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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.

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  • Avg 46 min
  • English

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  • Yesterday · 45 min

    Why kids need Black teachers

    Emmanuel Felton joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why representation matters in the classroom

  • Friday · 46 min

    The demise of the open casket funeral

    Open caskets used to be fairly standard, but we’re losing the artists who make that possible. John Semley joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the history, culture and economics of morticians, why their particular trade is quickly going out of fashion, and how losing this restorative mortuary science is changing the way we grieve. His article “A Dying Art: The last of the morticians” was published in Harper’s Magazine. This episode originally aired August 8th, 2026. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

  • Thursday · 45 min

    Iran is a forever war

    Ali Vaez joins guest host Paige Phelps to discuss why both Iran and the U.S. have dug into a war that seems indefinite and unwinnable.

  • Wednesday · 45 min

    The CDC is barely hanging on

    Apoorva Mandavill joins guest host Paige Phelps to discuss the once-revered CDC that is now a skeleton of its former self.

  • October 27 · 46 min

    We want to believe in UFOs

    Adam Kirsch joins guest host Paige Phelps to discuss the search for life in the cosmos.

  • October 26 · 46 min

    We’ve gutted voting rights

    Kevin Morris, senior research fellow and voting policy scholar at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss what the Voting Rights Act did for representational democracy across the country.

  • October 22 · 45 min

    It's way too easy for chat bots to make bioweapons

    Carl Zimmer writes the Origins column and covers news about science as a freelance contributor to The New York Times. He joins host Krys Boyd to discuss why scientists are concerned about the potential for chatbots to make pathogens more deadly.

  • October 21 · 46 min

    All y’all have accents

    Whether you notice it or not, you speak with an accent. Valerie Fridland, professor of linguistics, discusses why some are fading away, and more.

  • October 16 · 46 min

    How do you define color?

    Lexicographer Kory Stamper discusses the difficulty of defining colors and why it took the help of scientists to create descriptions of everything around us.

  • October 13 · 46 min

    Should pseudoscience be taken seriously?

    Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling joins host Krys Boyd to discuss a pushback against the scientific establishment, what our affinity for storytelling has to do with our long-held beliefs, and why the paranormal might need to be taken seriously in the future.

  • October 8 · 46 min

    Who’s getting rich off of U.S. foreign policy?

    Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins guest host John McCaa to talk about her reporting during which she’s witnessed government workers – under the guise of diplomatic efforts – making self-serving deals with short-term goals.

  • October 6 · 46 min

    Where are the working class candidates?

    Nicholas Carnes joins guest host Courtney Collins to discuss why ordinary citizens are not offered a seat at the table when it comes to politics.

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