The Open Mind, Hosted by Alexander Heffner
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The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across media, politics, technology, the arts and all realms of civic life.
Recent Episodes
The Disinformation-Terrorism NexusJanuary 15, 2021
The Domestic Terrorism of QAnonJanuary 14, 2021
Restoring American Democracy and DiplomacyJanuary 13, 2021
A Declaration of Independence in Georgia January 12, 2021
Recovery for AmericaJanuary 11, 2021
Pies, Cakes, and a Vacancy Tax to Save the Culinary IndustryJanuary 10, 2021
Is Trump's Authoritarian GOP Permanent?January 08, 2021
The Insurrectionist Looting of AmericaJanuary 07, 2021
The Pandemic's Bioethical, Geopolitical, and Psychological ImpactJanuary 06, 2021
When Will Vaccines Eradicate the American Pandemic?January 05, 2021
Corruption + Oligarchy = American KleptocracyJanuary 04, 2021
Will the Pandemic Induce Health Care and Insurance Reform?December 30, 2020
Ready, Set, VaccinateDecember 29, 2020
Will Biden Stabilize the Climate?December 28, 2020
From Arab Spring to American WinterDecember 25, 2020
Gen Z in the Middle EastDecember 24, 2020
Next Gen Electronics and BiochipsDecember 23, 2020
Citizenship in the PandemicDecember 22, 2020
To Cairo with JusticeDecember 21, 2020
How Has Diplomacy Evolved Since the iPhone?December 20, 2020
Normalizing Human SensualityDecember 19, 2020
A Republic, if the Supreme Court Says SoDecember 18, 2020
American—and Sexual—Dreams DeferredDecember 17, 2020
How to Reset the American Pandemic MentalityDecember 16, 2020
Suing Our Democracy to DeathDecember 15, 2020
The Domestic Terrorism of QAnonJanuary 14, 2021
Restoring American Democracy and DiplomacyJanuary 13, 2021
A Declaration of Independence in Georgia January 12, 2021
Recovery for AmericaJanuary 11, 2021
Pies, Cakes, and a Vacancy Tax to Save the Culinary IndustryJanuary 10, 2021
Is Trump's Authoritarian GOP Permanent?January 08, 2021
The Insurrectionist Looting of AmericaJanuary 07, 2021
The Pandemic's Bioethical, Geopolitical, and Psychological ImpactJanuary 06, 2021
When Will Vaccines Eradicate the American Pandemic?January 05, 2021
Corruption + Oligarchy = American KleptocracyJanuary 04, 2021
Will the Pandemic Induce Health Care and Insurance Reform?December 30, 2020
Ready, Set, VaccinateDecember 29, 2020
Will Biden Stabilize the Climate?December 28, 2020
From Arab Spring to American WinterDecember 25, 2020
Gen Z in the Middle EastDecember 24, 2020
Next Gen Electronics and BiochipsDecember 23, 2020
Citizenship in the PandemicDecember 22, 2020
To Cairo with JusticeDecember 21, 2020
How Has Diplomacy Evolved Since the iPhone?December 20, 2020
Normalizing Human SensualityDecember 19, 2020
A Republic, if the Supreme Court Says SoDecember 18, 2020
American—and Sexual—Dreams DeferredDecember 17, 2020
How to Reset the American Pandemic MentalityDecember 16, 2020
Suing Our Democracy to DeathDecember 15, 2020