Think is a daily, topic-driven interview and call-in program hosted by Krys Boyd covering a wide variety of topics ranging from history, politics, current events, science, technology and emerging trends to food and wine, travel, adventure, and entertainment.
Being a âthird cultureâ kidâsomeone pulled between their immigrant parents and U.S. cultureâcan take a mental toll. Sahaj Kaur Kohli is the founder of Brown Girl Therapy, a mental health and wellness community organization for adult children of immigrants, and an advice columnist for the Washington Post. She joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why seeking out therapy is really difficult for the children of immigrantsâfrom finding someone aware of cultural nuances, to understanding why sometimes family isnât supportive. Her book is âBut What Will People Say?: Navigating Mental Health, Identity, Love, and Family Between Cultures.â
A running joke in the tech world is that flying cars are perpetually three to five years away. So when will they ever be a reality? New Yorker staff writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the industry trying to create âelectric vertical takeoff and landing vehiclesââa.k.a. flying carsâand what it was like for him to actually fly one of the prototypes. His article is âFlight of Fancy.âÂ
We bandy about the phrase âgaslightingâ a lot these days, maybe itâs time for a refresher on what it really means. Kate Abramson, associate professor of philosophy at Indiana University Bloomington, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what defines gaslighting, what motivates perpetrators, and why the idea intrigues us so. Her book is âOn Gaslighting.â
The Writers Guild of America strike was settled â so why is selling screenplays in Hollywood harder than ever? Daniel Bessner is a contributor to Harperâs Magazine and an associate professor at the University of Washingtonâs Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how investors are changing the business landscape for television and movie writers â and the ways writers hustle for any work. His article is âThe Life and Death of Hollywood.â
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The animal rights movement of today traces its roots to just after the Civil War. Bill Wasik, editorial director of The New York Times Magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a late 19th century wave of activism that moved our culture away from seeing animals as just property to a new way of viewing their lives with compassion. His book, written with co-author Monica Murphy, is âOur Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They Do About Animals.â
For many parents, policing a childâs online activity is a challenge. Devorah Heitner, an expert in young peopleâs relationship with digital media and technology, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how to balance protecting kids with allowing them to have some level of autonomy, what to do when mistakes are made, and how to support them as they build identities online. Her book is âGrowing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World.â
Police officers use a variety of means to subdue agitated and sometimes violent suspects, all of which involve risk. Serginho Roosblad, video producer for the Associated Pressâ Global Investigations team, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss an investigation into why ânonlethalâ techniques still led to more than a thousand deaths over a 10-year period. His Frontline documentary âDocumenting Police Use of Forceâ debuts tonight on PBS stations.
Last year, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, leading to an array of reactions from Asian Americans. OiYan Poon is a co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative, and she joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the diversity of feelings about the ruling among Asian Americans and how thatâs shaped the ways theyâve understood the admission processes of select universities. Her book is âAsian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family.â
What if it were possible to put a cap on capitalism? Christine Emba, staff writer for The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how extreme wealth buys influence while not necessarily providing innovation, and the idea of âlimitarianism,â which allow for great wealth, but not uber wealth. Her article is âWhat Would Society Look Like if Extreme Wealth Were Impossible?â
If everything happens for a reason, and those reasons are beyond our control, maybe we donât have free will after all. Robert Sapolsky, professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his case against free will, which he says is the logical choice if you look at the ways our lives are shaped by forces that start from our very biology. And weâll hear why, even without this control, we are still bound to be moral and decent humans. His book is âDetermined: A Science of Life Without Free Will.â
Putting actors of color into historically white roles might not be as progressive as weâd like to think it is. Writer and filmmaker Kabir Chibber joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why colorblind casting still has roots in Euro-centric thinking, and how it often distracts us from actually confronting racism. His article in The New York Times is âHollywoodâs New Fantasy: A Magical, Colorblind Past.â
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