This week we talk with marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman about the importance of sharks in our ecosystem, threats to global shark populations, popular misconceptions about sharks, and how to become a shark researcher. About our guest: Dr. David Shiffman is an interdisciplinary marine conservation biologist who studies sharks and how to protect th…

It's safe to say I'm not getting invited to Christmas this year. But I had to say it.

This week astrophysicist Dr. Kelsey Johnson and I talk about how we know what we know, the Big Bang, black holes, and turtles all the way down, all of which can be found in her new book Into the Unknown: The Quest to Understand the Mysteries of the Cosmos. This is a mind blowing conversation with a brilliant and wonderful human. About our guest: Dr…

Historian Dr. Holly Miowak Guise talks about how Alaska Natives dealt with both American imperialism and World War II. About our guest: Holly Miowak Guise (Iñupiaq) is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of New Mexico. Her book, Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II focuses on gender, Unangax̂ (Aleut) relocation and int…

It's election day. We're tired. We're scared. And it's going to be ok.De către Jason Herbert

News broke recently that the National Archives Museum is whitewashing its exhibits in order to pander to white Conservatives, removing references to Martin Luther King, Jr., Dolores Huerta, Native Americans, Japanese Internment, union organizers, birth control, and more. In this first episode, I question what we are doing this for.…