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Is authoritarianism winning, or is democracy just failing to deliver? Communications strategist Sally Kohn lays out how democracy has evolved before and why it must evolve again, into what she calls "Democracy 3.0" — a version that finally shares power and opportunity equally. "W ...  Show more

Artist Joe Whale used to get in trouble for doodling in class, until a local restaurant let him cover an entire wall with his artwork … and the internet took notice. He traces his unlikely beginning to a bigger story: your imagination is a muscle, and it weakens when you hand it ...  Show more

A former NASA employee shares her unconventional trek and how you can work there too. Actress Faiven Feshazion releases the emotional weight of being a token Black woman at a major retailer that only wanted to exploit her. Ahhh, Gov. Cuomo! The team reflects on the awkward parts ...  Show more

Comedian Grace Kuhlenschmidt realizes that her Golden Record is only for her—and that's ok. The aliens will take what they can and leave the rest. But truly, how could they leave the cookies? And she made that cocktail for them, would the aliens dare refuse? They will love quirky ...  Show more

Caleb and Shelby have a sit-down with writer and comedian Liva Pierce to talk about their hopes, dreams, and personal choices of artifacts to send to outer space so that aliens may one day come to understand what life on Earth was like at its zenith. Of COURSE there's Kate Bush. ...  Show more

The girlies bring you a classic chatty episode exploring emotional labor, free speech, and that one cartoon sound effect that plays when someone slips on a banana. Even more digressions include: secret Mormon influencers, why Coachella sucks, and a follow up on a crucial mailbox ...  Show more