Sports Betting with Albert Chen

Since 2018, sports betting has been legalized in 38 states. Plus, sports betting apps have brought gambling right to our fingertips. It turns out this country has a pretty long and fraught history with gambling. Albert Chen, journalist and author of the book, Billion Dollar Fantasy, helps us answer…

Being Offline with Ann Friedman

Ann Friedman was running popular blogs, newsletters and podcasts before media people flocked to those mediums. But now that the industry is trapped in a rinse and repeat cycle of rising and falling and consolidating, she's getting off the social media content creator wagon and asking a much differe…

The American Dream with Rafael Agustin

Some historians trace this idea of the American dream back to the first European settlers and colonizers. American businessman, James Truslow Adams, popularized the phrase in his book: The Epic of America. But this notion of a single Americcan dream isn't so cut and dry. This week, Kal talks to Raf…

The Caitlin Clark Effect with Sarah Spain

It's been coined, "The Caitlin Clark Effect." For the WNBA's last few seasons, it's translated to a surge in popularity, viewership, and revenue, sparked by one extremely talented, ever-watchabale player. But are women's sports at large suddenly having a moment? Where was that attention two or thre…

The Future Is Bilingual with Patty Rodriguez

Americans weren't always accepting of languages other than English. But nowadays, being bilingual is a huge asset. Kal talks to Patty Rodriguez, the founder of bilingual children's publishing company Lil' Libros, about transforming the narrative of multilingualism in the United States.

Will Technology Replace Us? with Jacob Goldstein

AI is automating thousands of jobs. But humanity's fear of technology replacing us is nothing new. Journalist and podcaster Jacob Goldstein tells Kal the story of the original Luddites during the early 1800s Industrial Revolution. They talk about how technology changes, how those changes reshape ou…

Non-Monogamy with Ruby Rare

Lately, it seems like throuples and open relationships are all the rage. But for many individuals, this way of life is more than a trend. Is non-monogamy suddenly back in style? Or is it something biological? Something that never really went away? Sex educator and author Ruby Rare has a lot to say …

Is the Dynasty Dead? with Alexis Coe

Kennedys, Clintons, Bushes, Trumps. For better of worse, their names are synonmous with American politics. We're rapidly approaching the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. But if we openly revolted against the monarchy that long ago, then why does America continue to prop up dynasty fami…

Union Busting with Sara Nelson

As long as unions have existed, so has the effort to undermine them. But why does union busting keep making headlines? And how can workers, even if they're not in a union, use that power to fight back and remake the system? Sara Nelson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants, talks past,…

A Star is Born... Again with Karina Longworth

Hollywood is all about remakes. So, it probably doesn't surprise you to hear that the 2018 film, "A Star Is Born," starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, was its fourth -- yes, fourth! -- iteration. Why do we stick to stories that work? And what is it about this particular story that makes it so qu…