The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner

The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.

Podcasting since 2018 • 572 episodes

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Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum director Laura Sanders discusses the American artist's legacy

Author Elizabeth Preston discusses her book "The Creatures' Guide to Caring: How Animal Parents Teach Us That Humans Were Born to Care."

Author Shoshi Parks discusses her forthcoming book "The Human Zoo: The Stolen Lives Behind the Greatest Spectacles of the Gilded Age"

Author Roxanne Khamsi discusses her book "Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health"

Coauthors Janani Balasubramanian and Natalie Gosnell discuss their book "Art-Science Undisciplined: A Playbook for Transformative Collaboration"

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