The Open Mind

Guest: Michael Tubbs. Economic advisor to Gov. Newsom (D-CA) and former Mayor of Stockton Michael Tubbs discusses how to restore economic fairness.

Guests: Anton Dahbura and Joseph Carrigan. Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute executive director Anton Dahbura and senior security engineer Joseph Carrigan discuss hacking, ransomware, and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure.

Guest: Whitney Kimball Coe. Center for Rural Strategies national programs director Whitney Kimball Coe discusses the diversity of American rural communities and the aspirations of women.

Guest: Cassia Herron. Louisville Association for Community Economics president Cassia Herron discusses grassroots organizing for food security and innovation.

Guest: Cassandra Quave. Emory University medical ethnobotanist Cassandra Quave discusses potential coronavirus cures and her new book "The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines.

Guest: Jeremy Faust. ER physician Jeremy Faust discusses the state of the pandemic and disparities between vaccinations and testing.

Guest: Paolo Gerbaudo. Center for Digital Culture director Paolo Gerbaudo discusses global economic imbalance and the post-pandemic future.

Guest: Brandy Schillace. Medical Humanities Journal editor Brandy Schillace discusses coping with a generation of death and her new book "Mr.

Guest: Jim Waller. Keene State Holocaust and Genocide Studies scholar Jim Waller discusses the rise of identity-driven violence in the United States.

Guest: Einat Wilf. Israeli Politician (Ret.) discusses contemporary Western anti-Zionism, the advent of Arab Zionism, and the future of anti-Semitism.

Guest: Robert Cassidy. U.S Army Colonel (Ret.) Robert Cassidy discusses the Biden Administration's foreign policy challenges and national morale.

Guest: Carissa Veliz. Digital ethicist Carissa Veliz discusses corporate invasion of personal data and the continued U.

Guest: Steve Olson. Science journalist Steve Olson discusses the Manhattan Project, the future of nuclear weapons, and their relevance to the pandemic.

Guest: Carissa Byrne Hessick. Punishment Without Trial author Carissa Byrne Hessick discusses a culture of plea bargaining in the U.

Guest: Barbara Walter. UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter discusses American political tribalism and civil unrest.

Guest: Michael Walker. University of Minnesota sociologist Michael Walker discusses his new book "Indefinite: Doing Time in Jail.

Guest: Noah Hutton. "In Silico" documentarian Noah Hutton discusses the project to simulate the human brain on a supercomputer.

Guest: Azar Nafisi. Author Azar Nafisi discusses her new book "Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Literature in Troubled Times"

Guests: Lee Bollinger and Geoffrey Stone. Columbia University president Lee Bollinger and University of Chicago scholar Geoffrey Stone discuss their forthcoming book "Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy.

Guest: Virginia Postrel. Author Virginia Postrel discusses the history of fabric and contemporary mask-wearing practices to protect public health.

Guest: Blair Kelley. North Carolina State historian Blair Kelley discusses the present and historical conditions of segregation in the United States.

Guest: Rich Wolfson and Ferenc Dalnoki. Nuclear Choices for the Twenty-First Century coauthors and scientists Rich Wolfson and Ferenc Dalnoki discuss the potential for nuclear annihilation.

Guest: Amy Gajda. Tulane Law scholar Amy Gajda discusses her new book Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy.

Guest: John Petrocelli. Wake Forest University psychologist John Petrocelli discusses the importance of fact- and nonsense-checking.

Guest: Jacob Mchangama. Justitia CEO Jacob Mchangama discusses the threat to free speech around the world.

Guests: Michael Robillard and Bradley Strawser. Coauthors Michael Robillard, U.

Guest: Melanie Newport. University of Connecticut historian Melanie Newport discusses the contemporary prison and jail system.

Guest: Christopher Finan. National Coalition Against Censorship executive director Christopher Finan discusses bans of books and reproductive choice.

Guest: Robert Mahoney. Committee to Protect Journalists executive director Robert Mahoney discusses the pandemic-era Fourth Estate.