.2018 28:02

Joan Donovan of Data & Society on technologies that degrade democracy and civil society

Documenting a Fascist Ascent 11.08.2018 27:51

Jack Smith IV, senior writer for Mic, on American nationalism and White Supremacy.