Deep Background with Noah Feldman
Behind every news headline, there’s another, deeper story. It’s a story about power. In Deep Background, Harvard Law School professor and Bloomberg View columnist Noah Feldman will bring together a cross-section of expert guests to explore the historical, scientific, legal, and cultural context that help us understand what’s really going on behind the biggest stories in the news.iHeartMedia is the exclusive podcast partner of Pushkin Industries.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on the Power of The 1619 Pr...
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Power in Publishing with Chris Jackson
Chris Jackson, publisher and editor-in-chief of Random House’s One World imprint, discusses the new literary movement he’s building with writers like Bryan Stevenson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ibram X. Kendi.
42 min
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Introducing…Noah Riffs
Introducing…Noah Riffs
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Vitalik Buterin’s Plan for Legitimating Crypto
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the blockchain Ethereum, argues that cryptocurrency’s scarcest resource is legitimacy.
51 min
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Malcolm Gladwell is All Riled Up
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The Power of Teachers’ Unions
Randi Weingarten, President of the the American Federation of Teachers, the second largest teachers union in the country, weighs in on the power of teachers’ unions in the complicated decisions of school reopening and teaching critical race theory.
31 min
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Power and Nations: Francis Fukuyama
On this Deep Background mini-series about global power, Francis Fukuyama weighs in on the decay of liberal democracy and the rise of China as a global superpower.
36 min
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Pushkin Honors Juneteenth
At Pushkin, we think of Juneteenth as an opportunity to reflect on the past and think about the future: How do we build a more just and equitable society?
27 min
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Power and Nations: Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria explains the foreign policy challenges facing the Biden administration and what it will mean for the US to decline in foreign policy influence.
48 min
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Power and Nations: Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter, political scientist, international lawyer, and former Director of Policy Planning for the U.S. State Department weighs in on the global power shifts of the last 50 years.
43 min
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Is This A Breaking Point for Palestinian Israel...
Is This A Breaking Point For Palestinian Israelis?
42 min
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Should Vaccination Be A Choice?
Dr. Heidi Larson, founding director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, discusses the complicated relationship between vaccine hesitancy, choice, and democracy.
37 min
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The Future Without Herd Immunity
Dr. Marc Lipsitch explains why it’s unlikely the United States will hit the threshold for herd immunity, and what that might mean for the future of the pandemic.
43 min
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BONUS: Understanding the Facebook Oversight Boa...
Noah Feldman comments on the Facebook Oversight Board's decision about Trump's account.
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Are the Kids Alright?
Parenting expert Dr. Wendy Mogel joins us to discuss the deep questions about pandemic parenting.
33 min
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Presenting: An Excerpt from The Bomber Mafia by...
The Bomber Mafia is the new audiobook by Revisionist History host (and Pushkin co-founder) Malcolm Gladwell.
10 min
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Is Crypto B******t?
Noah Feldman has a lot of questions about cryptocurrency.
28 min
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Understanding Hate Crime Laws
39 min
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The Future of the NCAA
A case currently before The Supreme Court presents the single largest legal battle the NCAA has ever faced. The case, which comes after years of player activism, argues that the current limits on athlete compensation constitute a violation of antitrust law. It’s a case that could challenge the entire college sports system.
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Amazon and Inequality
Alec MacGillis, award-winning ProPublica journalist and author of the new book “Fulfilment: Winning and Losing in One Click America,” explains Amazon’s role in deepening America’s regional wealth disparities.
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Britney Spears’ Former Lawyer on Her Conservato...
Britney Spears’ former lawyer Adam Streisand goes deep into the details of Britney’s conservatorship.
45 min
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Top Russian Journalist on Alexei Navalny
Did January’s pro-Navalny protests have a lasting impact in Russia?
30 min
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Bigger Than Texas
Climate-resilient infrastructure expert Alice Hill weights in on how we can start preparing infrastructure now for extreme weather events in the future.
40 min
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“Drug Use for Grown Ups” with Dr. Carl Hart
Dr. Carl Hart, neuroscientist and author of the provocative new book “Drug Use for Grown Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear” questions the way we understand, regulate, and police drugs in America.
42 min
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The Most Powerful Legal Organization in the Cou...
Noah Feldman speaks to Eugene B. Meyer, the president of the Federalist Society, about the organization’s goals, how it is funded, and how it operates.
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