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Alex Gendler
Why should you read "Crime and Punishment"?
17:39
Tai Simpson
The intergenerational wisdom woven into Indigenous stories
17:25
Michael Tubbs
The political power of being a good neighbor
4:45
Gangadhar Patil
How we're helping local reporters turn important stories into national news
14:54
David Brooks
The lies our culture tells us about what matters -- and a better way to live
14:02
America Ferrera
My identity is a superpower -- not an obstacle
16:50
Baratunde Thurston
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
10:17
Priya Parker
3 steps to turn everyday get-togethers into transformative gatherings
13:30
Brittany Packnett
How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others
13:00
Wajahat Ali
The case for having kids
12:13
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff
How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing
17:17
Hamdi Ulukaya
The anti-CEO playbook
14:55
Emmett Shear
What streaming means for the future of entertainment
12:19
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
How film transforms the way we see the world
7:14
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
"You Have the Rite"
13:53
Edward Tenner
The paradox of efficiency
13:10
Bina Venkataraman
The power to think ahead in a reckless age
21:09
Nick Bostrom
How civilization could destroy itself -- and 4 ways we could prevent it
12:11
Claire Wardle
How you can help transform the internet into a place of trust
12:00
Herman Narula
The transformative power of video games
14:36
Andrew Marantz
Inside the bizarre world of internet trolls and propagandists
6:04
Matt Cutts
What happens when a Silicon Valley technologist works for the government
14:33
Eric Liu
How to revive your belief in democracy
14:29
Elizabeth Dunn
Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it
16:13
Julius Maada Bio
A vision for the future of Sierra Leone
13:50
Julie Cordua
How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet
4:22
Brandon Clifford
Architectural secrets of the world's ancient wonders
15:15
Carole Cadwalladr
Facebook's role in Brexit -- and the threat to democracy
6:26
Lucy Farey-Jones
A fascinating time capsule of human feelings toward AI
5:56
Nanfu Wang
What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy
10:55
Melanie Nezer
The fundamental right to seek asylum
10:11
Sara Valencia Botto
When do kids start to care about other people's opinions?
4:01
Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey
Why should you read sci-fi superstar Octavia E. Butler?
3:57
Christina Greer
An unsung hero of the civil rights movement
14:13
Halla Tómasdóttir and Bryn Freedman
The crisis of leadership -- and a new way forward
4:05
Christina Greer
Notes of a native son: the world according to James Baldwin
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