A conversation with evolutionary biologist Joseph Henrich about his new book: The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous (2020).

A conversation with philosopher Eric Winsberg about the hidden costs of the lockdown.

A conversation with horticulturalist Alex Vinetti about Amanda Little’s The Fate of Food: What We’ll Eat in a Bigger, Hotter, Smarter World (2019).

A conversation with sociologist Amy Kaler about how pandemic time makes us irritable, impatient, and angry.

A conversation with writer Tracy Chabala about transcending addiction and finding joy.

A conversation with composer Richard Feren about liberalism’s problematic relationship to the Trump movement.

A conversation with Alice Adams, a banker turned writer, about her debut novel: Invincible Summer (2016).

A conversation with philosopher Susan Neiman about her landmark study of the problem of evil: Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy (2015).

A conversation with Montreal’s Mayor, Valérie Plante, about her new book: Okay, Universe: Chronicles of a Woman in Politics (2020).

A conversation with Nicholas A. Christakis about his new book: Apollo’s Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of the Coronavirus on the Way We Live (2020).