Grey Matter with Michael Krasny
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S1E129 Janine Zacharia - The Middle East, the Era of Noise and the Future of Journalism
Are we at an inflection point in the Middle East and what lies ahead for fact based journalism? Those two questions dominate the interview with long-time Middle East journalist, analyst and former…
S1E128 Paul Liberatore - "I look like a rock and roller. I am a rock and roller."
Marin County, north of San Francisco, CA, was a haven for rock stars in the 70s. A veritable treasure trove of rock and roll talk about Marin then and beyond with one-time aspiring rock musician and…
S1E127 Illiberal Nationalism, What Trump and Putin Share, and the Russia Reset With Former Ambassador Michael McFaul
Michael McFaul, Obama's Ambassador to Russia, tells Michael Krasny a new cold war is shaping up in a kind of three way with China, Russia and the U.S. as main players. While the geopolitical dynamics…
S1E126 Sugar Is Toxic and Addictive - Dr. Robert Lustig
This episode began with a discussion of 2009 as a watershed year before major belief in diseases tied to genetics began to be replaced by ones tied to mitochondria, food and the role of insulin.…
S1E125 Ambassador Dennis Ross - Statecraft 2.0 and the Middle East
A discussion of ongoing negotiations with Iran began this episode with the former leading Middle East negotiator and author of Statecraft 2.0 Ambassador Dennis Ross, and proceeded to dialogue about…
S1E124 Chris Heiser - Inside a Small Press
Why does this press call itself unnamed, how has it succeeded and what are the challenges of being an independent press? Along with asking about the role of multimedia, the vision of challenging the…
S1E123 Scott James - Who Gets 18 Months for Killing 100 People?
Initial focus in this episode was on the devastating and tragic 2003 Rhode Island Station nightclub fire seen by hundreds of millions of people, how it happened, its takeaways, and the quest for…
S1E122 Arlie Hochschild - The Other Side of the Cultural Pay Wall
Renowned sociologist Arlie Hochschild offers a penetrating analysis of contemporary American political and social dynamics. Through a nuanced exploration of working-class experiences, economic…
S1E121 Jeremy Bailenson - Exciting and Immersive Virtual and Augmented Realities
In this episode, Michael Krasny sat down with virtual reality and augmented reality expert and Stanford professor Jeremy Bailenson in an expansive and highly illuminating discussion about the present…
S1E120 Max Boot - The Greatest Geopolitical Challenge
In this episode, Michael Krasny sits down with political commentator and Washington Post columnist Max Boot for a wide-ranging discussion on contemporary American politics, international relations,…
S1E119 We Asked Sarah Lacy Are We in an Oligarchy of Tech Bros Under Trump?
In a wide-ranging and provocative conversation that traversed the intersections of technology, politics, and social change, veteran tech journalist Sarah Lacy and host Michael Krasny engaged in a…
S1E118 NY Times Film Critic Alissa Wilkinson on Villains and Evil in Today's Films and Nickle Boys as the Year's Best
We began this episode talking about Joan Didion as a Hollywood figure and the importance of John Wayne, as well as her importance as a political writer with early strong conservative political views.…
S1E117 Orville Schell - China and Russia Linked in Grudges
Tik Tok and data acquisition, scary topics on China up ahead. Michael Krasny featured leading Sinologist Orville Schell and began by asking Schell for his response to the Trump administration's…
S1E116 Louis Ferrante - An Offer He Couldn't Refuse
Former Gambino family mobster Lou Ferrante joined us for an episode about his three volumes of research on the Mafia. He spoke of the alleged role of the Mob in the JFK assassination just as the…
S1E115 Greg Sarris - Native American Identity
Michael Krasny interviewed Professor Greg Sarris, Chair of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. This was the…
S1E114 Lisa Krieger - A Deeper Understanding of Bird Flu, COVID, Southern California Fires, and More
In this episode, Michael Krasny sought answers to what we need to know-and still don't know-about what many are convinced might be our next pandemic. Leading health and environmental journalist Lisa…
S1E113 Viable Hospitality and Valuable Wisdom from Hotelier Chip Conley
Michael Krasny began this episode with author, hotelier and long-time wisdom seeker Chip Conley, who was in Baja, talking about the terrible fires in Los Angeles and what if any lessons can be…
S1E112 Nicholas Kristof Chases Hope
The episode with two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times op-ed columnist Nick Kristof focused on his recent inspirational and hope-filled book, "Chasing Hope." The conversation began with…
S1E111 Stephen Zunes - Middle East Expert on an Imminent Shift There
The episode with Professor and Middle East expert Stephen Zunes began with Professor Michael Krasny asking about the victory of HTS over Assad in Syria and the poison weapons that remain there, as…
S1E110 Adam Hochschild - A Brilliant, Worried but Hopeful Voice from the Left
Mother Jones magazine co-founder, author, and journalist Adam Hochschild joined Michael Krasny for a rich and varied conversation focused on Russia's war with Ukraine. A long-time dove and opponent…
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