The Arik Korman Show

Book reviewer, essayist, and author Amy Gentry discusses whether a college student works for the professor or vice-versa, what we should tell our kids about the pressures of higher education, and how the graduate school environment encourages students to behave badly toward each other. Amy's latest novel is Bad Habits.

Historical fantasy novelist Nicole Glover talks about how the Underground Railroad worked, how to help our kids find an unbiased version of history, and when it's the right time to add fantasy to historical fiction. Nicole's debut novel is The Conductors.

Charles Wheelan, bestselling author of Naked Statistics and Naked Economics, shares how his family changed after traveling together for nearly a year, how travel shapes a child's worldview, and how the family worked through meltdowns. Charlie’s new book is We Came, We Saw, We Left: A Family Gap Year – Nine Months, Six Continents, Three Teenagers.

Dr. Giulio Boccaletti, a globally recognized expert on natural resource security and environmental sustainability, discusses how sustainable and stable our water infrastructure is in the face of climate change, what we can tell our kids about water, and whether democracies have been better at managing water than authoritarian regimes. Dr. Boccaletti’s new book is Water: A Biography.

Keith Boykin, CNN political commentator, New York Times best-selling author, and a former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, discusses whether the end of white supremacy in the United States is inevitable as demographics shift, how we can agree on what's real and what's not, and who we are as a country. Keith’s new book is Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America.

Bobby and Cheryl Love share their remarkable true story of an escaped convict and his wife of thirty-five-plus years who never knew his secret and discuss how to steer our kids away from prison, how we can restructure our criminal justice system, and how they worked through Bobby's big secret. Bobby and Cheryl's new book is The Redemption of Bobby Love: A Story of Faith, Family, and Justice.

New York Times bestselling science author Mary Roach discusses whether an animal that harms a human always has to face capital punishment, how we can talk to our kids about appreciating nature without getting hurt, and how we can peacefully coexist with dangerous animals. Mary's new book is Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law.

Political journalist Eric Garcia discusses the many myths surrounding autism, why the right terminology is important, and how we can strike a balance between giving autistic people support to function in a neurotypical world and respecting who they are as individuals. His new book is We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation.

Acclaimed writer Olivia Laing discusses how our bodies are full of power, how to talk to our kids about big issues like racial justice and climate change without putting the weight of the world upon them, and why physical protests in the streets are so important. Olivia's new book is Everybody: A Book About Freedom.

Carleton University professor Sarah Everts shares what our sweat reveals about us, how sweating became stigmatized, and why some of us sweat more... or less... than others. Sarah's new book is The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration.