Viewpoints Radio
Award-winning reporting on current issues featuring America's leading experts.
From couples to politics to global conflict, the same patterns can push people further apart. Psychotherapist Scott Gibbs explains what happens when fear, defensiveness and the need to be right takes over.
Location sharing can feel like a simple safety net, but we look at what happens when “peace of mind” turns into constant, obsessive monitoring. From parents tracking young adult children to couples sharing this real-time info, we explore how this technology can protect, pressure or slowly erode trust depending on how it’s used.
As heat rises across Europe, many older buildings aren’t designed to stay cool. Here’s why the risk is growing and why AC alone isn’t the answer.
We review the newest film “The Drama” and why these distinctly unique movies are less common these days.
Remember the Pokémon Go craze of 2016? Millions of players thought they were just catching Pokémon, but - more than a decade later - their history is being used to build a detailed map for robots.
Civil rights didn’t end with marches but moved into corporate offices and presidential politics. We revisit how the late Jesse Jackson transformed protest into negotiation and redefined who belongs at the center of power.
When presidents clash with the Federal Reserve, it’s more than political theater, but a test of how independent the nation’s central bank really is. We examine why interest rates matter so much and what’s at stake when politics collides with the levers of the larger U.S. economy.
When life feels overwhelming, wellness offers answers, or at least something to buy. We look at how self-care turned into a multi-trillion-dollar industry, and why the promise of feeling better so often comes wrapped in marketing.
Australia has become the first country to ban children under sixteen from social media, forcing platforms to block millions of young users overnight. Supporters say the move draws a long-overdue line around online harm while critics feel that it could push teens into riskier digital spaces with less oversight. As legal challenges mount and other countries …
We cover how exactly a private equity firm works and the hidden drivers behind these corporate takeovers.
As individual rights and economic prosperity continue to erode, many Afghans are living in a homeland that no longer feels like home.
Kelly Ramsey shares her candid experience with us of what it’s like to fight fire in a system that’s breaking under its own weight.
We uncover how the holiday came to be and its significance today.
We look at how one of the country’s top schools became a political flashpoint—and what’s at stake beyond the Ivy League.
Former prisoner Chanell Burnette and researcher Brian Nam-Sonenstein reveal how cost-cutting, secrecy, and for-profit contractors are putting lives at risk inside U.S. prisons.
We cover the long history of the Kennedy reign and how this name continues to persist today.
We trace the dark hidden history of Native American boarding schools in a post-Civil War America.
We dive into the challenges this population faces when reentering society, and how a new wave of “second chance” hiring is creating meaningful change in the workforce.
We explore the history, cost, legal hurdles, and political undertones behind the proposal—and why the idea may not be as straightforward as it sounds.
We explore how the modern media environment is reshaping our mental space, and what happens when it becomes harder to look away than to stay informed.
We cover the ripple effects of incoming tariffs.
Experts Kristyn Roth and Dr. Emily Hotez share what the latest science tells us.
From handwritten ballots to color-coded smoke, the conclave operates under centuries of storied tradition.
Author and fashion expert Sofi Thanhauser unravels how the industry traded craftsmanship and quality for maximum profits.
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