The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

"Tracers in the Dark" author Andy Greenberg discusses crypto corruption. 

Oxford University Press "Democracies in America" coauthor Bert Emerson discusses disparate and shared understandings of democratic rule 

USC Center for Inclusive Democracy director Mindy Romero and Voters of Tomorrow director Santiago Mayer discuss youth turnout in the 2022 elections and the future of representative government. 

Bestselling novelist Xochitl Gonzalez discusses rights to fairness amid gentrification.

Violinist Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch discusses her new book Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music. 

British-Congolese filmmaker Kiosa Sukami discusses his new film “A Letter to Black Men” and representation of Blackness in the press and film. 

Historian Nicole Hemmer and columnist Will Bunch discuss the politicization of the U.S. education system. 

Science journalist Madeline Ostrander discusses her new book "At Home on an Unruly Planet: Finding Refuge on a Changed Earth."

Georgetown international health lawyer Alexandra Phelan, USC psychologist Gale Sinatra, and RAND security analyst Brian Michael Jenkins discuss the triple threat of COVID-19, monkeypox, and polio. 

Hey Jane founder Kiki Freedman discusses her company’s mission to provide medication abortion in the most restrictive climate in U.S history. 

National Whistleblower Center executive director Siri Nelson discusses the historical and contemporary role of the whistleblower.

Stevens Institute of Technology science historian Gregory Morgan discusses his new book Cancer Virus Hunters: A History of Tumor Virology. 

United States Postal Service governor Amber McReynolds discusses the future of vote by mail.

University of Washington neuroscientist Chantel Prat discusses her new book The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain is Different and How to Understand Yours . 

UC Irvine historian and Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink author Jeff Wasserstrom discusses U.S.-China relations. 

Campaign operative and Any Given Tuesday author Lis Smith discusses the future of American politics.

Mother Jones magazine journalist Mark Follman discusses his new book “Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America.” 

Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin and political strategist Canyon Woodward discuss their new book "Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends On It."

Women’s March Executive Director Rachel O'Leary Carmona discusses tactics to restore women’s rights.

Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director and CEO Maryana Iskander discusses freedom of information and literacy. 

Digital privacy leader Danielle Citron discusses her forthcoming book "The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age." 

University of Connecticut historian Melanie Newport discusses the contemporary prison and jail system. 

Idaho State University scholar Zac Gershberg discusses the future of democracy and illiberalism in America.

Committee to Protect Journalists executive director Robert Mahoney discusses the pandemic-era Fourth Estate.

National Coalition Against Censorship executive director Christopher Finan discusses bans of books and reproductive choice.